Packaging Engineer

A Packaging engineer designs product packaging to ensure product integrity and appeal under varying shipping and display conditions. Tests, analyzes, and selects materials for packaging based on durability and cost effectiveness. Being a packaging engineer helps ensure packaging complies to with all regulations. Uses and wears PPE correctly, knows the company safety procedures and the regulation for the good maintenance of common work areas.

Essential Functions

• Know and respect the company Quality System, able to consult existing documents and compile them according to the indications of ISO 13485.
• Collects the information necessary for the development of the prototype or production possibly through direct contact with the customer; where he/she deems it necessary, he/she suggests to the customer different types of design of the product packaging in order to guarantee the full feasibility of the processing, its quality, repeatability and cost saving.
• Defines the processing methods, taking into consideration the problems inherent in the technologies process, the optimization of production costs and equipment costs.
• Designs simple equipment required for handling and machining parts and manages suppliers, involved in the construction of such equipment.
• Prepares production plants and machinery, through appropriate programming languages, so that the prototype or part is manufactured to specification.
• Estimate the costs both for the creation of prototypes and for mass production, providing the company the data necessary for the preparation of commercial offers.
• Drafts the necessary documentation (packaging cycle, marking sheets, label documents) in order to guarantee the compliance of the processing with respect to the Quality Plan.
• Defines and inserts the standard production times into the management system, verifying the compliance of the times finalized with those estimated and theoretical, introducing any corrective actions in case of discrepancies.
• Implements the agreed improvement actions regarding the quality of the pieces, even for the externally supplied components, the resolution of non-conformities, the reduction of production times and costs.
• Collaborates with the department heads in the training of packaging production personnel, to ensure correct execution of the processing cycles.
• Technically supports production in case of problems, monitors progress of the works and, in the event of delays with respect to the estimated timescales, identifies and implements corrective actions.
• Drafts, executes and compiles validation protocols and operating instructions to ensure that parts and products conform to the desired characteristics.
• Development and installation of new systems, equipment and start-up of new production sites, technical support to other group companies coordinating the internal functions companies and external suppliers so that the development of projects takes place in compliance with the objectives in charge and in compliance with the agreed deadlines.

Supervisory Responsibility

None

Work Environment

This job operates in a manufacturing environment. The individual will be required to adhere to safety policies and procedures on the manufacturing floor.

Physical Demands

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to stand, walk, use hands to finger, handle or feel and reach with hands and arms.

The employee is occasionally required to sit, climb or balance and stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 10lbs and occasionally lift and or move up to 50lbs.

The employee must have the ability to work in all the production areas.

Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

Position Type/Expected Hours of Work

This is a full-time position, at least 8 hours of work per day Monday thru Friday, some overtime as business needs change. Willing to work flexible shifts, overtime, and weekends, if necessary.

Travel

Minimal to no travel

Required Education and Experience

Bachelor's or specialist degree in science (Engineering, Physics, Biology, Chemistry)

Knowledge bases of technical drawing, SolidWorks, skills in the field of materials and packaging

Principles of Project Management

Employment is contingent upon successfully passing both Background and Drug Pre-Employment Screenings