Packaging Engineer II — Onsite Impact & Cost Reductions

Planet Pharma; Lafayette (CO); On-site; USD 69,000 - 83,000; Full time

Job summary

Planet Pharma is seeking a Packaging Engineer II to advance the packaging of medical surgical products. Onsite in Colorado, you will lead cost-reduction initiatives, develop validation protocols, and train manufacturing personnel across multiple facilities.

The role emphasizes ISO-11607 compliance, packaging specs, and cross-functional collaboration to implement new packaging processes. The ideal candidate has a bachelor's degree in packaging or related fields and at least 4 years of experience,

Qualifications

• Minimum 4 years relevant experience, or advanced degree with a minimum of 2 years relevant experience.
• Bachelor degree in Packaging Science, Mechanical, or Chemical Engineering.
• Ability to travel up to 30% of the time to various company sites.

Responsibilities

• Identify and lead cost reduction opportunities (> $100K) in regards to Packaging.
• Provide technical support and training to manufacturing in regards to packaging systems and machinery.
• Prepare packaging validation protocols and reports to support packaging changes.
• Perform packaging validation testing to support changes.
• Lead material qualifications for packaging changes such as resin material changes.
• Create and update packaging specifications for manufacturing.
• Assist in artwork creation and revisions for product packaging.
• Operate various testing apparatus in qualifying packaging changes.
• Create sterilization pallet patterns as well as non-sterile pallet patterns for manufacturing locations.
• Ensure on time delivery to Project Engineering and R&D schedules and plans.
• Prepares monthly progress reports on projects.
• Provides work direction to lab technicians as required.
• Assists in mentoring of junior engineers

Skills

Packaging engineering

Cost reduction

Technical training

Education

Bachelor in Packaging

Biomed

Mechanical

Tools

ISO-11607

ASTM standards

Job description

Planet Pharma is seeking a Packaging Engineer II to advance the packaging of medical surgical products. Onsite in Colorado, you will lead cost-reduction initiatives, develop validation protocols, and train manufacturing personnel across multiple facilities.

The role emphasizes ISO-11607 compliance, packaging specs, and cross-functional collaboration to implement new packaging processes. The ideal candidate has a bachelor's degree in packaging or related fields and at least 4 years of experience,