MP&L Packaging Engineer (LAP)

Louisville Assembly Plant is undergoing a historic transformation as the future home of the Ford Fathom™, the first truck built on Ford's Universal Electric Vehicle platform.

As a MP&L Packaging Engineer (LAP), you will design, procure, and deploy unique shipping containers for automotive parts.

Responsibilities:

• Work with Ford Purchasing to quote, analyze bids, and place orders with fabricators and manufacturers
• Review Fabricator's quality planning to ensure it is in line with standards and expectations
• Schedule and complete transportation testing, determining test criteria and documenting pass/fail conditions
• Drive continuous improvement of container designs, increasing pack density, reducing container unit costs and tooling costs, and improving part protection, functionality, and durability
• Participate in campaign efforts to address repair and/or quality issues with containers
• Advance the science and discipline of packaging engineering through the pursuit of new technologies, methods, and ideas

Qualifications:

• BS Degree in Industrial Engineering or Packaging Engineering
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Proficiency with Microsoft office applications, particularly Excel and PowerPoint
• Ability to travel as needed, typically within U.S./Canada/Mexico and 1-3 day duration

Preferred qualifications:

• Working knowledge of Teamcenter Engineering
• CATIA V5 experience

Benefits:

• Immediate medical, dental, and prescription drug coverage
• Flexible family care, parental leave, new parent ramp-up programs, subsidized back-up childcare, and more
• Family building benefits, including adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement, fertility treatments, 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