Packaging Intern

Adient•Plymouth, MI

41d

About The Position

Adient North American Supply Chain Packaging Engineering team is looking for a new team member to assist in multiple launching programs and continuous improvement projects. The Packaging Engineer- Intern will be responsible to manage the packaging engineering development and program management of packaging approvals for inbound components for multiple facilities and launching programs in North America region.

Requirements

Must be currently enrolled in an accredited university and working towards a 4 year B.S. degree in Packaging.
Available to work up to 40 hours per week
Minimum overall GPA of at least 3.0.
Strong verbal and written communication skills; attention to detail, organization skills and follow up
Proficient in MS Office

Nice To Haves

Previous internship or co-op experience in automotive related position an added plus

Responsibilities

Manage Packaging projects in any of the following areas:
Support Packaging Quoting and Sourcing Process and Development
Support Packaging Bill of Design and Process Development
Support Development and Management of Standard Packaging Specification Data Systems and Tools
Support RFID Container Management System and Process
Support Adient Technical Centers, Plant Operations, Suppliers, Logistics Consolidation centers
Coordinate launching programs component suppliers packaging proposals in the Adient Packaging Data Form System from concept to final approvals.
Design, develop, and approve component packaging that minimizes risk of product damage, presents the product optimally to the manufacturing operator, and maximizes pack density, all while minimizing cost.
Facilitate and recommend packaging solutions based on current automotive industry best practices.
Facilitate the timing of returnable packaging delivery to meet program launching timing with packaging vendors and component vendors.
Support packaging implementation across numerous Adient facilities.
Utilize RFID to manage Adient packaging assets within the supply chain.