Job Description
Job Overview:
About Pierce, an Oshkosh company
At Pierce Manufacturing, we build trucks that protect people and communities around the world. To our team, there is no room for anything less than providing the absolute best. Since 1913, building truck bodies on Model T Ford chassis in an old converted church has evolved to creating highly customized, carefully designed and engineering pumpers, aerials, tankers and rescue units that have no equal. Today, you'll find more than 30,000 Pierce apparatuses on the road that are making a difference in people's lives, every day. To us, every step in the process of building our trucks is personal. From innovation and expertise, to the customization and service. Our trucks are designed to perform under the toughest conditions.
To support continued growth at our Pierce Florida facility, we have created a NEW Packaging Engineer position. We’re searching for a Packaging Engineer who thrives in a dynamic manufacturing environment and wants to influence material flow.
The Packaging Engineer will support and lead packaging projects to ensure effective delivery of products to internal customers while optimizing our internal and external supply chain. This role will progress our material flow strategy by enforcing our packaging standards and gaining cost reductions, product preservation, and team member safety through improving packaging.
YOUR IMPACT:
These duties are not meant to be all-inclusive, and other duties may be assigned.
Work with the operations team to develop packaging solutions for material presentation to manufacturing work centers, interplant material flow, and warehousing.
Work with various suppliers to develop the optimal packaging solutions for their products while ensuring all safety, quality, ergonomic, cost and material flow requirements are met.
Analyze and implement alternative packaging methods and keep current on industry standards and best practices.
Use various tools, pull engineering drawings for raw materials and record part dimensional data needed to make a container selection.
Review and approve various material flow and packaging change requests.
Research to lead and support implementation of new material handling solutions and other material flow changes that impact how parts are packaged.
Resource new packaging suppliers and lead the setup of new suppliers in our supplier data base.
Manage relationships with packaging suppliers.
Manage various day to day tactical issues that arise with suppliers, internal and external, and their use of returnable packaging.
Request quotes from packaging suppliers on various materials in support of both internal and external packaging and shipping processes for the purchasing of estimating current packaging cost of purchased parts.
Develop good relationships with internal customers and suppliers to improve the understanding of our packaging strategy and the tools and processes used to drive optimal packaging solutions.
Work with the Plan for Every Part (PFEP) team to implement reusable containers internally and externally in support of the overall PFEP strategy.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
Bachelor’s degree in Engineering/Engineering Technology, Packaging Engineering or a related Engineering degree.
Three (3) or more years of relevant experience.
STANDOUT QUALIFICATIONS:
Relevant industry related certifications.
Packaging engineering experience within the manufacturing industry.
Experience with High-Mix/Low-Volume manufacturing
Experience with CAD or 3D modeling software such as CATIA or CREO.
Ability to perform measurement and metrology-based reverse engineering to design packaging solutions when CAD models, drawings, or complete product data are unavailable.
Experience capturing and interpreting physical product geometry and tolerances to ensure proper fit, protection, and space optimization in packaging designs.
Demonstrated skill using measurement tools and techniques (e.g., calipers, CMM, 3D scanning, physical mockups) to inform packaging design decisions and reduce development risk.
Proven capability to translate physical measurements into manufacturable packaging designs, minimizing rework, material waste, and product damage.
Strong time-management and prioritization skills, able to multi-task and prioritize competing requirements and meet deadlines.
Ability to work in a fast-paced environment where requirements are constantly changing.
WORKING CONDITIONS:
The following represents general working conditions for this role. Specific conditions may vary depending on business needs and individual circumstances.
This position is based in a manufacturing or production environment and may involve exposure to loud noise, dust, moving machinery, or temperature fluctuations.
The role may require standing for extended periods, repetitive motions, lifting items up to 50 pounds, bending, kneeling, climbing, or using tools and equipment.
Proper personal protective equipment (PPE) must be worn when required.
Visual and auditory acuity are needed for safe equipment operation and effective communication in a busy workspace.
Reasonable accommodations will be considered for qualified individuals with disabilities to ensure access to all essential job functions.
Pay Range:
$82,900.00 - $134,300.00The above pay range reflects the minimum and maximum target pay for the position across all U.S. locations. Within this range, individual pay is determined by various factors, including the scope and responsibilities of the role, the candidate's experience, education and skills, as well as the equity of pay among team members in similar positions. Beyond offering a competitive total rewards package, we prioritize a people-first culture and offer various opportunities to support team member growth and success.
Oshkosh is committed to working with and offering reasonable accommodation to job applicants with disabilities. If you need assistance or an accommodation due to disability for any part of the employment process, please contact us at corporatetalentacquisition@oshkoshcorp.com.
Oshkosh Corporation is a merit-based Equal Opportunity Employer. Job opportunities are open for application to all qualified individuals and selection decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or other protected characteristic. To the extent that information is provided or collected regarding categories as provided by law it will in no way affect the decision regarding an employment application.
Oshkosh Corporation will not discharge or in any manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with Oshkosh Corporation's legal duty to furnish information.
Certain positions with Oshkosh Corporation require access to controlled goods and technologies subject to the International Traffic in Arms Regulations or the Export Administration Regulations. Applicants for these positions may need to be "U.S. Persons," as defined in these regulations. Generally, a "U.S. Person" is a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident, or an individual who has been admitted as a refugee or granted asylum.
