Packaging Engineer

QCS Staffing; Cork; On-site; EUR 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

QCS Staffing is seeking a Packaging Engineer for a Cork, Ireland project within the life sciences sector. The role focuses on aseptic/ESL filling systems, delivering start-up activities and ensuring compliance throughout installation, commissioning, and qualification processes.

Ideal candidates will have extensive engineering experience in food, beverage, dairy, pharmaceutical, or nutrition manufacturing, with a proven track record in CAPEX or greenfield projects and strong leadership of

Qualifications

• Extensive engineering experience in food, beverage, dairy, pharmaceutical, or nutrition manufacturing.
• Proven track record leading CAPEX or greenfield/brownfield industrial projects.
• Strong exposure to aseptic/ESL filling and high-hygiene packaging technologies.
• Experience managing cross-functional teams and external engineering partners.
• Sherpa qualified preferred.

Responsibilities

• Support the installation, integration, commissioning, and qualification of aseptic/ESL filling systems, ensuring safe and compliant start-up activities.
• Collaborate with Operations, Quality, Maintenance, EPCM partners, and OEM suppliers to deliver packaging systems aligned with project requirements.
• Assist with troubleshooting, performance testing, documentation, and operational readiness activities to ensure successful handover to production teams.

Skills

CAPEX projects

Cross-functional leadership

Aseptic packaging

Project start-up

Food/beverage/pharma manufacturing

Job description

Packaging Engineer - Ireland, Cork - 3 Year Contract - Life Sciences

Located in Ireland, our client is investing in a major state-of-the-art manufacturing facility and seeking a Packaging Engineer. As a global leader in its sector, the company combines innovation, advanced technology, and world-class engineering to deliver food products to markets worldwide. This is a unique opportunity to support a flagship greenfield project and play a key role in the delivery and start-up of a next-generation production site.

What You'll Deliver

• Support the installation, integration, commissioning, and qualification of aseptic/ESL filling systems, ensuring safe and compliant start-up activities.


• Collaborate with Operations, Quality, Maintenance, EPCM partners, and OEM suppliers to deliver packaging systems aligned with project requirements.


• Assist with troubleshooting, performance testing, documentation, and operational readiness activities to ensure successful handover to production teams.

What you'll need:

• Extensive engineering experience in food, beverage, dairy, pharmaceutical, or nutrition manufacturing.


• Proven track record leading CAPEX or greenfield/brownfield industrial projects.


• Strong exposure to aseptic/ESL filling and high-hygiene packaging technologies.


• Experience managing cross-functional teams and external engineering partners.


• Sherpa qualified preferred.