Packaging Engineering Manager - New R&D Innovation Centre
A global leader in pharma and consumer health has created a new role to lead a new Packaging Innovation team in Dublin.
Requirements:
This position is a technical and managerial role- responsible for creating and driving technical projects and demonstrating leadership within the packaging innovation function of the business.
This candidate should also have a proven record of executing work plans and driving for results in a variety of settings.
Proven communication- teamwork- and people development skills are essential in this role- which operates in a cross-functional environment.
Candidate will be responsible for packaging innovation development and collaborating with Business Unit Partners and cross functional peers to support long term strategy where packaging will/can be influential.
This position will manage a small team of 2-3packaging engineers.
Role:
• Identify, evaluate, and develop consumer centric packaging solutions that meet business objectives. Work in collaboration with Category teams to ensure successful transfer for implementation.
• Provide packaging science expertise to independently develop new consumer products packaging in the cosmetic, new drug OTC or combination drug/device categories
• Be consumer driven and elevate Innovative Packaging to help solve consumer pain points
• Identify new product packaging opportunities and/or technologies, assess new technologies, businesses, and products to determine fit with existing business and marketing strategy
• Identify needs for packaging technologies and develop applications for new packaging technologies in collaboration with Emerging Technologies team.
• Identify suppliers with key technologies required in manufacturing new packaging formats, interface with suppliers and take a lead role in process development, prototype batching, scale-up, process validation and transfer efforts.
• Contribute to Packaging Technology and Innovation Pipeline and category Packaging Strategies.
• Manage technical timelines- provide timely communication- raise issues and risks- and develop contingency plans leveraging strong project management skills
• Responsible for identifying- defining- and solving technical packaging challenges
• Collaborate and partners with suppliers to identify new technology opportunities- optimizing the utilization supplier resources and tools
• Elevate the competence and know-how of junior developers through training- coaching- and external networking
• Establish self as a technical subject matter expert in packaging materials- applications- testing and problem-solving
• Management of junior staff including creation of development plans- building teamwork- and balancing of workload to help deliver in-year and pipeline projects
• Drive engagement for respective team while partnering with peers
• Supports the Packaging R&D Leadership Team in the implementation of key Packaging Development initiatives.
Requirements:
• Bachelor’s degree in Packaging Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related field required.
• 6 – 10+ years of experience in packaging development roles of increasing responsibility
5 years in packaging innovation role with 3 years of experience managing a team with an innovation focus.
• Familiarity with variety of packaging conversion processes, materials and formats, and commercial sterilization processes to manufacture shelf stable foods strongly preferred.
• Prior experience operating in regulated manufacturing environment preferred
• Demonstrated knowledge of patents and OTC product regulatory requirements.
