One of the largest global medical technology companies in the world is hiring for a Senior Packaging Engineer
Summary/Purpose of Position
- To plan, organize, and coordinate all Packaging Engineering and labeling related activities to support:
- Development and commercialization of new products and line extensions
- Manufacturing maintenance-of-business activities
- Cost Improvement Programs
- Testing and labeling activities to support ever-changing regulatory and industry requirements
- Investigation, evaluation, and implementation of new packaging concepts, materials and
- systems
- Essential Duties and Position Responsibilities
- Support new product team and line extension activities including:
- Concept development
- Project Plans/Schedules
- Design reviews and design for manufacturability
- Develop prototype packaging/tooling
- Plan and coordinate all activities to launch and commercialize new products and line extensions including:
Concept and development of packaging methods and processes
Coordination of all new tooling and equipment
Coordination of labeling
Development and release of all new product and process documentation
Creation of all relevant test protocols and technical reports
Planning, ordering and coordination of all new component inventory
Qualification and validation of all new components, equipment, processes and operations
New product cost estimates for packaging
Preparation of AFE(s)
Evaluation and recommendation of new materials
Plan and coordinate all packaging engineering activities to transfer new products and line extensions
to manufacturing including:
Development and management for packaging requirements of the transfer plan
Development and release of all packaging documentation
Creation of all relevant test protocols and technical reports
Provide packaging engineering support to manufacturing including the following:
Assessment and development of action plans to overcome packaging related manufacturing
issues
Support of cost improvement programs and manufacturing improvement plans related to
product packaging
Provide technical leadership for:
Technical initiatives, CAPA resolutions, compliance projects
Qualifications, Knowledge, and Skills Required:
- Senior Packaging Engineer: B.S. degree in Packaging Engineering/Packaging Science, Life Sciences or other Engineering field required, with a minimum of five (5) years in packaging engineering and design, or M.S. degree in Packaging Engineering/Packaging Science, Life Sciences or other Engineering discipline required, with a minimum of four (4) years relevant experience
- Experience in the medical device or pharmaceutical industries preferred
- Ability to handle a variety of assignments at the same time
- Knowledge and experience with ISO 11607-1 and 11607-2
- High level of written and verbal communications skills
- Knowledge of FDA and functional requirements for sterile, non-sterile, disposable and reusable
- devices
- Ability to conceptualize ideas, motivate and focus individuals and teams and drive projects
- through to completion on time and on budget
- Broad knowledge of properties for materials utilized in primary and secondary packaging, plus
- packaging methods and equipment
- Working knowledge of package test methods, process validation, bar coding and international
- standards
- Some travel required
Primary Work Location and Additional Considerations:
USA RI - Warwick
We are interested in every qualified candidate including Visas' sponsored at this time.
We are able to provide Relocation assistance at this time.
This is a Hybrid role that requires you to be at your assigned worksite 3 days out of the week
and up to 2 days from home.
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