Principal Engineer - Packaging

Baxter International

Braine-l'Alleud, Belgium

We are seeking a Principal Engineer - Packaging to join our team at Baxter Braine L'alleud. In this role, you will have the opportunity to develop and implement world-class product quality improvement projects in various manufacturing plants worldwide, ensuring flawless execution and impactful results.

What you will do:

As a Principal Engineer, you will develop and implement world-class product quality improvement projects in various manufacturing plants worldwide, ensuring flawless execution and impactful results. You will align with GDP/GMP regulations and act as an expert in all quality-related activities within the Nutrition On Market Container group. You will be adequately trained to own CAPA (including DMAIC methodology) and Change Control processes, ensuring outstanding standards are met. You will successfully work in global projects within a multifunctional environment, encouraging collaboration and innovation. Your responsibilities will include designing engineering studies, interpreting results, and compiling comprehensive reports on process and product scale-up, manufacturability, cost-of-goods, operating parameters, and specifications. You will present information and study results effectively to pertinent organization staff members. Maintaining a high degree of engineering knowledge and expertise in key technical or scientific areas, you will conduct literature research and identify new technological opportunities to improve products and manufacturing processes. You will screen new insights and perform feasibility studies for container closure system improvements. Interacting with suppliers, business and marketing staff, manufacturing groups, and senior management as necessary in the conduct of responsibilities, you will ensure seamless communication and collaboration. You will perform other duties as assigned, demonstrating flexibility and an unwavering dedication to continuous improvement.

Travel is required, mainly to Lessines and the UK.

What you will bring:

To perform this job successfully, you must possess the following knowledge, skills, and abilities:

A degree in engineering, manufacturing process, or a related field.
5 to 10 years of relevant experience in the medical device or pharmaceutical industry.
Proven knowledge in product development processes in the medical area.
Outstanding sub-project management skills, with the ability to prioritize multiple tasks effectively.
A strong grasp of theories and practices applied by other fields beyond the main area of expertise.
Strong persuasive skills, both written and verbal, with the ability to convincingly present courses of action to management.
Proven visual, written, and oral communication skills, with the ability to effectively perform within a multi-functional, cross-regional, and multi-cultural team environment.
Excellent spoken, written, and reading skills in English.
Experience in statistical analysis with knowledge of Mini-tab.
Autonomy, organization, a strong sense of responsibility, and clear communication skills.
Ability to provide solutions that reflect an understanding of business objectives and cost implications.