Packaging Technician

The Packaging Technician is responsible for supporting the day-to-day flow, availability, inventory, storage, and staging of packaging materials throughout the facility. This role works closely with Material Handling, Production, Purchasing, Planning, Quality, Shipping, and the Global Packaging Engineering Team to ensure the right packaging is available at the right place and time to support production and customer requirements. Essential Responsibilities Packaging Material Flow, Inventory & Warehouse Management Responsible for ensuring packaging materials are properly planned, procured, stored, controlled, and available when needed. Manage packaging-related master data and planning activities in SAP. Manage customer-owned and company-owned packaging inventories. Partner with and coordinate purchasing activities for packaging materials and services. Monitor inventory levels and coordinate replenishment activities. Support receiving, storage, organization, and inventory control of packaging materials. Partner with Material Handling to organize and improve packaging storage locations, inventory accuracy, replenishment, and material flow. Develop and maintain processes that improve packaging inventory accuracy, traceability, and accessibility. Investigate and resolve packaging shortages, inventory discrepancies, and material availability issues. Operations & Logistics Support Responsible for ensuring packaging materials and processes support efficient production and shipping activities. Coordinate staging and delivery of packaging materials to production work centers. Ensure packaging requirements are established and available to support production schedules and new product launches. Support Production, Material Handling, Shipping, and Quality teams on packaging-related issues. Troubleshoot packaging issues impacting production, quality, safety, or delivery performance. Promote compliance with packaging standards, specifications, and work instructions. Support customer and intercompany shipments requiring specialized packaging solutions. Act as the primary site resource for packaging-related problem solving and cross-functional coordination. Packaging Engineering Coordination Responsible for supporting the development, implementation, and continuous improvement of packaging solutions for North American operations. Serve as the primary liaison with the Global Packaging Engineering Team. Coordinate implementation of new packaging concepts and engineering changes. Provide feedback on packaging designs based on manufacturing, material handling, shipping, quality, and customer requirements. Support packaging trials, validation activities, and new product launches. Maintain packaging documentation, standards, specifications, and work instructions. Assist with packaging drawing modifications and updates when required. Support standardization and continuous improvement of packaging concepts across the facility Safety & Continuous Improvement Responsible for promoting safe packaging practices while driving improvements in packaging performance and material flow. Promote safe storage, handling, and use of packaging materials throughout the facility. Support compliance with company safety procedures and standards. Identify and implement opportunities to improve packaging processes, warehouse organization, inventory management, and material flow. Lead and support cross-functional continuous improvement initiatives. Utilize root cause analysis and corrective actions to eliminate recurring packaging issues. Drive improvements in operational efficiency, packaging performance, and inventory accuracy. Backup Responsibilities Provide backup support for MRO Purchasing functions as needed. Provide backup support for MRO Stores and inventory functions as needed. This is a hands-on role that works regularly on the manufacturing and warehouse floor to support packaging inventory, material flow, staging, and problem solving. Who You Are You are a motiva…

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