Packaging Engineer Supervisor

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Rockford, IL, USAtime type:
Full time posted on:
Posted Todayjob requisition :
JR115960

Life changing therapies. Global impact. Bridge to thousands of biopharma companies and their patients.
** We are PCI.
** Our investment is in People who make an impact, drive progress and create a better tomorrow. Our strategy includes building teams across our global network to pioneer and shape the future of PCI.
** Summary of Objective:
** Package Testing Supervisor would support PCI’s mission to provide the industry leading experience to clients, developing and commercializing solutions to optimize the delivery of lifesaving medicines and support better health outcomes for patients around the world. Reporting to department Director, successful incumbent would lead PCI’s Package Testing Services offering by overseeing the development, research and performance qualifications of packaging systems to ensure product integrity and package optimization goals are met.  

The incumbent would be responsible for managing the workflow and resources dedicated to packaging evaluations, package performance testing execution and results reporting. While giving instruction to and overseeing the work of Package Testing Engineers and interns, the incumbent would plan, prioritize, schedule and monitor testing services conducted internally and through external testing partners. The Package Testing Supervisor would regularly provide recommendations, guidance and valuable subject matter expertise during the package development process while having direct engagement with customers, coordinating with vendors, suppliers and with multiple internal stakeholders to meet desired project outcomes.

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* Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

** To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The essential duties and responsibilities include the following but other duties may be assigned.
* Effectively plans, delegates and oversees daily activities of Package Testing Engineers and interns ensuring testing services commitments stay on schedule, within budget and deliverables meet required quality and regulatory standards.
* Supports strategy to expand and sustain team core competency levels and fosters ongoing training and SME development culture.
* Helps create and facilitate standard work instructions for package performance testing activities conducted in the PCI Package Testing Lab.
* Responsible for the development, tracking, and budgeting O&M plan for package testing equipment.
* Coordinates and monitors testing activities conducted off site and maintains favorable business relationships with multiple testing service suppliers and consultants.
* Uses knowledge base to recommend, specify and validate new packaging designs.
* Responsible for meeting Package Testing Services operational and financial KPI’s.
* Uses standard methods and procedures to evaluate package designs. Engages customers to assess current packaging systems capabilities and makes recommendations for optimal solutions.
* Ensures that new packaging designs, existing package improvements, specifications, and materials will conform to current PCI operating methods and packaging machinery and will meet the required standards for product safety.
* Expected to have high degree of understanding of current industry standards for package performance testing activities:
Distribution Simulation, Shipping Lane Qualification, Human Factors, Usability, Child Resistance & Adult Friendly testing.
* Works closely in collaboration with functional teams and stakeholders;
Sales, Estimation, Project Management, Purchasing, Engineering, and others to quote, win and support the execution of Design Services and Commercial Packaging projects.
* May use advanced software and tools to design/evaluate individual packaging components and/or to create complete packaging systems/solutions.  May use software to perform life cycle analysis and environmental impact evaluation on packaging systems.
* Reviews and edits structural elements to ensure that they meet customer…