Packaging Engineer SME

Fusion Life Sciences Technologies (www.fusionlifesolutions.com ) is a WBE-certified Healthcare Staffing and Engineering Services provider supporting industries including Pharma, Medical Devices, Aeronautical, Supply Chain, Heavy/Light Industrial, Food & Beverage, and Automotive. We proudly partner with 120+ clients such as Johnson & Johnson, Haemonetics, Delta, Caterpillar, Artisan Chef, Baxter, and many more. Our wide network of consultants and contract-to-hire engineers brings deep expertise across Engineering, Technical, Administrative, Healthcare, Life Sciences, Blue Collar, Skilled Trades, IT, Software Development, Manufacturing, and Supply Chain sectors. What sets us apart is our AI-powered, in-house software's enabling us to source and screen top talent within hours. This ensures rapid response times, high-quality matches, and virtually zero attrition.

Title: Senior Packaging Engineer (SME)

Location: Ohio – onsite

Duration: 6 months +

Job Description:  Our client is seeking a Senior Packaging Engineer to serve as the packaging engineering SME in material science and packaging equipment within a secondary and tertiary packaging environment. This role focuses on protocol and report generation, specification creation and updates, assessing material related issues, and supporting and leading line activities.

Key Responsibilities

• Serve as the packaging engineering SME in material science and packaging equipment
• Generate protocols and reports
• Create and update packaging specifications
• Assess and resolve material related issues
• Support and lead packaging line activities
• Partner with engineering, quality, and operations to drive technical improvements
• Execute protocols and support qualification/validation activities

Required Qualifications

• 10+ years of relevant experience
• Strong mechanical aptitude and a solid engineering foundation
• Packaging engineering SME-level expertise in material science and packaging equipment
• Hands-on experience generating protocols/reports and creating/updating specifications
• Demonstrated ability to assess material related issues
• Experience supporting and leading packaging line activities
• Experience across a range of packaging equipment, such as cartoners, labelers, blister packs, and automated case packing

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Packaging Science, or related technical field
• Experience in a regulated (pharma/medical device/CPG) manufacturing setting
• Background in equipment qualification and continuous improvement initiatives

Technical Specs / Tools

• Kneat
• AutoCAD
• Illustrator
• Equipment: cartoners, labelers, blister packs, automated case packing

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