Packaging Engineer

Summary:
Our client is a bio pharmaceutical company based in East Cork, looking for a Packaging Engineer who will be responsible for the development and implementation of primary and secondary packaging solutions for a range of products. The Packaging Engineer will also be responsible for Project Managing a range of projects for future bottle and glass vial products including future cold chain technologies along with product serialisation projects and support Packaging Operations.

Responsibilities:

• Manage projects in the packaging area in accordance with the site PMO guidelines.
• Collaborate with on-site and off-site stakeholders to support global initiatives and projects.
• May support packaging serialisation projects.
• Assist in the development and implementation of new packaging component solutions for New Product Introductions.
• Design and conduct transportation and stability studies.
• Execute engineering trials on packaging lines and support validation activities.
• Work closely with multiple internal and external stakeholders including Quality, Validation, Regulatory and packaging component vendors.
• Support the completion of process investigations.
• Lead root cause analysis and process improvement initiatives.

Qualifications & Experience:

• Degree in Engineering or related field essential.
• Relevant years of experience within the pharmaceutical, biotech or related industry.
• Demonstrated experience in effectively partnering with a range of stakeholders is essential.
• Experience of primary and secondary packaging processes, transportation studies and packaging development processes an advantage.
• Project Management experience is an advantage.
• Strong communication, teamwork and organizational skills are essential.
• Demonstrates strong knowledge of cGMP & regulatory processes.
• Demonstrates excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills.
• Ability to engage and partner with multiple stakeholders to achieve the objective.
• Curious with learning agility.
• Operationally excellent.
• Organised with systematic approach to prioritisation.
• Process orientated to achieve the business objective.