Our client
Gerresheimer is one of the strongest global solution partners for pharma, biotech, healthcare, and cosmetics. Headquartered in Düsseldorf. Gerresheimer develops and manufactures primary packaging for drugs and cosmetics, drug delivery systems, and medical devices. The company is highly successful and growing with approx. 12.000 employees in 16 countries, sales amounted to approx. 1.82 bn in 2022.
In the plastics division, Gerresheimer offers a wide range of packaging solutions for solid, liquid, and ophthalmic applications; catering to our customer’s high requirements, Gerresheimer ensures full conformity of their products with the European pharmacopeia, the United States Pharmacopeia, and the requirements for FDA registration with a Drug Master File as the standard. Production activities are conducted within clean rooms (ISO class 7/8/9), and Gerresheimer adheres to good manufacturing practices (GMP) and is certified under several ISO standards.
Gerresheimer is represented in Denmark with two plants in Værløse and Haarby, with approx.140 employees operating in a flat organization. The sites develop and manufacture Primary Packaging for solid dosages for the global market. The assortment includes screw cap containers, snap-on containers, US-type containers, and closures with/without desiccant and with child-resistant and senior-friendly features.
The Danish organization empowers its employees with responsibility, emphasizing attention to crucial details. There is a strong collaboration with colleagues at various locations to identify optimal solutions and enhance production sites.
For further information: https://www.gerresheimer.com
The Technical Project Engineer role
The Technical Project Engineer is part of a team consisting of a tool specialist, a technical project engineer and a measuring specialist. This role is key in supporting customer-specific projects and improvement projects for primary packaging in pharmaceuticals.
Projects are growing and require coordination involving cross-functional collaboration on-site and off-site with other Gerresheimer locations. The projects vary from customer-specific initiatives, such as product adjustments/enhancements, replacement of machinery and molds, and inquiries on material requests.
A good understanding of plastic manufacturing processes or related fields will be a valuable foundation for this role, along with project coordination skills and a technical mindset.
You will be responsible for completing customer projects and change request, where you will secure progress, follow-up, calculate manufacturing costs for business cases, coordinate implementation and associated documentation. All while adhering strictly to pharmaceutical regulatory standards and the customer’s requirements for product modifications.
You are technically curious about specifications and requirements, quickly learning and bridging on any relevant experience you have. You need an agile approach, but still be able to secure that all details and associated documentation are finalized and completed according to requirements.
You will participate in several projects at the same time, keeping an overall overview and secure continuous progress on all projects from initiation to implementation.
A relevant technical background will be an advantage and a willingness to learn, and grow is essential to succeed in the role.
The Technical Project Engineer will report to the R&D Manager.
Area of responsibility
- Coordinate, participate and drive customer projects and change requests.
- Organize and conduct project meetings, presentations and reporting to internal and external stakeholders.
- Calculate and estimate manufacturing costs and develop business cases and project plans for new projects based on customer expectations and company capabilities.
- Follow-up on projects to secure continuous progress.
- Address and escalate project challenges and drive problem solving.
- Cross functional collaboration builder.
- Risk assessments.
Ideal candidate profile
- Relevant technical background (production/manufacturing technologist or engineer, mechanical technician, toolmaker or similar).
- Have professional work experience from manufacturing.
- Possesses some technical understanding of the properties and processing of materials, including. plastics such as polymers, composites, and material science in general.
- Knowledge in the pharmaceutical industry is an advantage; however, it is not a prerequisite
- Knowledge in ISO/GMP is an advantage, however, not a prerequisite.
- Extrovert and collaborate across the organization.
- Comfortable with making decisions and finding solutions.
- Structured, analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to communicate complex technical issues to people with a non-technical background.
- Commercial and customer understanding.
- Excellent communication skills.
- Fluent in Danish speaking, writing and reading.
- Good skills in understanding, speaking, and writing English.
- Living in Denmark with a valid work & resident permit.
Gerresheimer offers:
A broad role working for a market-leading supplier of primary plastic packaging for the pharmaceutical industry focused on delivering high-quality solutions to our customers.
A position where you can learn and grow in a cross-functional role in a broad but still specialized role.
A flat organization and informal environment, where you are challenged and get to influence the projects and the direction. A role where you can consult with experts and make the decisions. A broad stakeholder consultation across internal departments, such as our innovation and sales teams, and direct customer contact.
For further information:
Contact:
Managing Partner Anne Borgen, mail: anne@peoplement.dk or mobile +45 6169 0101 or
Associate Recruitment Partner Bettina Bakhauge, mail: bettina@peoplement.dk or mobile +45 2968 4689
You can apply for the position using this link.
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