MP&L Packaging Engineer (LAP)

Ford Motor • Louisville, KY

3d • Onsite

About The Position

The MP&L Packaging Engineer will design, procure, and deploy unique shipping containers for automotive parts at Louisville Assembly Plant, the future home of the Ford Fathom™. The role works with Ford Purchasing and packaging suppliers to develop and source containers, verify supplier quality planning, and conduct transportation testing. The engineer uses test results to address issues and continually improve container designs, with emphasis on pack density, freight and labor costs, unit and tooling costs, part protection, functionality, and durability. The position may also support campaigns addressing container repair or quality issues and advance packaging engineering through new technologies, methods, and ideas. The role is onsite at Louisville Assembly Plant and may require travel, typically within the U.S., Canada, or Mexico for one to three days.

This is a salary grade 7 position with a salary range of $84,480–$141,360. Visa sponsorship is not available. Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States, with employment eligibility verified at hire.

Requirements

• Bachelor of Science degree in Industrial Engineering or Packaging Engineering.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications, particularly Excel and PowerPoint.
• Ability to travel as needed, typically within the U.S., Canada, or Mexico for one- to three-day trips.
• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States; employment eligibility will be verified at hire.

Nice To Haves

• Working knowledge of Teamcenter Engineering.
• CATIA V5 experience.

Responsibilities

• Design, procure, and deploy unique shipping containers for automotive parts.
• Work with Ford Purchasing to quote, analyze bids, and place orders with fabricators and manufacturers.
• Review fabricators’ quality planning to ensure it meets standards and expectations.
• Schedule and complete transportation testing; work with the test engineer to set test criteria and document pass/fail conditions.
• Develop and implement action plans to correct issues identified during testing, when required.
• Continuously improve container designs.
• Increase pack density to lower freight and labor costs.
• Reduce container unit and tooling costs through optimized designs and new technologies.
• Improve part protection, functionality, and durability.
• Participate in campaign efforts as required to address container repair or quality issues.
• Advance packaging engineering through the pursuit of new technologies, methods, and ideas.

Benefits

• Immediate medical, dental, and prescription drug coverage.
• Flexible family care, parental leave, new parent ramp-up programs, and subsidized backup childcare.
• Family-building benefits, including adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement and fertility treatments.
• Vehicle discount program for employees and family members, and management leases.
• Tuition assistance.
• Established and active employee resource groups.
• Paid time off for individual and team community service.
• Paid holidays, including the week between Christmas and New Year’s Day.
• Paid time off and the option to purchase additional vacation time.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level