Staff Engineer - Packaging Job
Location: Somerville New Jersey
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Staff Engineer - Packaging-1907130702
Description
Medical Devices & Diagnostics Glo! bal Services, LLC., Global Supply Organization is recruiting for a Staff Engineer â€" Packaging Processing position. This position will be based in North America at any existing MD&D Franchise.
Medical Devices & Diagnostics Global Services, LLC., represents more than 60 manufacturing sites and 26,000 employees who plan, source, manufacture and deliver high-quality and cost-effective medical products to our customers around the globe each day. Work of the MD&D SC supports a multitude of product platforms, new products and delivery systems that are used in a wide range of procedures throughout the healthcare industry, including interventional cardiology, electrophysiology, minimally invasive surgery, hospital sterilization, clinical laboratory testing, diabetes management, joint replacement surgery and vision care.
This Staff Engineering can be located at one of the following preferred locations: Somerville NJ, Cincinnati Ohio, Raynham MA, Albuquerque NM, or! at any other North America MD&D Franchise.
Reporting! to the Manager Partner Development, the Staff Packaging Processing Engineer is responsible for providing expert technical/business/project leadership to the Global Procurement organization in area of packaging and labeling conversion and manufacturing processes. Role will encompass a broad engineering knowledge of packaging and labeling technology and process operations, and must demonstrate a strong understanding of engineering theoretical fundamentals and experimental techniques. This person will work on complex problems where analysis of situations or data requires an in-depth evaluation of various factors. Innovative and pragmatic solutions will be developed to a wide range of problems. He/she will exercise judgment within broadly defined practices and policies in selected methods and techniques to obtain the desired results. Typical projects will have a significant impact to the franchise and category management business plan. This position requires the wide applicati! on of principles, theories and concepts in the packaging engineering fields plus a working knowledge of other related disciplines and manufacturing processes. Scope of responsibilities encompasses multiple franchise product portfolios, and a global network of external partners supporting over $100MM in spend. Other responsibilities may be assigned & not all responsibilities listed may be assigned.
Packaging and labeling processing technical expert for the Global Procurement organization, responsible for process and product knowledge acquisition to execute productivity improvement projects on yields and process efficiencies, and in conjunction with franchise resources provide sustaining engineering support on products during the entire life cycle. Owns overall responsibility and technical oversight for the planning, organizing, execution, and coordination of continuous improvement projects at key, strategic packaging and labeling suppliers. Lead projects, which may ! involve supervision (permanent or temporary) of technical personnel, to! execute validations, troubleshooting efforts, or operational efficiency improvements. Advises teams on issues related to product design, validation requirements, appropriate test methods and manufacturing methods to meet quality, cost, and release to market objectives. Responsible for evaluating technical and regulatory requirements against business needs in development and maintenance of corporate level policies, procedures, and strategies impacting all MD&D packaging & labeling suppliers and contract manufacturers. Develop and implement sector-wide package and label related validation policies and procedures. Lead company teams to accomplish integration activities for proposed changes. Trouble-shoot significant manufacturing process deviations and develop short and long-term solutions to prevent re-occurrence and advises quality partners on technical questions. Perform technical assessments of suppliers and external manufacturers related to packaging manufacturing proces! ses. Identifies and provides solutions to close compliance gaps and improve overall quality performance.
Critical Success Factors or Scope or Responsibilities
Worldwide liaison with individuals and units within and outside the Global Procurement organization with responsibility for acting independently on technical matters pertaining to his/her field. Close coordination with franchise operations teams is critical. In conjunction with franchise resources, will act as a secondary point of contact (issue escalation) and technical expert on any package and label processing issues at a supplier when the local plant (internal) engineering team cannot resolve an issue. Supervision is essentially administrative with assignments given in terms of broad general objectives and limits. The Staff Packaging Engineer may supervise technical personnel either reporting full time or on temporary assignment to facilitate packaging validations, troubleshooting or contracted e! xternal packaging operations. Keeps abreast of new methods and developm! ent affecting his/her organization for the purpose of recommending changes in emphasis of programs.
Qualifications
Bachelor's degree in Packaging Engineering or Equivalent Technical discipline is required. Master’s degree in Packaging Engineering or Equivalent Technical discipline is preferred. 7 years direct experience in packaging and labeling manufacturing processes is required. Experience with preformed pouches, preformed trays, roll stock materials and/or form fill seal sterile barrier packaging designs is preferred. Strong familiarity with any of the following is preferred: product packaging requirements, product functionality, stability requirements and/or biocompatibility requirements. Strong knowledge of any of the following also preferred: ANSI/AAMI/ISO 11607-1 and ISO11607-2, packaging for terminally sterilized medical devices. Working familiarity with recycling of medical device packaging materials and design for the environment (Johnson & Jo! hnson WW EHS Earthwards Tool) is preferred. Change management and project management skills required. The ability to be effective in a global environment with the ability to manage and lead technical issues with global partners is required. Ability to communicate clearly and concisely across all levels of the company, across the MD&D supply chain, and with the commercial franchises as appropriate is required. Strong understanding of the process excellence tool set (LEAN, Six Sigma) with a proven track record of deploying these tools to improve operational performance is an asset. Certification in LEAN and/or Six Sigma is an asset. In depth knowledge of packaging manufacturing systems and processes, including GMP requirements for medical devices is required. Ability to travel up to 50% of the time, both international and domestic, is required.
Primary Location: North America-United States-New Jersey-Somerville
Other Locations: North America-United ! States
Organization: MD&D Global Services LLC (6209)
! Job Function: Engineering (Generalist)
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This vacancy starts available on: Sun, 22 Sep 2013 17:25:39 GMT