Teva Package Engineer 8am-5pm 

United States, New Jersey 

165312087

The Packaging Engineer is responsible for managing packaging-related projects at a the Teva Edison packaging site focused on solid oral dose bottle packaging. The role includes leading initiatives related to product packaging development and optimization, equipment optimization, and packaging line operational efficiency improvements. This individual will work closely with cross-functional teams to ensure packaging engineering solutions meet regulatory, quality, and business requirements while enhancing equipment performance and efficiency.

Essential Duties / Functions

Packaging Design and Development:

• Develop and optimize packaging solutions for solid oral dose bottle packaging, ensuring compliance with regulatory and quality standards.
• Collaborate with Product Transfer, R&D, Regulatory department, operations, and quality teams to design, test, and implement Teva standard packaging configurations.
• Conduct product to packaging fit analysis and tests.
• Equipment and Efficiency Projects:
• Lead packaging equipment upgrades, modifications, and new equipment installation projects.
• Analyze packaging line performance and identify opportunities to improve efficiency, reduce downtime, and optimize throughput.
• Work with maintenance and engineering teams to troubleshoot equipment issues and implement sustainable solutions.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives to enhance packaging quality, reduce waste, and lower costs.
• Evaluate and implement new packaging materials and technologies to support product innovation and operational excellence.

Project Management:

• Manage multiple packaging projects, including scope definition, timeline creation, resource allocation, and budget tracking.
• Provide regular updates to stakeholders on project status, risks, and mitigation plans.
• Validation and Testing:
• Assist in developing and executing validation protocols (IQ, OQ, PQ) for packaging equipment and processes.
• Analyze and risk assess new products coming into the site based on current packaging equipment capabilities. Identify opportunities and help in developing equipment upgrade strategies.

Regulatory and Compliance:

• Ensure packaging solutions comply with cGMP, FDA, and other applicable regulatory requirements.
• Maintain accurate documentation of all packaging design, testing, and validation activities.
• Author, Proofread, Approve and Maintain package and label specifications and bills of material for package container/closure systems and secondary packaging components

Cross-Functional Collaboration:

• Partner with product development teams to ensure seamless integration of packaging requirements into product lifecycle management.
• Act as a liaison between production, quality, and engineering teams to resolve packaging-related issues.
• Conduct and assist in deviations related to engineering equipment as well as provide inputs for customer complaints attributable to equipment issues.

Other Responsibilities:

• Support regulatory inspections and audits as a packaging subject matter expert.
• Support and lead the Industrial Control Systems integration with packaging equipment. Analyze equipment data to provide valuable information to production & engineering management for optimization.
• Manage, coordinate, and oversee process technology improvements, troubleshoot controls, and engineer design solutions to complex problems
• Lead packaging changes to improve sustainability and support reduction of carbon footprint for packaging components.
• Perform other duties as assigned by Packaging or Engineering management.
  

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or equivalent on-the-job experience/training
• Preferably Industrial, Mechanical or Packaging Engineering

Experience:

• 4+ years, Packaging Engineering experience, preferably in a pharmaceutical environment
• 2+ years in a production setting

Specialized Skills / Technical Knowledge, Licenses, Certifications:

• Knowledge of Current Good Manufacturing Practices ( cGMP), Food and Drug Administration (FDA), OSHA and related federal, state and local laws, codes, regulations and regulatory requirements
• Strong Understanding of Packaging equipment, Process Controls and Systems Integration preferably associated with solid oral dose / packaging equipment
• Skilled in examining and re-engineering operations and procedures, formulating policy, and developing and implementing new strategies and procedures
• The ideal candidate will have experience in the pharmaceutical or consumer healthcare industries and have a working knowledge of business procedures required to adequately perform minimal job functions
• Independent, motivated individual with ability to deliver on and manage multiple projects
• Advanced troubleshooting & problem-solving skills.
• Understanding of safety and equipment procedures.
• Excellent oral, written and interpersonal communication skills
• Proficient at communicating clearly and concisely, both orally and in writing.

Physical Demand Requirement
Incumbents in this class are subject to extended periods of sitting, standing, walking, pushing and pulling, stooping and crouching climbing and walking, vision to monitor, occasional lifting of equipment or materials weighing up to 25 pounds. Incumbents may be exposed to toxic materials, toxic gases, electrical hazards, and dangerous tools and equipment. Work is performed in a manufacturing environment.

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