Packaging Engineer

Singer Group•Torrance, CA

2d•Onsite

About The Position

We’re looking for a Packaging Engineer to bring their passion, precision, and problem-solving skills to our team in Torrance, CA. If you share our passion for beautiful cars, thrive on details, and want to be part of something extraordinary, this is your chance. As the Packaging Engineer, you will be responsible for driving operational improvement, packaging strategy, and optimization. You will lead cross-functional initiatives that improve packaging solutions, part protection, inventory performance, throughput, and cost efficiency. You will partner closely with Materials, Operations, Supply Chain, Manufacturing, Planning, Procurement, Manufacturing Engineering, Logistics, and Business systems teams to develop scalable solutions, improved part damage metrics, and support business growth.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience
Five (5) years of related work experience, including at least three (3) plus years of related experience as Packaging Engineer, Packaging Development, Process Engineer or equivalent
Proficiency in CAD
Experience in aerospace or automotive manufacturing
Prior experience in rapid growth environment
Experience of working in a start-up environment

Responsibilities

Lead the development and execution of packaging strategies aligned with business objectives
Establish and monitor KPIs related to part damage improvement through new packaging and handling solutions
Deploy a packaging and handling strategy for the business, that can be rolled out across all areas of the business, including external supply base
Work closely with the product development teams to design packaging solutions for new products and car line
Facilitate value stream mapping for packaging, process standardization, and best-practice deployment across multiple sites or business units
Partner with supply chains, warehouse and production teams to improve material protection, minimal touch of materials to preserve the quality of the parts
Optimize end-to-end packaging flow through the supply base, manufacturing, warehousing, and production delivery
Establish packaging performance dashboards and reporting tools
Develop data-driven decision-making frameworks to understand what will drive the biggest benefit to the business through solutions suggested
Create business cases to define benefit of packaging solutions to gain business approval
Lead and coach the wider teams on the benefits of providing robust packaging solutions
Foster a culture of accountability, continuous improvement, and data-driven decision-making
Manage cross-functional and influence stakeholders at all organizational levels
Develop suitable packaging solutions that represent the business, ensuring they are both functional, but in keeping with the Singer Values