Material Handling & Packaging Designer

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Job Summary

At Nidec we are a global leader in electric motors alternators and rotating equipment. Our manufacturing operations rely on a highly synchronized and efficient global supply chain. We are seeking a hands-on execution-focused Material Handling & Packaging Designer to optimize the material pipeline for our heavy industrial manufacturing lines.
This is a 100% on-site role at our Lexington TN facility. You will work directly on the production floor and partner closely with our on-site Supply Chain Project Manager to track execute and deliver continuous cost-savings and logistics improvement projects. Your technical focus will bridge the gap between our domestic and cross-border suppliers warehouse logistics and the production floorensuring heavy payloads arrive without damage and are presented efficiently to assembly line operators.

Job Description

Key Responsibilities

• Project Execution & PM Collaboration: Partner directly with the on-site Supply Chain Project Manager to scope track and execute packaging and material-handling improvement projects. Drive engineering timelines to ensure milestones are met on time and within budget.
• Cross-Border Supplier Packaging Validation: Evaluate modify and approve inbound packaging specifications from domestic and international/cross-border suppliers (e.g. Mexico). Review industrial testing data (vibration drop environmental) to guarantee heavy componentsincluding large castings precision stampings rotors and statorsarrive safely without transit damage.
• Corrosion & High-Density Protection: Implement specialized packaging standardssuch as Volatile Corrosion Inhibitors (VCI) for ocean/long-distance freight anti-static (ESD) protection and custom edge protectionto keep high-density components rust-free and free from deformation during handling and extended warehouse storage.
• Warehouse-to-Line Kitting Design: Utilize CAD software to architect custom material-handling layouts returnable container systems (totes/steel racks) and specialized internal dunnage (thermoformed trays heavy-duty foam) to kit and sequence parts efficiently from the warehouse to production.
• Lean Lineside Presentation: Optimize how heavy components are presented to assembly line operators. Design gravity-fed flow racks and customized kitting carts that maximize operator ergonomics optimize part orientation eliminate unboxing waste and minimize lineside footprint.

Required Qualifications

• Work Mode: Must be able to work 100% full-time on-site at our Lexington TN facility. (Remote/Hybrid options are not available).
• Experience: 3 years of hands-on experience in structural packaging design material handling or industrial logistics within an automotive assembly Tier-1 automotive supply or heavy machinery manufacturing environment.
• Technical Skills: High proficiency with 3D CAD modeling software (e.g. SolidWorks AutoCAD or Artios CAD) for designing kitting layouts custom heavy-duty skids and dunnage configurations.
• Lean & Testing Knowledge: Direct experience working in a Lean production environment (JIT flows). Strong familiarity with ISTA packaging compliance testing (e.g. ISTA 1A 3A 6-Amazon) for heavy or palletized industrial loads.
• Project Coordination: Demonstrated capability to follow through on logistics project timelines and coordinate effectively across multi-functional teams (Supply Chain Quality Production).

Preferred Qualifications (Nice-to-Have)

• Language Skills: Bilingual in English and Spanish is highly preferred to effectively support cross-border supplier communication validation and logistics.
• Education: Associates or bachelors degree in industrial design Packaging Supply Chain Logistics or a related technical discipline (or equivalent practical field experience).
• Lean Six Sigma Green Belt certification.

Additional Job Details

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