Process Engineer

JOB PURPOSE

We are seeking a skilled and experienced Process Engineer to join our team at Amcor Sligo. As a Process Engineer specializing in medical packaging, you will be responsible for optimizing and enhancing our packaging processes to ensure the highest quality and compliance with industry regulations. This role presents an exciting opportunity to contribute to the advancement of medical packaging solutions that play a critical role in patient care.

Principal Accountabilities

• Lead initiatives to optimize and improve medical packaging processes.
• Implement continuous improvement methodologies to enhance the reliability and efficiency of medical packaging processes.

• Collaborate with regulatory affairs and quality assurance teams to maintain compliance and uphold the highest quality standards.

• Work closely with cross-functional teams, including quality assurance, operations, and R&D, to achieve common goals and milestones.
• Foster a collaborative environment to drive innovation and improvements in medical packaging processes.

• Identify areas for improvement and develop strategies to streamline processes while maintaining quality standards.

• Contribute to the development and implementation of innovative packaging solutions that address the unique requirements of medical products.
• Stay abreast of industry trends and advancements to ensure our processes remain at the forefront of medical packaging technology.
• Support the Production Team in setting the operational standards to achieve best quality.
• Support the training and development of co-workers.
• Conducts designed experiments as outlined by Design Engineer or Operations Manager and makes necessary adjustments throughout the study.
• Applies knowledge of product design, fabrication, assembly, tooling, materials, and production history to evaluate a manufacturing/production process. 
• Responsible for working safely and maintaining a safe work environment: attends required training, identifies and reports hazards; and is accountable for self as well as co-worker safety.
• conduct process studies related to process capability and improvement.
• To assist with delivery of all business KPI’s and operational targets as needed in meeting company goals.
• Can alter processes and perform troubleshooting in efforts to assist the Operations Team with target delivery.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or a related field.
• Proven experience in process engineering, with a preferably in medical packaging processes.
• Strong knowledge of industry regulations, particularly ISO 13485.
• Analytical mindset and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication and collaboration abilities.
• Familiarity with continuous improvement methodologies is a plus.
• Advance computer knowledge (especially in MS Word and Excel).
• Proficient in AutoCAD/Solid works.
• Good technical ability and aptitude / skills.
• Familiar with lean six sigma.
• Experience in Support of improvement & change processes.
• High energy level, pragmatic, resilient & flexible.
• Preferably strong knowledge of medical packaging business, customers, and suppliers.

SPECIFIC SKILLS & ABILITIES

• Drive vision and purpose, using a strategic mindset to set priorities and drive results, keeping a customer focus while being open to suggestions of innovation.

• Work well within a cross-functional team.
• Use industrial standard troubleshooting tools to resolve issues e.g., DMAIC, 5 Whys etc.
• Excellent communication skills both oral and written to ensure clear alignment.
• Must have a positive attitude and open mindedness to new ideas.
• Time Management Champion.
• Creating clarity from ambiguity.
• Ability to build strong working relationships with relevant persons (plant and corporate as well).
• Leading and advancing initiatives in a matrix organization with systems thinking.
• Must demonstrate a strong work ethic, reliability, trustworthiness, a capacity, and willingness to learn, and respectfulness towards co-workers.
• Cross culture awareness, sensitivity, and effective communications within global organization.
• Flexibility is a necessary and you may be requested to move between functions and work hours, work off shifts and/or weekends.