Senior Engineer, Packaging Equipment

Kenvue is currently recruiting for a:

Senior Engineer, Packaging Equipment

What we do

At Kenvue , we realize the extraordinary power of everyday care. Built on over a century of heritage and rooted in science, we’re the house of iconic brands - including NEUTROGENA®, AVEENO®, TYLENOL®, LISTERINE®, JOHNSON’S® and BAND-AID® that you already know and love. Science is our passion; care is our talent.

Who We Are

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Role reports to:

Sr Manager Engineering and Automation

Location:

North America, United States, Pennsylvania, Lititz

Work Location:

Fully Onsite

What you will do

The Senior Engineer, Packaging Equipment, is responsible for technical support, including specification, development, implementation, and assurance of a qualified state for packaging equipment. Aligns packaging equipment requirements with the site’s needs, ensuring customer service, and quality/compliance goals. Responsible for project’s capital plan and equipment asset management, and reliability. Manages capital appropriation approval for assigned projects and spending management. Leads cross functional teams that includes equipment, automation, and packaging engineers to deliver key projects driving business results in alignment with the site goals and objectives.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead equipment installation, qualification, validation and start up for assigned projects, and communicate potential issues and give clear direction to site teams to ensure successful project execution.
• Plan and execute equipment and validations strategies aligned to the consumer asset management strategies to assigned areas within the company. Responsibilities include understanding existing limitations and developing technical solutions to eliminate waste.
• Plan and execute equipment strategies by providing engineering solutions, technical advice, and assistance to Packaging and other departments as required.
• Serve as an area owner and provide inputs for the long-range financial plan (LRFP) and the integration with the 5 year asset replacement plan. Help to manage area strategies and roadmap including but not limiting reliability and automation strategies integration.
• Plan and execute multiple and/or major equipment and validation projects concerned with life cycle management initiatives and develop risk mitigation strategies to deliver project commitments.
• Lead, develop, write, and gain cross functional alignment of required documentation for equipment systems qualifications and/or validations.
• Develop and execute plans related to equipment that maintain high levels of Operational Equipment Efficiency (OEE) to assigned areas. Drives value through identifying and executing multi-site projects as needed by improving compliance, quality, efficiency, and cost.
• Support and/or lead the development and assessment of the following types of information to support life cycle management initiatives, including but not limited to: design requirements, definition of the scope of change, packaging equipment solution proposals, prior knowledge and knowledge gap assessments, risk assessments, test plans, and test results analysis and conclusions
• Develop, write, get cross-functional alignment, and route for approval qualification documentation (Examples: User Requirement Specifications, System Test Matrix, Intallation and Operational Qualification, reports, Project Qualification Plan, etc.)
• Accountable for assigned project capital plan, monthly and quarterly expenditures and cashflow forecast, contingencies, and scope management.
• Manage projects using Project Management tools as project timeline, kickoff meetings, risk and mitigation logs, issue and action logs, decisions log, change logs and stabilization plan between others as applicable.
• Understand and improve assigned processes and various equipment technologies across multiple locations simultaneously. This person will work with and benchmark with sites to provide the best-in-class processes to the company.
• Performs other related duties as required.

What we are looking for

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science degree (or equivalent) in Chemical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or Industrial Engineering.
• 4 + years of pharmaceutical manufacturing related experience is required and excellent verbal, writing and technical writing skills in both languages
• Experience in Equipment qualification and Computer System Validation
• Knowledge of GMPs, ICH, CFR is required
• Knowledge of installation and troubleshooting of solid oral dose production and packaging equipment.
• Basic computer knowledge (Microsoft Office software - Excel, PowerPoint, Word).

Desired Qualification

• Advanced degree preferred

What’s in it for you

Annual base salary for new hires in this position ranges:

$86,700.00 - $122,400.00

This takes into account a number of factors including work location, the candidate’s skills, experience, education level & other job-related factors.

• Competitive Benefit Package*

• Paid Company Holidays, Paid Vacation, Volunteer Time & More!

• Learning & Development Opportunities

• Kenvuer Impact Networks

• This list could vary based on location/region

*Note: Total Rewards at Kenvue include salary, bonus (if applicable) and benefits. Your Talent Access Partner will be able to share more about our total rewards offerings and the specific salary range for the relevant location(s) during the recruitment & hiring process.

Kenvue is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment based on merit without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.

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