Packaging Operation Engineer

Multinational pharmaceutical company, is looking for a Packaging Operation Engineer for its Consumer Healthcare business.

Main purpose
As a member of the Global Organization for Packaging Engineering and Technology, interacts with internal and external stakeholders to create, design, and develop packaging structures for complex projects focused on packaging cost saving and harmonization, product transfers, new product launches, as well as business protection comprising all changes to marketed products.

Key tasks & responsibilities

• Act as the key technical lead via researching, identifying and evaluating new package materials and equipment to ensure manufacturing operations are functional and cost efficient.
• Plans and implements the development of packaging initiatives, such as local NPDs and product transfers. Facilitates the resolution of problems during the development process to meet customers’ needs and provides guidance to continuously improve processes
• Ensure smooth collaboration with the broader packaging organization groups as well as all cross-functional partners to guarantee transfer of information, alignment on strategic needs, and adherence to requirements.
• Identification and implementation of cost saving activities across the packaging portfolio.
• Identification and implementation of harmonization projects to reduce complexity and optimize cost.
• Development and implementation of sustainable packaging solution.
• Ensures packaging solution meets local and global regulation.
• Leads packaging activities change controls, assessment and approval, deviations, investigations.
• Leads packaging transfer to internal factories and CMO.

Qualifications & competencies

• Engineering Bachelors Degree.
• Fluent English. 
• A proven track record in managing packaging development, including the creation, development & delivery of new packaging and business protection & maintenance of launched packaging, ensuring efficient production and best in class quality in the supply chain. Consumer healthcare or FMCG experience is an advantage.
• Excellent communication and project management skills.