Cummins Inc.

Packaging Engineer

Cummins Inc.

full-time

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Origin:  • 🇺🇸 United States

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Salary

💰 $155,126 - $168,000 per year

Job Level

Mid-LevelSenior

About the role

  • Apply advanced knowledge of packaging engineering principles across complex projects in design, analysis, and release of packaging and container systems through the product life cycle
  • Provide technical and project management guidance to Packaging Engineers and other Stakeholders
  • Prepare and manage packaging inputs into the annual operating plan, including expense, resources, and capital
  • Develop, monitor and report packaging improvement project work plans and cost reduction targets
  • Solve problems and drive continuous packaging improvement in the supply chain using six sigma technologies including DMAIC
  • Develop primary, secondary and tertiary packaging designs for industrial products to ensure product protection across the supply chain
  • Apply knowledge of manufacturing process, equipment and physical flows to establish industrial packaging methods and equipment that integrate into operations
  • Evaluate performance validation tests, interpret test reports, and ensure packaging performance meets transit and handling conditions
  • Work cross-functionally and with customers and suppliers to identify and deliver improvement strategies to packaging quality, total cost, and waste
  • Identify organizational packaging training needs and manage development/deployment of training plan
  • Deliver on sustainable packaging strategy and provide guidance to sites
  • Ensure direct suppliers’ conformance to Global Packaging Standards
  • Provide functional support to Corporate Indirect Purchasing in negotiating agreements specific to packaging materials and services
  • Monitor packaging environmental and regulatory requirements and ensure compliance
  • Manage implementation and operations integration of returnable container management systems and processes
  • Coach, develop, and empower team; monitor and measure team effectiveness against key process indicators

Requirements

  • Master’s degree in Packaging Engineering, Packaging Science, or related field and 3 years of experience as a Packaging Engineer or related position
  • Alternatively, Bachelor’s degree in Packaging Engineering, Packaging Science, or related field and 5 years of experience as a Packaging Engineer or related position
  • Experience managing annual operating plans
  • Experience driving continuous improvement utilizing six sigma technologies including DMAIC
  • Industrial Packaging Design experience
  • Packaging Testing to ensure compliance with Global Packaging Standards
  • Knowledge of Packaging Distribution Conditions and Dynamics
  • Environmentally Sustainable Packaging Principles
  • Returnable Packaging Management experience
  • Operations Integration in Industrial Packaging
  • Monitor key process indicators