Associate Packaging Equipment Engineer

At Alcon, we're passionate about enhancing sight and helping people see brilliantly. With more than 25,000 associates, we innovate fearlessly, champion progress, and act swiftly to impact global eye health. We foster an inclusive culture, recognizing your contributions and offering opportunities to grow your career like never before. Together, we make a difference in the lives of our patients and customers. Are you ready to join us?

This role is part of Alcon's Engineering function, a team focused on improving quality, processes, products, packaging and materials across our business to help deliver brilliant outcomes. This role has a primary focus on packaging engineering, including troubleshooting, validation, and optimization of packaging systems for medical devices. The position supports packaging performance, product protection, sterilization compatibility, regulatory compliance, and cost efficiency across the product lifecycle.

The Associate Packaging Equipment Engineer is primarily responsible for analyzing technological trends, designing and modifying processes, and resolving engineering issues to enhance team performance and operational efficiency at our Manufacturing Facility in Houston, TX.  Specifics Include:

• Perform specialized technical tasks and conduct research to optimize project outcomes.

• Design new processes and modify existing ones to improve efficiency.

• Evaluate and resolve issues related to manufacturing, design, quality, and material engineering.

• Develop test procedures, estimate costs, and plan and execute projects while managing project and operational budgets and supervising contractors.

• Establish engineering standards and budgetary controls.

• Introducing new or modified equipment, tools, software, and systems.

• Collaborate with others to assess engineering feasibility, cost-effectiveness, and customer demand.

• Make informed decisions within the scope of assigned tasks.

• Maintain strong attention to detail, effective communication, and task management skills.

• Meet individual job requirements and contribute to organizational compliance.

• Commit to continuous improvement and regulatory compliance.

• All associates must adhere to GxP regulations by strictly following Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), maintaining accurate and complete documentation, ensuring rigorous quality control, and completing all required training.

• Associates are responsible for meeting their individual job requirements and contributing to the overall compliance of the organization.

• Compliance with regulatory requirements and a commitment to continuous improvement are essential to our operations​.

WHAT YOU’LL BRING TO ALCON:

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent years of directly related experience (or high school +8 yrs; Assoc.+4 yrs)

• The ability to fluently read, write, understand and communicate in English

• Work Hours: Monday – Friday, 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM CST

• Location: Onsite

• Travel Requirements: Up to 10%

• Relocation Assistance: None

• Sponsorship Available: No

HOW YOU CAN THRIVE AT ALCON:

• Collaborate with teammates to share standard processes and learnings as work evolves!

• Join Alcon’s mission to provide top-tier, innovative products and solutions to enhance sight & enhance lives.

• Grow your career in a highly collaborative and diverse environment.

• Alcon provides robust benefits package including health, life, retirement, flexible time off for salaried associates, paid time off for hourly associates and much more!

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Alcon takes pride in maintaining an inclusive environment that values different perspectives and our policies are non-discriminatory in recruitment, hiring, training, promotion or other employment practices for reasons of race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, sexual orientation, marital or veteran status, disability, or any other legally protected status. Alcon is also committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to individuals with disabilities. If, because of a medical condition or disability, you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application process, or in order to perform the essential functions of a position, please send an email to alcon.recruitment@alcon.com and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information.