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Packaging Process Manager
Apply locations Inverin, County Galway, Ireland time type Full time posted on Posted Yesterday job requisition id R5659002 Mylan Teoranta
At VIATRIS, we see healthcare not as it is but as it should be. We act courageously and are uniquely positioned to be a source of stability in a world of evolving healthcare needs.
Viatris empowers people worldwide to live healthier at every stage of life.
We do so via:
Access – Providing high quality trusted medicines regardless of geography or circumstance;
Leadership – Advancing sustainable operations and innovative solutions to improve patient health; and
Partnership – Leveraging our collective expertise to connect people to products and services.
Our global portfolio includes best-in-class, iconic brand-name products as well as global key brands; generics, including branded and complex generics; and other offerings across a wide range of therapeutic areas. We are committed to helping create healthier communities worldwide through education, outreach and better access to treatment.
For those driven to live their lives with purpose, Viatris helps employees realise their full potential by creating a collaborative culture that fosters courage and resilience. Viatris is more than just a place to work. This is a place to make a difference in the world.
The Role & What You Will Be Doing
The Packaging Process Manager is responsible for ensuring the efficient, compliant, and timely packaging of pharmaceutical products. The role involves managing daily operations, ensuring GMP compliance, driving continuous improvement, and leading a high-performing team to meet business goals across quality, safety, cost, and delivery metrics.
Every day, we rise to the challenge to make a difference and here’s how the Packaging Process Manager role will make an impact:
* Oversee daily packaging operations including planning, execution, and performance while ensuring compliance with GMP, HPRA, FDA, and other regulatory standards.
* Maintain audit readiness for regulatory, internal, and customer inspections, and approve packaging component artwork for new product introductions.
* Manage deviation, CAPA, and change control processes within the packaging function to ensure continuous compliance and improvement.
* Lead and develop packaging teams (supervisors, technicians, operators), conduct performance reviews, and manage training needs.
* Foster a high-performance culture by promoting accountability, engagement, and workforce flexibility through cross-training and career development.
* Implement Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma, or TPM methodologies to drive continuous improvement and operational excellence.
* Monitor and improve key performance indicators (KPIs) such as yield, OEE, cycle time, RFT, and schedule adherence.
* Collaborate with engineering and maintenance teams on equipment troubleshooting, upgrades, and ensuring preventative maintenance and qualification compliance.
* Support technical transfers and the implementation of new technologies to enhance packaging operations and capabilities.
* Promote a strong safety culture by ensuring adherence to EHS regulations and leading safety incident investigations with corrective follow-ups.
* Engage cross-functionally with QA, QC, Supply Chain, Engineering, and Planning to align operations and contribute to initiatives like product launches and capacity planning.About Your Skills & Experience
About Your Skills & Experience
For this role, we’re looking for a candidate who has an effective combination of the following qualifications, skills and experiences:
* Bachelor’s degree in Science, Engineering, or a related field (Master’s preferred).
* 5+ years’ experience in a GMP environment, including 3+ years in a leadership role.
* Demonstrated experience managing audits, compliance, and continuous improvement projects.
* Green Belt (or higher) in Lean Six Sigma preferred.
* In-depth understanding of packaging processes and equipment.
* Strong leadership, communication, and team development capabilities.
* Analytical thinking, decision-making, and root cause analysis.
* Excellent organizational and multitasking abilities.
* Proficiency in MS Office, MES, ERP (SAP), and Trackwise or similar systems.
At Viatris, we are dedicated to building a truly diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t fully align with every requirement, we still encourage you to apply. You may just be the right candidate for this or other roles.
Why Viatris?
At Viatris, we offer competitive salaries, benefits and an inclusive environment where you can use your experiences, perspectives and skills to help make an impact on the lives of others. You will also have the opportunity to access excellent career progression opportunities and work-life balance initiatives.
Diversity & Inclusion at Viatris
At Viatris, diversity and inclusion are essential to our mission. The diversity we foster in all aspects of our business can be one of our greatest strengths in redefining healthcare not as it is, but as it should be. If you would like to know more about what diversity, equity and inclusion means to us, please visit https://www.viatris.com/en/Careers/Diversity-and-Inclusion
Sustainability at Viatris
Corporate social responsibility is fundamental to the Viatris mission. We work to advance responsible and sustainable operations and leverage our collective expertise to empower people to live healthier at every stage of life, recognizing that our actions affect the stakeholders and communities we serve. To learn more about our efforts, please visit https://www.viatris.com/en/about-us/corporate-responsibility
A t Viatris, we offer competitive salar ies, benefits and an inclusive environment where you can use your experiences, perspectives and skills to help make an impact on the lives of others.
Viatris is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
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