Packaging Engineer - Toledo

OPmobility SE
  • Greer, SC
    30+ days ago

    Job Description

    Hungry for challenges? Join a group with innovation at its heart and contribute to the automotive revolution!

    OPmobility is a world-leading provider of innovative solutions for a unique, safer and more sustainable mobility experience. Innovation-driven since its creation, the Group develops and produces intelligent exterior systems, customized complex modules, lighting systems, clean energy systems and electrification solutions for all mobility companies. With a €11.4 billion economic revenue in 2023, a global network of 152 plants and 40 R&D centers, OPmobility relies on its 40,300 employees to meet the challenges of transforming mobility.

    Our ambition? Provide automakers with cutting-edge equipment and solutions to develop tomorrow's clean and connected car.

    Join our dynamic team and play a key role in shaping innovative supply-chain and packaging solutions that drive efficiency, safety, and customer satisfaction. As a Supply Chain & Packaging Project Engineer, you will lead strategic projects (OPTIMAP, OPTIPRO, Productivity initiatives) from concept to implementation, ensuring seamless operations and world-class standards.

    This position will be permanently based in Toledo,OH in 2027 - Need to relocate

    Your Mission

    • Champion Safety Culture: Promote and uphold safety standards across all activities.
    • Design & Implement Solutions: Develop cutting-edge supply-chain and packaging strategies for major industrial projects.
    • Drive Excellence in Planning: Provide accurate inputs and quotations during the exploratory phases to set projects up for success.

    Key Responsibilities

    Exploratory Phase (AVP):

    • Define optimal supply-chain organization, resources, and processes to ensure Safety, Quality, and Customer Service while minimizing costs and inventory.
    • Calculate project budgets (cost per part, investments, etc.) and ensure quotations align with standard equipment and processes.
    • Identify and escalate industrial risks early.

    Project Development Phase:

    • Apply global standards (POMS & Supply-Chain guidelines).
    • Design and optimize physical and information flows from suppliers to customers, collaborating closely with manufacturing teams.
    • Determine stock levels and lead time strategies for maximum efficiency.
    • Develop functional specifications for packaging solutions, ensuring compliance with customer requirements and production constraints.
    • Oversee packaging trials, fine-tuning, and customer approvals.
    • Contribute to information system design and layout planning for inbound/outbound flows and storage areas.
    • Analyze impacts of scope changes on resources, costs, and packaging types.
    • Support supplier selection with technical validation and participate in audits and FMEA.
    • Provide hands-on support during production start-up and ramp-up phases.

    What We're Looking For

    • Education: Bachelor's degree with experience or Master's degree in Supply Chain, Logistics, or related field.
    • Experience: Internal candidates - Plant Logistics Engineer; External - similar role in industrial or logistics environments.
    • Skills & Attributes:
    • Strong dedication to safety and customer satisfaction.
    • Leadership, autonomy, and team spirit.
    • Excellent communication in multicultural environments.
    • Fluent in English; openness to new ideas and continuous improvement mindset.

    Why Join Us?

    • Be part of high-impact projects that shape the future of industrial supply chains.
    • Collaborate with multifunctional teams in a global environment.
    • Enjoy opportunities for career growth and innovation.

    As a responsible company, OPmobility pays particular attention to diversity and equality within its teams and the Group commits to treat all job applications equally.

    Numbers & Facts

    LocationGreer, SC

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