Packaging Engineer

Job description

POSTING END DATE: 08/01/2017
ADVERTISED SALARY: £35,000 - £45,000

An ever-evolving heritage. A truly exciting future. Two of the world’s most iconic brands. Jaguar Land Rover is revered across the globe. Continually pushing the boundaries of innovation and redefining the benchmark for excellence, we set the standards others want to follow. We want to keep it that way too. Which is where you join the journey.

LOCATION: Solihull, West Midlands

WHAT TO EXPECT

Our commitment to sourcing only the highest quality products for our vehicles has taken us all over the world. Join us, and it will be you coordinating a supplier base of thousands, ensuring the right part arrives at our plants at precisely the right time.

Every minute of every day, thousands of parts and materials from all over the world are shipped and delivered to our plants, ready to be utilised on our production lines within hours. At the same time, hundreds of customers from across the globe are handed the keys to their newly transported vehicles. A feat like this doesn’t just happen. Behind this momentous undertaking are our Material Planning & Logistics (MP&L) team, coordinating on a massive scale to ensure our vehicles continue to roll smoothly off the production lines and into the hands of the customers awaiting them.

Advanced Global Packaging Engineering is an integral part of the UK/EU freight and packaging team, delivering all of the packaging strategy and containerisation for all new models across all sites up to Verification Prototype (VP) Build.

In your role as Packaging Engineer you’ll support the planning, development and implementation of all pallet developments for all new models across all sites, liaising with pallet manufacturers to ensure robust deliveries. You'll co-ordinate the concept buy-off for new containers and liaise with the related MP&L, manufacturing, purchasing, health and safety and quality areas as appropriate.

WHAT YOU’LL NEED

In your role as Packaging Engineer, you’ll have a full understanding of supply chain for packaging and be able to work independently, manage your priorities and show the desire to make a difference. Your visible drive and creative flair paired with a customer focussed approach in order to manage changing priorities whilst maintaining focus will be crucial. You’ll be a strong team player who is prepared to bring a flexible approach to the role and capable of leading/developing a winning team along with being able to communicate at all levels both internally and externally.

BENEFITS

Bring all this to the home of premium innovation, and you’ll find the opportunities to further your career with a world-class team, a discounted car purchase and lease scheme for you and your family, membership of a competitive pension plan and performance related bonus scheme. All this and more makes Jaguar Land Rover the perfect place to continue your journey.

Jaguar Land Rover is committed to equal opportunity for all.

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