Sr. Supplier Quality Engineer

SupportFinity™; United States; Hybrid; USD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Vision insurance

Dental insurance

401(k)

Disability insurance

Tuition assistance

Job summary

SupportFinity™ is seeking a Senior Supplier Quality Engineer to join their Global Supplier Quality Team. This role involves collaborating with global suppliers to ensure that flexible packaging materials meet specifications and standards.

The ideal candidate will possess over 5 years of experience in packaging engineering and a solid background in quality assurance. This position is flexible, allowing a hybrid or on-site working model based near manufacturing facilities in the US or Europe.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in flexible packaging, supplier quality, packaging engineering, or related fields.
• Experience with multilayer films, laminates, coated materials, or medical-grade nonwovens.
• Knowledge of packaging manufacturing processes like film extrusion, lamination, coating, printing, or converting.

Responsibilities

• Lead qualification and performance management of suppliers providing flexible packaging materials.
• Conduct supplier audits to ensure quality and regulatory compliance.
• Investigate supplier quality issues and drive root cause analysis.

Skills

Supplier quality management

Flexible packaging materials

Technical process assessments

Root cause analysis

Education

5+ years of experience in relevant fields

Tools

Quality tools such as PFMEA, DOE, or SPC

Job description

USA or Europe (Near an Oliver manufacturing facility | Hybrid or On-site)

At Oliver Healthcare Packaging, the packaging we design protects life‑saving medical devices used in hospitals around the world. Every material we use plays a critical role in maintaining the sterile barrier that protects patients.

We’re looking for a Senior Supplier Quality Engineer to join our Global Supplier Quality Team and help ensure the flexible packaging materials used in our sterile barrier systems consistently meet Oliver specifications, regulatory standards, and customer expectations.

In this role, you’ll collaborate closely with global suppliers and cross‑functional teams to qualify materials, support new product development, oversee supplier validations, and drive continuous improvement across our supply base.

What you’ll do

• Lead the qualification, technical evaluation, and ongoing performance management of suppliers providing flexible packaging materials
• Conduct supplier audits and technical process assessments to ensure quality and regulatory compliance
• Provide technical leadership for supplier process validation activities (IQ/OQ/PQ)
• Support new material development and supplier change management through risk assessments and cross‑functional collaboration
• Investigate supplier quality issues and drive root cause analysis and CAPA activities
• Partner with Procurement, R&D, Engineering, Manufacturing, and Technical Service teams to support supplier selection and performance improvement
• Travel to global supplier locations to support audits, trials, and supplier development initiatives

What we’re looking for

• 5+ years of experience in flexible packaging, supplier quality, packaging engineering, or related fields
• Experience with materials such as multilayer films, laminates, coated materials, or medical‑grade nonwovens
• Knowledge of packaging manufacturing processes like film extrusion, lamination, coating, printing, or converting
• Familiarity with medical device or pharmaceutical packaging environments preferred
• Knowledge of ISO 13485, ISO 11607, and quality tools such as PFMEA, DOE, or SPC is a plus

Location:

Ideally based near one of Oliver’s manufacturing facilities in the US or Europe in a hybrid or on‑site working model.

If you enjoy solving complex technical challenges, collaborating globally, and helping ensure critical materials perform exactly as they should — this is a role where your work directly supports patient safety.

Benefits

Medical insurance, Vision insurance, Dental insurance, 401(k), Disability insurance, Tuition assistance