Location: Round Lake, IL
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Join us at the intersection of saving and sustaining lives— where your purpose accelerates our mission. Your role at Baxter This is where your expertise helps people This position is a Sr. Principal Packaging Engineer position within Baxter’s Engineering Pharma Engineering group. This position will perform sustaining engineering activities on current product packaging and packaging processes with priorities
based on quality and compliance, continuity of supply, and cost savings initiatives. When applicable, this role will support new product development teams by acting as an extended team member to provide the design, development and verification testing of new product packaging and assist in qualification of new packaging processes.
Primary products to be supported/packaged are flexible IV solution containers ranging from 25m L to 6L in size, glass vials/bottles, and a variety of sterile and sterile fluid path disposable sets/devices. The position will include exposure to several types of packaging including flexible and rigid films, HDPE and foil pouches, corrugated design and protective
packaging, thermoforming, flow-wrap, form/fill/seal, printing technologies and other related packaging processes.
The position will require travel to the manufacturing plants and packaging suppliers. This position will be hybrid with 2-3 days a week on-site in Round Lake, IL. What you'll be doing Lead the planning and execution of packaging projects for project types including Quality/CAPA, Regulatory Compliance, Supplier Notices of Change, Cost Savings, and New Product Introductions at various domestic and international manufacturing facilities. Lead projects with increased complexity and scope and effectively manage numerous projects with minimal assistance and supervision.
May lead a large scale program or several small projects with complex features. Develop protocols for testing and engage in Change Control activities collaborating with multiple functional groups, including manufacturing plants and suppliers in a team environment to implement packaging changes. Approve new materials and systems, studying and recommending techniques to improve and/or cost reduce existing products/processes, investigating new sources for packaging materials. Create packaging material specifications, associated drawings, and packaging procedural specifications to support the product/packaging configuration.
Plan, schedule, and lead multi-functional team supporting packaging projects to achieved project objectives. Generate cost savings ideas by recommending new materials or design modifications and resolve packaging issues. Perform financial planning and assists in the analysis to justify project approval. Expected to help establish goals and strategy direction for the department. In addition to their own responsibilities, they will be required to share their experience/knowledge with less experienced engineers in an effort to help mentor them with project assignments and may supervise one or more engineers and/or technicians.
What you'll bring Must have experience or advanced training and demonstrate proficiency in packaging materials and processes, problem analysis and resolution, statistical methods, and design of experiments. Proficient in applicable change control and development methodology and processes. Successful track record of managing wide-ranging packaging projects possessing a sense of urgency and commitment to ensure manufacturing plants and R&D teams achieve targeted goals. The ability to deal with ambiguity and effective use of creative problem solving skills.
Embrace Lean Principals and use concepts such as standard work to drive continuous improvement. B. S. in Packaging or relevant Engineering degree (e. g. Mechanical, Chemical, Biomedical)8+ years of experience working in the field of packaging. Experience in the healthcare industry preferred. We understand compensation is an important factor as you consider the next step in your career. At Baxter, we are committed to equitable pay for all employees, and we strive to be more transparent with our pay practices. The estimated base salary for this position is $112,000 - $154,000 annually.
The estimated range is meant to reflect an anticipated salary range for the position. We may pay more or less than of the anticipated range based upon market data and other factors, all of which are subject to change. Individual pay is based on upon location, skills and expertise, experience, and other relevant factors. This position may also be eligible for discretionary bonuses. For questions about this, our pay philosophy, and available benefits, please speak to the recruiter if you decide to apply and are selected for an interview. Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the U.
S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment visa at this time. #LI-ADThe successful candidate for this job may be required to verify that he or she has been vaccinated against COVID-19, subject to reasonable accommodations for individuals with medical conditions or religious beliefs that prevent vaccination, and in accordance with applicable law. Equal Employment Opportunity Baxter is an equal opportunity employer. Baxter evaluates qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, interactionual orientation, gender identity or expression, protected veteran status, disability/handicap status or any other legally protected characteristic.
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