Packaging Engineer

Mylan Hungary Kft.

Viatris is a global healthcare company uniquely positioned to bridge the traditional divide between generics and brands, combining the best of both to more holistically address healthcare needs globally. With a mission to empower people worldwide to live healthier at every stage of life, we provide access at scale, currently supplying high-quality medicines to approximately 1 billion patients around the world annually and touching all of life's moments, from birth to the end of life, acute conditions to chronic diseases.

We have been included on number of award lists that demonstrate the impact we are making.  

Our global portfolio includes best-in-class, iconic brand-name products as well as global key brands; generics, including branded and complex generics; and other offerings across a wide range of therapeutic areas. We are committed to helping create healthier communities worldwide through education, outreach, and better access to treatment. 

For those driven to live their lives with purpose, Viatris helps employees realise their full potential by creating a collaborative culture that fosters courage and resilience. Viatris is more than just a place to work. This is a place to make a difference in the world. 

The Role & What You Will Be Doing 

Every day, we rise to the challenge to make a difference, and here’s how the Packaging Engineer role will make an impact:  

We are looking for a Packaging Technology Engineer to join our Technical Services team. In this role, you will provide daily technical support to packaging operations and play a key part in new product introductions, packaging development projects, and continuous improvement initiatives. This position offers a varied scope of responsibility and close collaboration with production, quality, and regional partners.

In the short term, you will:

• Support packaging operations in matters related to packaging materials and suppliers
• Prepare and maintain technical documentation and specifications
• Perform deviation investigations, failure analysis, and root cause analysis
• Qualify new suppliers and manage cooperation with existing partners
• Manage BOM changes and technically review and approve artwork, drawings, and printing plates
• Prepare and manage changes in the TrackWise system
• Organize and execute line trials; prepare test protocols and reports

In the long term, you will:

• Design and develop primary, secondary, and tertiary packaging materials
• Participate in internal and external audits and ensure regulatory compliance
• Work closely with Quality Assurance and Compliance teams locally and regionally
• Support new product pricing and calculate cost savings related to material and blister size changes
• Test new tooling both at suppliers and in-house, ensuring availability of test materials
• Qualify new packaging materials and define critical process parameters

About Your Skills & Experience 

For this role, we’re looking for a candidate who has an effective combination of the following qualifications, skills, and experiences:  

• Proactive, independent working style with strong system-level problem solving skills
• University degree in Mechanical Engineering, Packaging Engineering, or another relevant technical field
• Experience in pharmaceutical or food industry packaging operations is an advantage
• High attention to detail and confident documentation skills
• Intermediate English proficiency, both written and verbal
• Project management experience is an advantage

At Viatris, we are dedicated to building a truly diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t fully align with every requirement, we still encourage you to apply. You may just be the right candidate for this or other roles. 

What we offer?

• A stable, permanent role in an international, regulated manufacturing environment
• Technically diverse and impactful responsibilities
• Opportunity to work on new product introductions and packaging innovations
• Professional development and collaboration with regional and global teams

 

Diversity & Inclusion at Viatris 

At Viatris, diversity and inclusion are essential to our mission. The diversity we foster in all aspects of our business can be one of our greatest strengths in redefining healthcare, not as it is, but as it should be. If you would like to know more about what diversity, equity, and inclusion means to us, please visit https://www.viatris.com/en/Careers/Diversity-and-Inclusion  

Sustainability at Viatris 

Corporate social responsibility is fundamental to the Viatris mission. We work to advance responsible and sustainable operations and leverage our collective expertise to empower people to live healthier at every stage of life, recognizing that our actions affect the stakeholders and communities we serve. To learn more about our efforts, please visit https://www.viatris.com/en/about-us/corporate-responsibility  

At Viatris, we offer competitive salaries, benefits and an inclusive environment where you can use your experiences, perspectives and skills to help make an impact on the lives of others. 

Viatris is an Equal Opportunity Employer.