Engineer-Packaging

At Lilly, the work is demanding because patients are waiting. We unite caring with discovery to help make life better for people around the world, knowing that every decision, every detail, and every day matters. Headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana, our over 50,000 employees around the globe take on complex challenges to discover and deliver life-changing medicines, strengthen how health is understood and managed, and support the communities we serve.

This is hard, urgent, selfless work—but it’s work worth doing. If you’re driven by purpose and ready to bring your best to work that truly matters for patients, we invite you to join us.

• Reusable Packaging Platform – Provide engineering support for packaging equipment and materials (as it relates to primary, secondary, and tertiary packaging), including:
  Supporting product launches – provide engineering support for the delivery of new packaging lines and commercialization of new products. Identification, evaluation, and assessment of new technologies for thermoformed and injection molded packaging. Implementation of packaging best practices and/or packaging functional standards that enable global replication of processes, equipment, and systems. Continuous improvement initiatives. Support the development and execution of protocols in collaboration with QA and Technical Services.
  
  Serve as a reusable packaging SME (Subject Matter Expert) for global initiatives, including network harmonization, packaging standardization, and line readiness activities. Sustainability exploration and contributing towards Lilly corporate goals.
• Capital Project Support – Serve as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) for Material Management and/or Process Engineering roles on major capital projects. Develop budget proposals for capital projects and seek required approvals. Collaborate with engineering, procurement, and operations teams to assess project requirements, define specifications, and select appropriate packaging solutions and equipment.
• Knowledge Sharing – Offer continuous technical support to packaging engineering teams across global sites, fostering knowledge exchange and best practices. Provide formal and informal mentorship, guidance to enhance the skills and knowledge of engineering teams, fostering a culture of continuous learning and professional growth.
• Global Technical Support – Provide packaging technical support to all Lilly packaging operations with respect to materials, equipment and processes on an as needed basis consultation. Work under limited supervision, using expertise to support the design and implementation of new or modified equipment, ensuring compliance with engineering and qualification requirements. Conduct and oversee revisions of engineering functional and design standards, ensuring alignment and compliance with local procedures, design, and guidelines.
  
  Assist packaging sites globally with technical evaluation, technology assessments, and specific problem resolution, including troubleshooting and root cause analysis. Develop technical connections within global sites, (IDM Engineering, Process, Automation, Global Robotics, and Global Packaging, Fergersheim, Sesto, IDAP, IPM, etc.) to seek out and implement equipment and process improvements, while collaborating with technical groups to support the design, evaluation, and approval of new technology introductions, process improvements, qualification protocols, and related documentation.
  
  Assist in technical assessments of packaging operations (Lilly and alliance partners) and packaging material suppliers. Provide consultation in support of capital projects involving packaging equipment and/or facilities. Vendor Management:
  Work with suppliers and vendors to source materials, prototype designs, and scale up production of reusable packaging solutions. Project Management:
  Lead and manage multiple packaging projects from concept to implementation, ensuring timely delivery within budget. Explore and identify opportunities for implementing reusable packaging materials and sustainable solutions that align with Lilly’s sustainability goals.

• Bachelor’s degree in…