Ghafari Associates
Dearborn, MI
Job Description: This opportunity requires 50% overnight travel to our client’s U.S. locations. General Summary: Project manage the design, development, testing, procurement and validation of automotive (or similar) packaging. Includes steel shipping racks, custom and standard returnable containers, and expendable containers, for both domestic and international applications. Essential Job Functions: Initiate and maintain customer specific packaging database for assigned parts. Perform change management to assess impact of changes in part physical characteristics, suppliers, and process requirements. Coordinate with customer stakeholders, logistics partners, and part suppliers to establish project schedule, design criteria, procurement strategy, and fleet size requirements. Plan and direct activities concerned with the design, prototyping, testing and delivery of containers. Includes design reviews, 1st article inspections, laboratory (vibration,...