Packaging Development Specialist

Description

Continuous improvement of the performance of packaging items.

Responsible for the performance of packaging materials, the candidate will be involved in the following tasks :

• Approval of specifications and drawings of the components;
• ­Identify the critical elements to be included in packaging inspection specifications;
• ­Responsible for the process of complaints about the packaging of articles, the candidate will conduct the treatment and follow up the complaints sheets on packaging items;
• Depending on the history of complaints, the candidate will identify the elements to be included in packaging inspection specifications;
• With help from the purchasing department, participate in the approval of corrective action plans issued by component suppliers;
• With the help of the finance department, track reimbursements related to the plans of suppliers actions.

The candidate will participate in the supplier selection process:

• With the help of quality and purchasing department, carry out audits to certain suppliers of critical components for production operations;
• Critically look at the technical capability of suppliers to meet the specifications of the components.

Primary Responsibilities :

• Ensure technical compatibility of packaging products to the specifications of production equipment.

Participate in development projects of components from different customers:

• NPI; New product launches;
• MTO; Improved packaging (marketing request);
• Engineering; Modification of components for new equipment;
• Purchase; Changing components;
• The Packaging Development Specialist will participate in the process of drafting PMO documents;
• Develop packing instructions that will be included in the document PMO;
• Oversee the development of PMO, which is conducted by the technical production assistant and ensure that the final documents will have no impact on the execution of the production;
• Approve the final version of PMO.

Support production operations:

• Provide technical support to production operations to solve problems;
• Optimize operations by packaging improvement projects to reduce production costs;
• Perform a constant technological monitoring to bring the optimization ideas;
• Perform the analysis of causes regarding customer complaints, etc.

Basic requirements :

• University degree in a related discipline combined with three years of experience or college degree combined with relevant experience in the pharmaceutical industry;
• Knowledge of packaging equipment;
• PAC Certificate (an asset);
• Very good analytical capability;
• Great communication skills;
• French / English bilingualism (oral and written).