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Eaton Corporation Corporate Packaging Engineer - North America in Southfield, Michigan

Eaton Corporation is currently seeking a Corporate Packaging Engineer. This position is Hybrid and must be located at one of the following locations: Southfield, MI, Beachwood, OH, or Moon Township, PA

The expected annual salary range for this role is $105000.03 - $154000.04 a year.

Please note the salary information shown above is a general guideline only. Salaries are based upon candidate skills, experience, and qualifications, as well as market and business considerations.

What you’ll do:

This position will report into the Packaging Category Leader within the Global Procurement Organization (GPO). As part of our global supply chain, the Packaging Engineer drives the development and deployment of world class Packaging Solutions across all businesses within Eaton. In this role, you will develop ideal conditions that enhance cost, quality, on time delivery, and innovation for packaging design. Further, you will have the opportunity to investigate and employ sustainable packaging solutions to support Eaton’s initiative to be good stewards of the environment.

Job Responsibilities

  • Serve as key corporate contact for packaging design and function for North America region (US, Canada, Mexico, Puerto Rico, and Dominican Republic).

  • Collaborate with packaging engineers within specific businesses in North America, engineers in Europe and Asia and with a core group of packaging engineers in India.

  • Collaborate and evaluate packaging suppliers support for packaging within busineses.

  • Development of Packaging Standards assuring all packaging passes ISTA requirements while fulfilling ideal form, fit and function for the product to safely arrive at the customer.

  • Conduct VAVE events (value add, value engineering) at manufacturing sites and distribution centers, focusing on packaging design, packaging material flow, assess opportunities for returnable containers, and address packaging caused product damage.

  • Address safety by designing to eliminate packaging related injuries.

  • Engage with Quality and Product Line Managers for Customer Feedback on Packaging Performance taking corrective action as needed.

  • Collaborate across DC's and sites to implement best practices and deploy system wide improvements and standardize packaging.

  • Collaborate with category management to meet supply chain goals and company initiatives.

Qualifications:

  • Bachelor’s degree in Packaging Engineering from an accredited institution

  • Minimum of 5 years' professional experience in a packaging engineering role within Supply Chain, Manufacturing Engineering or Operation required.

  • No relocation benefits are being offered for this position. Only candidates who currently reside within the immediate geographical area of 50 miles of Beachwood OH, Moon Township PA, Southfield MI will be considered.

  • Active Duty Military Service member candidates are exempt from the geographical area limitation.

  • Must be able to work in the United States without corporate sponsorship now and within the future

  • Must be willing to travel as needed within US, Canada, Mexico, Puerto Rico, and Dominican Republic

Preferred Qualifications

  • 4-6 years’ Packaging Engineering Experience across multiple manufacturing product lines

  • Professional CPP or Equivalent Certification"

Technical knowledge

  • Knowledge of the Packaging engineering, best practices and key innovations. Ability to identify supply chain, technology and economical trends within the packaging category.

  • Demonstrates knowledge and experience in successfully testing and deploying packaging changes for design updates or new product launches.

  • Creative thinking skills to produce new approaches in packaging engineering and implement emerging materials and designs that enhance company goals.

We are committed to ensuring equal employment opportunities for all job applicants and employees. Employment decisions are based upon job-related reasons regardless of an applicant's race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, marital status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other status protected by law.

Eaton believes in second chance employment. Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction history will be considered regardless of their arrest or conviction history, consistent with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, the California Fair Chance Act and other local laws.

You do not need to disclose your conviction history or participate in a background check until a conditional job offer is made to you. After making a conditional offer and running a background check, if Eaton is concerned about conviction that is directly related to the job, you will be given the chance to explain the circumstances surrounding the conviction, provide mitigating evidence, or challenge the accuracy of the background report.

To request a disability-related reasonable accommodation to assist you in your job search, application, or interview process, please call us at 1-800-836-6345 to discuss your specific need. Only accommodation requests will be accepted by this phone number.

We know that good benefit programs are important to employees and their families. Eaton provides various Health and Welfare benefits as well as Retirement benefits, and several programs that provide for paid and unpaid time away from work. Click here for more detail: Eaton Benefits Overview. Please note that specific programs and options available to an employee may depend on eligibility factors such as geographic location, date of hire, and the applicability of collective bargaining agreements.

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