Packaging Engineer

Randstad Switzerland; Zürich; Hybrid; CHF 90,000 - 120,000; Part time

Job summary

Randstad Switzerland is assisting an international pharma company in Zürich to recruit a Packaging Engineer to manage CMO activities and ensure all documentation requirements for packaging operations.

The role covers the Biologics, Synthetic and Oncology portfolios across US, EU and ROW, with potential home office and on-site presence required about 8 days a month. Contract: temporary through Randstad; start ASAP, end 31/12/2027.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in engineering (preferably Packaging)
• Around 5 years of manufacturing experience (preferably in Pharma)
• Knowledge of cGMP documentation requirements
• Knowledge of electronic documentation systems e.g. Trackwise
• Knowledge of developing and experience in qualifying packaging components on packaging equipment
• Ability to multi task and achieve deliverables with little supervision while understanding strategic impact
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate across internal stakeholders
• Demonstrated strengths in cross-boundary communication and cross-functional teamwork
• Demonstrated organizational skills including project management
• Excellent communication skills in English; French is a plus

Responsibilities

• Manage changes for the GSQ portfolio in US, EU and ROW markets.
• Support external CMO Packaging Engineering projects and internal/external sources.
• Develop, review and approve technical profile drawings and purchasing/release specs.
• Qualify alternate component substrates, suppliers, and processes to mitigate supply risks.
• Lead or own change control, non-conformances and CAPA with Quality and Global Labeling Ops.
• Manage platform component harmonization/standardization.
• Oversee bill of materials and related packaging data.
• Incorporate regulatory (serialization) and global labeling requirements templates.

Skills

Cross-functional collaboration

Communication skills

Project management

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering (Packaging)

Tools

TrackWise

Job description

For our client, an international pharma company based in Zürich, we are looking for a Packaging Engineer to manage CMO activities including all the documentation requirements of Packaging operations.

Scope of work includes all commercial products in the Biologics, Synthetic and Oncology portfolio, packaged within the internal Packaging Network and approved contract manufacturing organizations (CMO’s) throughout global footprint with focus on EU/ROW.

General Information:

• Start date: ASAP (to be discussed)
• End date: 31/12/2027
• Extension: possible
• Contract type: temporary contract via Randstad (employment)
• Home office: possible, on-site presence required 8 days/month

Tasks and Responsibilities:

• Responsible, as an individual contributor to managing all impacted changes for the group, in US, EU and Rest of World markets GSQ Portfoilio.
• This role is to support external CMO Packaging Engineering but may include projects/product supplied both from internal and external CMO operations.
• Management (development, review and approval of) new and modifications to technical profile drawings and purchasing/release specifications.
• Support team in substantiating and qualifying alternate component substrates, suppliers, and processes to mitigate risk of supply the development (input), launch, life cycle management and continuous improvement.
• Lead or own change control, non-conformances and CAPA activities working with Quality and Global Labeling Operations.
• Manage implementation of platform (harmonization / standardization) components.
• Manage bill of materials, etc.
• Facilitate template inclusion of regulatory (serialization) and global corporate standard labeling requirements (i.e. authentication).

Must Haves:

• Bachelor’s Degree in an engineering related field (preferably Packaging Engineering)
• Around 5 years of manufacturing experience (preferably in Pharma)
• Knowledge of cGMP documentation requirements
• Knowledge of electronic documentation systems e.g. Trackwise
• Knowledge of developing and experience in qualifying packaging components on packaging equipment
• Ability to multi task and achieve tactical deliverables with little to no supervision, while understanding strategic impact training
• Demonstrated abilities to manage and collaborate across internal stakeholders
• Demonstrated strength in cross boundary communication, influencing others, working in cross-functional teams
• Demonstrated organizational skills including project management
• Excellent communication skills in English, French is nice-to-have