Packaging/Industrial Engineer

Job Posting Title

Packaging/Industrial Engineer

Legal Entity

GKN Drivelin Newton LLC (Delaware)

Job Description Summary

Dauch is looking for a Packing/Industrial Engineer to join our team in Newton, NC. This is a fully onsite position.

The primary function of the role is to manage and implement a material packaging strategy for the plant. Implementing the Dauch standard for packaging and working towards a common approach as well as delivering local solutions with a view to reduce cost, complexity and safety and environmental issues. This individual will work closely with the Supplier network, Internal Dauch facilities and across our customer base on all aspects of material packaging.

Job Description:

Packaging Engineering

• Manages customer packaging requirements and standards.
• Approves and maintains production packaging specifications.
• Serves as primary contact for customer packaging coordination.
• Consolidates and maintains packaging databases and master data.
• Develops and optimizes expendable and returnable packaging solutions.
• Coordinates packaging trials and validation activities.
• Supports launch activities related to packaging requirements.
• Drives packaging cost reduction and sustainability initiatives.
• Manages packaging inventory and returnable asset utilization.

Industrial Engineering / Continuous Improvement

• Supports Supply Chain Director with operational data collection and analysis.
• Develops KPI dashboards and reporting tools.
• Analyzes inventory, logistics, warehouse, and material flow performance.
• Supports Lean Manufacturing and Continuous Improvement initiatives.
• Leads Kaizen events and process improvement projects.
• Conducts root cause analysis and corrective action activities.
• Identifies labor, productivity, and material handling improvement opportunities.
• Creates standard work and process documentation.
• Supports capacity planning and warehouse optimization efforts.

Data Analytics & Reporting

• Maintains supply chain performance metrics.
• Generates weekly and monthly KPI reporting packages.
• Analyzes transportation, inventory, packaging, and warehouse data.
• Supports Power BI, Excel, and database reporting initiatives.
• Provides data-driven recommendations to leadership.
• All other duties as assigned.

Required Skills and Education

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering (Supply Chain, Packaging, Industrial, etc.).
• 1-5+ years of relevant experience, preferably in the Automotive industry.
• Experience with ERPs (SAP/Oracle) is preferred.

About Dauch:

Dauch Corporation is a premier Driveline and Metal Forming supplier serving the global automotive industry with a powertrain-agnostic product portfolio that supports electric, hybrid, and internal combustion vehicles. The company is headquartered in Detroit, MI, with operations that span 24 countries and more than 175 locations. Formed through the acquisition of Dowlais Group plc and its subsidiaries - GKN Automotive and GKN Powder Metallurgy, Dauch unites deep engineering roots with global manufacturing capabilities and an entrepreneurial spirit to move mobility forward. Visit www.dauch.com to learn more.

Dauch will not discriminate against any Associate or applicant for employment because of age, race, color, gender, religion, weight, height, marital status, sexual orientation, genetic history or information, gender identity or expression, disability, protected veteran status, national origin, or other characteristic protected by law. Dauch will take affirmative action to ensure that applicants are employed, and that Associates are treated equally during employment, without regard to their age, race, color, gender, religion, weight, height, marital status, sexual orientation, genetic history or information, gender identity or expression, disability, protected veteran status, national origin, or other characteristic protected by law. For the Disabled Job Seeker: We offer reasonable accommodations for qualified disabled individuals who are applicants for employment. To request assistance or accommodations, please e-mail TalentAcquisition@aam.com. Dauch is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.