What are the responsibilities and job description for the Packaging Engineer position at The Urban Electric Co.?
Who We Are:
At The Urban Electric Co., we make it our mission to recruit and retain highly skilled and passionate individuals. Because we have a genuine respect for the talents and story of every member of our team, our culture attracts a wide variety of personalities and backgrounds to create an eclectic and fun atmosphere. Each of our company’s products is bench-made and hand-finished at our 180,000 sq. ft. headquarters in Charleston, which houses the talented engineers, sales and marketing professionals, designers, and craftsmen who make up our team. We pride ourselves on manufacturing processes that secure the growth and sustainability of artisanal craft for the future by using modern techniques that enhance and refine the hand-build approach as opposed to replacing it.
Who You Are:
The Packaging Engineer will have responsibilities to research, design and specify appropriately engineered packaging solutions and packaging processes for the company’s high mix of customized light fixtures that are shipped all around the globe. Packaging that ensures efficient and reliable processes, safe arrival of product and brand consistency is critical. This role would work within the Continuous Improvement Department to ensure proper design and execution of all company product packaging for new and existing products.
A Day in the Life:
At The Urban Electric Co., we make it our mission to recruit and retain highly skilled and passionate individuals. Because we have a genuine respect for the talents and story of every member of our team, our culture attracts a wide variety of personalities and backgrounds to create an eclectic and fun atmosphere. Each of our company’s products is bench-made and hand-finished at our 180,000 sq. ft. headquarters in Charleston, which houses the talented engineers, sales and marketing professionals, designers, and craftsmen who make up our team. We pride ourselves on manufacturing processes that secure the growth and sustainability of artisanal craft for the future by using modern techniques that enhance and refine the hand-build approach as opposed to replacing it.
Who You Are:
The Packaging Engineer will have responsibilities to research, design and specify appropriately engineered packaging solutions and packaging processes for the company’s high mix of customized light fixtures that are shipped all around the globe. Packaging that ensures efficient and reliable processes, safe arrival of product and brand consistency is critical. This role would work within the Continuous Improvement Department to ensure proper design and execution of all company product packaging for new and existing products.
A Day in the Life:
- Maintain thorough understanding of the company’s products and the packaging challenges associated with each. Involved from concept through launch of new product.
- Design & develop packaging and select materials for packaging based on durability, cost effectiveness, and company image to ensure product integrity under varying shipping and storage conditions, including work with packaging vendors when required.
- Determine and coordinate physical testing to ensure product and package integrity for manufacturing through end users.
- Provide expertise in the resolution of packaging related issues both during manufacturing and in the field, to include proactive audits in shipping to understand root cause of failures and identify improvement opportunities.
- Responsible for content creation of packaging instructions and communication of packing methods to ensure standardization and product integrity.
- Assist production management team in coordinating and conducting training for production teams to ensure proper techniques are understood and utilized.
- Stay current on all new packaging processes and materials to ensure that the company maintains a continuously improving packaging operation.
- Act as the primary internal resource on all issues or questions regarding packaging. Participates and advises in decisions involving equipment, package design, cost savings, and source reduction.
- Participates in process improvement projects or activities as assigned by the Continuous Improvement Manager.
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Packaging, or Business preferred. An unrelated bachelor’s degree with relevant work experience will also be considered.
- A minimum of 2 years of Packaging Engineering experience.
- Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite and familiar with Adobe applications.
- Proficiency in Solidworks and Composer is a plus.
- You are mechanically inclined or at least have an interest in learning various production and manufacturing processes.
- You are highly organized and a star at multi-tasking while managing multiple projects at once. Nothing falls through the cracks on your watch.
- You are motivated and driven. You volunteer for new challenges without waiting to be asked. You’re going to take ownership of the time you spend with us and truly make a difference. Our motto “Always Proud, Never Satisfied” resonates with you!
- You think on your feet. You like learning new things and you can learn quickly. When things change, you know how to roll with the punches.
- You enjoy solving problems, taking on difficult challenges and most of all finding solutions. You don’t get flustered easily. If you don’t know the answer, you’ll dig until you find it.
