Ford Motor Company

Packaging Engineer

Ford Motor Company • $72K — $162K *
Allen Park, MI 48101In-Person
Manufacturing & Automotive
Less than 5 years of experience
4 days ago
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Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Packaging Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Supply Chain Management, Logistics, or related field.
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills for cross-functional collaboration.
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Office, especially Excel and PowerPoint.
  • Willingness to travel approximately 25%-30% throughout North America.

Responsibilities

  • Support Vehicle Operations Programs focusing on returnable packaging for sheet metal stampings and assemblies.
  • Collaborate with Ford Purchasing to manage supplier sourcing and procurement lifecycle.
  • Coordinate transportation validation testing and document results meticulously.
  • Lead continuous improvement initiatives for packaging performance and operational efficiency.
  • Research and implement innovative technologies and best practices in packaging engineering.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive medical, dental, and prescription drug coverage.
  • Flexible family care and parental leave options.
  • Employee vehicle discount program.
  • Tuition assistance available for continued education.
  • Active employee resource groups promoting diversity and inclusion.
  • Paid time off for community service and generous holiday schedule.
  • Opportunity to purchase additional vacation time.
Full Job Description
Job Description

In this position ...

Packaging Engineering is seeking a highly motivated engineer to support Vehicle Operations Programs across North America. This role will serve as the subject matter expert for returnable packaging solutions, with a primary focus on sheet metal stampings and assemblies, driving packaging performance, operational efficiency, and continuous improvement initiatives.

Responsibilities

What you will do ...
  • Packaging Engineering is seeking an engineer to support Vehicle Operations Programs across North America, with a primary focus on returnable packaging solutions for sheet metal stampings and assemblies. In this role, the engineer will collaborate closely with Ford Purchasing to manage the full procurement lifecycle, including supplier sourcing, quotation review, bid analysis, and purchase order placement with packaging fabricators and manufacturers. The position will also be responsible for evaluating supplier quality to ensure compliance with established packaging, quality, and program requirements.
  • The engineer will coordinate and execute transportation validation testing in partnership with test engineers, defining test protocols, acceptance criteria, and pass/fail requirements while ensuring comprehensive documentation of results. When issues are identified during testing and validation activities, the engineer will develop and implement corrective action plans to drive resolution and improve packaging performance.
  • A key aspect of the role will be leading continuous improvement initiatives for returnable container systems. This includes increasing pack density to optimize freight utilization, warehouse efficiency, and labor costs; reducing container and tooling costs through design optimization, standardization, and the adoption of emerging technologies; and enhancing part protection, functionality, durability, and overall packaging performance throughout the supply chain. The engineer will also support campaign and field activities related to container quality concerns, repair requirements, and performance issues. In addition, the position will play a critical role in advancing Packaging Engineering by researching, evaluating, and implementing innovative technologies, materials, processes, and best practices that improve operational efficiency and packaging effectiveness.


Qualifications

You'll have ...
  • Bachelor's degree in Packaging Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Supply Chain Management, Logistics, or a related field.
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to effectively collaborate across cross-functional teams and present technical information to diverse audiences.
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications, particularly Excel and PowerPoint.
  • Ability and willingness to travel as required, approximately 25%-30%, typically within the United States, Canada, and Mexico, for trips ranging from one to three days in duration.


Even Better ...
  • Experience with Teamcenter Engineering and product data management systems.
  • Working knowledge of CATIA V5.
  • Understanding of fabrication processes and design considerations for steel and aluminum racking systems.
  • Experience developing and implementing packaging solutions that interface with automated manufacturing and material handling systems.
  • Knowledge of thermoformed (vacuum-formed) and injection-molded dunnage design and application. Experience with expendable packaging solutions, including corrugated packaging, wood packaging, and expendable steel racking.


You may not check every box, or your experience may look a little different from what we've outlined, but if you think you can bring value to Ford Motor Company, we encourage you to apply!

As an established global company, we offer the benefit of choice. You can choose what your Ford future will look like: will your story span the globe, or keep you close to home? Will your career be a deep dive into what you love, or a series of new teams and new skills? Will you be a leader, a changemaker, a technical expert, a culture builder...or all the above? No matter what you choose, we offer a work life that works for you, including:
  • Immediate medical, dental, and prescription drug coverage
  • Flexible family care, parental leave, new parent ramp-up programs, subsidized back-up childcare and more
  • 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
  • A generous schedule of paid holidays, including the week between Christmas and New Year's Day
  • Paid time off and the option to purchase additional vacation time.


For a detailed look at our benefits, click here:

https://fordcareers.co/GSRnon-HTHD

This position is a salary grade 6 and ranges from $72,480-$121,440.

This position is a salary grade 7 and ranges from $84,480-$141,360.

This position is a salary grade 8 and ranges from $96,720-162,120.

Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.

Candidates for positions with Ford Motor Company must be legally authorized to work in the United States. Verification of employment eligibility will be required at the time of hire.

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About Ford Motor Company

Ford Motor Company manufactures or distributes automobiles in addition to offering financial services. The company sells to dealerships for retail sales, and for sale to fleet customers, including commercial fleet customers, daily rental car companies, and governments. Ford’s vehicle portfolio includes automobiles, buses, tractors, and trucks. Retail financing includes retail installment sale contracts for new and used vehicles, and direct financing leases for new vehicles to retail customers, government entities, daily rental car companies, and fleet customers. Finance receivables in the non-consumer portfolio include products offered to automotive dealers. Ford’s environmental initiatives include compressed natural gas, flexible fuel vehicles, electric drive vehicles, Hydrogen, PC power management, and so on. Ford Motor Company was founded by Henry Ford in 1903 and is headquartered in Dearborn, Michigan.

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Learn more about Ford Motor Company
Size
183,000 employees
Market Cap
$44.8 billion
Industry
Manufacturing & Automotive
Net Income
-$1.2 billion
Founded
1903
5 Year Trend
-2.1%
Revenue
$127.1 billion
NASDAQ
F
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