Senior Packaging Engineer - Columbus, OH

Nourish the world and your career as part of the Nutrition team at Abbott.

Our business develops science-based nutrition products for people of all ages, from helping babies and children grow, to keeping adult bodies strong and active. Millions of people around the world count on our leading brands – including Similac®, PediaSure®, Pedialyte®, Ensure®, Glucerna® – to help get the nutrients they need to live their healthiest life.

WHAT WE OFFER

At Abbott, you can have a good job that can grow into a great career. We offer:

• Training and career development, with onboarding programs for new employees and tuition assistance

• Financial security through competitive compensation and incentives

• Health care and well-being programs including medical, dental, vision, wellness and occupational health programs

• Paid time off

• 401(k) retirement savings with a generous company match

• The stability of a company with a record of strong financial performance and history of being actively involved in local communities

Learn more about our benefits that add real value to your life to help you live fully:  www.abbottbenefits.com

WHAT YOU’LL DO

• The Packaging Operations group is responsible for the provision of technical expertise in the areas of Packaging and Packaging Performance for products manufactured within Abbott Nutrition.

• Provide technical leadership within the Abbott manufacturing, supply chain, and packaging engineering organizations.

• Act as a recognized subject matter expert in packaging materials, associated equipment and best practices associated with building and maintaining supply at identified vendors.

• Act as the Technical Lead and/or project lead for significant projects in technology transfer and process improvement.

• Provide operational support for plant teams, third party manufacturing partners, and vendor performance initiatives.

• Lead investigations around root cause analysis and determine solutions to technical issues related to vendor performance and/or manufacturing success.

• Regularly review new and existing vendor capabilities associated with packaging manufacturing processes while working to identify strategies to ensure ongoing supply chain success. 

• Ensure maintenance of technical best practice and regulatory compliance.

• Provide ongoing technical support to Abbott Nutrition Plants to ensure compliance and security of supply – metrics review, investigation, root cause analysis, and process improvement. Implement / operational excellence (OPEX) initiatives as necessary.

• Knowledge of global regulatory requirements related to design and control of Packaging processes.  

• Candidate will be required to provide support to Global Abbott Nutrition Operations.

• Particular knowledge in the areas of rigid plastic packaging concepts and technologies are valued (i.e. blow molding, injection-blow molding PET, barrier properties/materials and multi-layer bottle structures, etc)

WHAT YOU’LL BRING

• A Bachelor’s degree in one of the recognized engineering / technical areas or equivalent

• 8 years' experience in relevant industry role is the minimum required for this position. 

• Preference to candidates with prior experience in a packaging engineering discipline with focus on rigid plastics and bottle molding technologies.

• Fluency in English at a technical level is essential

• Subject Matter Expert level knowledge of relevant Packaging Processes

• Troubleshooting and Root Cause Analysis

• Proven record of achievement in technical and project leadership.

• Ability to interact at all levels of the organisation with proven influencing and negotiation ability

• Acknowledged technical leadership