[Hiring] Senior Director, Engineering @ID Logistics US

Role Description

The Sr. Director, Engineering/Packaging provides strategic guidance and cross-functional coordination for packaging engineering initiatives across ID Logistics’ contract packaging and manufacturing network. This role partners with Operations and Research & Development (R&D) engineering teams to develop and improve solutions that integrate people, equipment, materials, information, and production processes.

In partnership with Finance, Quality, and customer teams, the Sr. Director delivers new sales and existing-client growth targets, supports new business launches, and coordinates continuous improvement initiatives that strengthen safety, quality, productivity, capacity, and profitability.

The role provides guidance on capital, maintenance, and equipment investments without direct budget ownership and currently has no direct reports.

Key Responsibilities

• Engineering Strategy and Leadership: Provide guidance and coordinate with Operations and R&D engineering teams to align packaging engineering priorities and improvement plans with new business, existing-client growth, and continuous improvement targets across the network.
• Engineering Solutions and Network Design: Provide business and operational guidance to Operations and R&D engineering teams on the analysis, design, and implementation of production and warehouse layouts, material flow, staffing models, material handling equipment, and automation solutions.
• Packaging Process Development: Partner with customer engineering, packaging development, and planning teams to translate product specifications into efficient secondary packaging and co-packaging processes.
• Engineered Standards and Costing: Coordinate with Operations and R&D engineering teams to develop and validate engineered labor standards, capacity assumptions, production methods, and costing models.
• Growth Accountability and Investment Guidance: Deliver new sales and existing-client growth targets in partnership with Business Development and Operations.
• Project Delivery and New Business Launches: Coordinate with Operations and R&D engineering teams on project scope, schedules, resource needs, cost considerations, and risks for new systems and equipment implementations.
• Testing and Validation Coordination: Coordinate new-product testing and solution validation with Operations, R&D engineering, and customer teams.
• Continuous Improvement and Standardization: Provide guidance and coordinate Lean and Six Sigma initiatives with Operations and R&D engineering teams.
• Technology and Systems: Apply working knowledge of Nulogy and customer WMS platforms to review operational data, system capabilities, and process improvement opportunities.
• Performance Measurement: Centralize multisite measurements, establish consistent KPIs, analyze performance variances, and communicate improvement opportunities.
• Quality, Safety, and Engineering Governance: Coordinate with Operations, R&D engineering, Quality, and Safety to align engineering designs and production processes with company, customer, and applicable regulatory requirements.
• Cross-Functional Leadership and Capability Building: Build alignment on priorities, deliverables, and timelines with Operations and R&D engineering leaders.
• Customer and Stakeholder Partnership: Build alignment across Operations, Commercial, Finance, Quality, planning, and customer teams.

Qualifications

• College degree in Engineering or a related field.
• More than 15 years of engineering experience in third-party logistics (3PL), manufacturing, or distribution environments.
• More than 10 years of managerial experience translating strategy and policy into medium- and long-term objectives.
• Strong knowledge of secondary packaging, co-packaging, production planning, Lean manufacturing, Six Sigma, and process improvement methodologies.
• Experience in transportation network analysis and design, warehouse and production layout design, engineered labor standards, staffing models, and solution costing.
• Experience contributing to capital investment business cases and providing guidance on capital, maintenance, and equipment budgets.
• Experience with Nulogy and Warehouse Management Systems (WMS), including customer platforms such as Blue Yonder and SAP.
• Proficiency with AutoCAD and Microsoft Office, including advanced Excel, Access, and PowerPoint skills.
• Demonstrated project management, analytical problem-solving, executive presentation, customer partnership, and cross-functional leadership skills.
• Knowledge of quality and safety concepts, including requirements applicable to food-grade production environments, preferred.
• Ability to travel 50%–75%, with some project periods approaching 100%.