Packaging Engineer - Ireland, Galway - 6 Month Contract
Are you looking for the opportunity to work alongside a global pharmaceutical organisation in Galway? Our esteemed client is looking for a Packaging Engineer to join their team in their existing manufacturing facility in Galway.
The facility is a responsible for tablet manufacturing (OSD) and secondary packaging (blister packing and bottle primarily for tablets and capsules), and our client is looking for a Packaging Engineer to help maintain manufacturing operations.
What You'll Do
* Packaging Output: Drive OA (Operator Availability) & OEE improvement across the manual & automatic packaging & visual inspection lines.
* Visual Inspections: Deliver process improvements across VI (Visual inspection equipment, both manual, Semi-Auto & Auto lines)
* Equipment Knowledge: Very familiar with typical packaging equipment such as cartoners, Labellers, track & trace serialisation solutions, vision inspection, and highly automated assembly machines across Vial, Syringe & Cartridge platforms.
* Organise and lead meetings: with equipment suppliers & operations to optimise efficiency. Prepare process documentation, operating instructions, and specifications
* Collaboration and Communication: Lead Cross-functional Teams: Working closely with various internal teams, including tech services, manufacturing, supply chain, regulatory, and quality assurance.
What you'll need:
* University bachelor's degree in science or engineering, for example, Mechanical, Mechatronics, Packaging, or related field, preferred.
* Relevant experience and knowledge of Quality Systems & Tools (problem solving, Pareto analysis) and Packaging Technology & development.
* Technical knowledge and skills in project management, packaging development, approval, and quality control of packaging for food products is required.
* Competent in IT applications, for example, Power BI, SAP, Office, etc..
* Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
* Able to work to deadlines.
* Previous experience of working with equipment vendors such as Optel, Brevetti, Marchesini, Mettler Toledo, Newman, ACG, Zebra, Thermo Scientific, Mikron, Harro Hofliger a plus.
If this role is of interest to you, please apply now