Senior Director, Engineering (Packaging)

ID Logistics•Duluth, GA

1d•Remote

About The Position

The Senior Director, Engineering provides strategic guidance and cross-functional coordination for packaging engineering initiatives across ID Logistics’ contract packaging and manufacturing network. Working through Business Development, the role partners with Operations and R&D engineering teams to develop and improve solutions integrating people, equipment, materials, information, and production processes. In partnership with Finance, Quality, and customer teams, the role supports new sales and existing-client growth, new business launches, and continuous improvement initiatives to strengthen safety, quality, productivity, capacity, and profitability. The position guides engineering teams on network design, packaging processes, engineered standards, costing, project delivery, testing coordination, and continuous improvement. It provides guidance on capital, maintenance, and equipment investments, contributes to investment business cases, and supports site-cost analysis and P&L projections, but does not directly own budgets. Technical development, testing, and validation remain with responsible engineering teams. The position currently has no direct reports and exercises leadership through cross-functional partnership, influence, coaching, and escalation. This is a remote role with typical business hours of 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and flexibility to support 24-hour operations, implementations, weekends, and peak seasons. Travel is expected to be 50%–75%, with some project periods approaching 100%, to support approximately 5–10 operations and new business opportunities.

Requirements

College degree in Engineering or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and relevant experience.
More than 15 years of engineering experience in 3PL, manufacturing, or distribution environments serving e-commerce, retail/fashion, consumer packaged goods, or food industries.
More than 10 years of managerial experience translating strategy and policy into medium- and long-term objectives.
Demonstrated ability to guide complex, multisite engineering initiatives through cross-functional collaboration and influence.
Strong knowledge of secondary packaging, co-packaging, production planning, Lean manufacturing, Six Sigma, and process improvement methodologies.
Experience in transportation network analysis and design, warehouse and production layout design, engineered labor standards, staffing models, and solution costing.
Experience contributing to capital investment business cases, providing guidance on capital, maintenance, and equipment budgets, analyzing site costs, and supporting P&L forecasts.
Working knowledge of Nulogy and WMS platforms, including customer platforms such as Blue Yonder and SAP, sufficient to review system capabilities, operational data, and improvement opportunities; hands-on system operating proficiency is not required.
Proficiency with AutoCAD and Microsoft Office, including advanced Excel, Access, and PowerPoint skills.
Demonstrated project management, analytical problem-solving, executive presentation, customer partnership, and cross-functional leadership skills.
Ability to travel 50%–75%, with some project periods approaching 100%, and support approximately 5–10 operations and new business opportunities.

Nice To Haves

Knowledge of quality and safety concepts, including requirements applicable to food-grade production environments.

Responsibilities

Provide guidance and coordinate with Operations and R&D engineering teams to align engineering priorities and improvement plans with new business, existing-client growth, and continuous improvement targets across the network.
Guide analysis, design, and implementation of production and warehouse layouts, material flow, staffing models, material handling equipment, and automation solutions for existing operations and new business.
Partner with customer engineering, packaging development, and planning teams to translate product specifications into efficient secondary packaging and co-packaging processes, and coordinate production planning to minimize disruption and cost.
Coordinate the development and validation of engineered labor standards, capacity assumptions, production methods, and costing models; review outputs for alignment with proposals, staffing needs, and operational objectives.
Deliver new sales and existing-client growth targets in partnership with Business Development and Operations.
Provide guidance on capital, maintenance, and equipment budgets; contribute to investment business cases and financial-impact assessments; and partner with Operations and Finance to analyze site costs and support P&L projections.
Coordinate project scope, schedules, resource needs, cost considerations, and risks for new systems and equipment implementations.
Guide new-customer launches and existing-customer initiatives, align engineering deliverables with business commitments, and escalate execution barriers to responsible leaders.
Coordinate new-product testing and solution validation with Operations, R&D engineering, and customer teams; review results with technical teams to assess readiness, production capability, and customer-specification alignment.
Guide and coordinate Lean and Six Sigma initiatives to meet improvement targets, eliminate waste, resolve root causes, improve productivity, and standardize effective methods across sites.
Partner with engineering teams to develop and share reusable tools, technical documentation, and best practices.
Use working knowledge of Nulogy and customer WMS platforms, predominantly Blue Yonder and SAP, to review operational data, system capabilities, and improvement opportunities; recommend improvements and support performance monitoring.
Centralize multisite measurements, establish consistent KPIs, analyze performance variances, and communicate improvement opportunities, project results, and financial outcomes to operational and executive leadership.
Coordinate with Operations, R&D engineering, Quality, and Safety to align engineering designs and production processes with company, customer, and applicable regulatory requirements, including food-grade production requirements.
Provide input to engineering standards and specifications developed by responsible technical teams for internal teams, suppliers, contractors, and consultants; follow and reinforce corporate and site-specific GMP and safety rules.
Build alignment on priorities, deliverables, and timelines with Operations and R&D engineering leaders; influence execution across sites and help remove barriers through collaboration and escalation.
Train and coach hourly and salaried associates in Lean concepts and continuous improvement practices.
Build alignment across Operations, Commercial, Finance, Quality, planning, and customer teams; serve as a primary engineering contact for process changes and present recommendations, implementation plans, and results in written summaries and executive presentations.
Perform other duties as assigned.