Senior Engineer (34352)
TR/077956
Posted: 10/06/2025
- €33.41 - €35.17 per hour
- Netherlands, Provincie Noord-Brabant, Breda
- Contract
Orion Group Life Sciences are looking for a Senior (Packaging) Engineer on behalf of our Multinational Pharmaceutical/Biotechnology client located in Breda. Initial 12-month contract, with highly possibility of extension. This is a hybrid position, where you would have to be onsite 2-3 times a week.
Accountabilities
The Sr. Engineer position reports into the Senior Manager of Packaging Engineering under Combination Products Operations. This position requires the application of diverse and advanced engineering and scientific principles in support of commercial FDP operations in the
manufacturing network of our client including CMO’s and Clinical.
Main Responsibilities of the role
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Our role in supporting diversity and inclusion
As an international workforce business, we are committed to sourcing personnel that reflects the diversity and values of our client base but also that of Orion Group. We welcome the wide range of experiences and viewpoints that potential workers bring to our business and our clients, including those based on nationality, gender, culture, educational and professional backgrounds, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, disability, and age differences, job classification and religion. In our inclusive workplace, regardless of your employment status as staff or contract, everyone is assured the right of equitable, fair and respectful treatment.
Accountabilities
The Sr. Engineer position reports into the Senior Manager of Packaging Engineering under Combination Products Operations. This position requires the application of diverse and advanced engineering and scientific principles in support of commercial FDP operations in the
manufacturing network of our client including CMO’s and Clinical.
Main Responsibilities of the role
- Project Management
- Key responsibilities will include leading the packaging development process for products at the locations of our client. Additional responsibilities will include the provision of technical operations support for the continuous improvement of packaging components and advisory of technical improvement projects. The Sr. Engineer must ensure effective communication throughout the commercial site network of our client with all stakeholders and deliver on technical improvements.
- Technical Support
- Act as the site subject matter expert for packaging components at the locations of our client. Technical support for new materials and packaging processes. The candidate is expected to use material science, technical process knowledge and identify the required expertise to resolve process challenges as needed.
- Operational Excellence
- Responsible for supporting the delivery of productivity, throughput, and general capacity improvements across the sites of our client by analyzing, designing, and implementing packaging components improvements.
- Relationships
- The Sr. Engineer is expected to build a network of FDP expertise across the commercial and clinical operations of our client for packaging design, verification, and implementation. The position is expected to leverage this network in support of the design of packaging components, new product introductions, verification testing and troubleshooting/process improvements.
- Candidate should have a doctorate degree OR Master’s degree & 3 years of directly related experience OR Bachelor’s degree & 5 years of working in packaging development within a pharmaceutical/medical device company.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills together with demonstrated ability to work in a team environment.
- Proven track record of contributing to cross-functional projects.
- Strong teamwork, excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
- Experience with packaging development and the associated manufacturing process.
- Experience of working with packaging suppliers.
- Ability to work in a highly regulated and ever-changing industry.
- Ability to learn and rapidly adapt to new requirements in a fast-moving environment.
- An Operational Excellence approach to work product – driving rapid results.
- A passion to deliver excellent work product, develop others with an infective positive attitude.
- The position requires organizational, project management, technical problem solving and communication (written and verbal) skills, and the ability to work in teams and adapt to rapidly changing environment.
- Independent thinker with demonstrated skills working in teams or leading people.
- Strong Interpersonal and communication skills.
- Independent self-starter and able to empower others to accomplish ambiguous tasks.
- Strong stakeholder management skills.
#opportunity #multinational #pharmaceutical #biotechnology #senior #packaging #engineer #techtransfer #projectmanagement #technicalsupport #operationalexcellence
Our role in supporting diversity and inclusion
As an international workforce business, we are committed to sourcing personnel that reflects the diversity and values of our client base but also that of Orion Group. We welcome the wide range of experiences and viewpoints that potential workers bring to our business and our clients, including those based on nationality, gender, culture, educational and professional backgrounds, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, disability, and age differences, job classification and religion. In our inclusive workplace, regardless of your employment status as staff or contract, everyone is assured the right of equitable, fair and respectful treatment.
Tim Browaeys
Recruitment Consultant
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