Packaging Ops Engineer: Automation & Process Improvement in Eastleigh

Location: Mount Park, Eastleigh (Onsite)

Working hours: Mon - Fri, 37.5 hours per week

A brighter future awaits you. CooperVision is one of the world’s leading manufacturers of soft contact lenses with a presence in over 100 countries. Being part of CooperVision means helping improve the way people see each day. It’s more than making contact lenses; it’s about giving lens wearers freedom and confidence to move about their daily lives.

Job summary – What to expect:

As the Production Engineer for Packaging Operations, you will provide technical expertise, process, production, and project support to Mount Park Operations. Your primary responsibilities will include:

• Organizing and executing validation and verification activities in line with medical device regulatory requirements.
• Appraising, specifying, and developing automated systems and production processes for contact lens operations.
• Leading and participating in multi-disciplinary teams engaged in these activities.

Essential Functions & Accountabilities:

• Provide technical expertise, process, production and project engineering support to Operations departments to satisfy business objectives.
• Typically functioning as a leader in small problem-solving teams.
• Likely to be working on some international activities across the business and participating in technical forum activities occasionally.
• Appraise, specify, develop, commission, validate and test new and existing production automated systems and equipment.
• Conduct equipment & process safety compliance assessments, appraisals, capability studies and validation/verifications programmes in accordance with medical device regulatory requirements.
• Implement process improvements, including optimisation of productivity, yield and quality, in line with change control requirements.
• Timely reporting against objectives, including design/milestone reviews, presentations, monthly reports and key performance indicator monitoring.
• Initiate Improvement activities, providing detailed commercial benefits.

Travel Requirements:

May be required to travel to and work at global sites for short periods of time; however, would be given ample notice period if this was required.

About you:

We are looking for candidates who possess a high level of numeric, literate, verbal, engineering reasoning, and problem-solving abilities. Strong organisation and planning skills are essential, along with proficiency in IT. Enthusiasm and flexibility are key, as well as the ability to work both independently and as part of a team, demonstrating excellent interpersonal skills.

Experience & Education Required:

• An engineering apprenticeship e.g. in one of mechanical, electrical or electronic engineering.
• Bachelor / HNC / HND in Engineering or Science.
• Troubleshooting fault diagnosis on automated machinery.
• Working knowledge of carton lasers, thermal printer and labelling equipment.
• Vision system inspection / barcode readers knowledge.
• Experience of working in a regulated manufacturing environment.
• High speed process engineering and optimisation experience.
• Experience in troubleshooting and monitoring processes and products.
• Proven experience of Lean Manufacturing.
• An understanding of cGMP and Process Validation.
• Project Management Experience.
• Professional Institute associate member level or equivalent.

What we offer:

You’ll receive competitive compensation and a fantastic benefits package including 25 days holiday, pension scheme, healthcare cover, life assurance, access to our Wellness Platform to support you in mental health and wellbeing, a discounted contact lens scheme and much more! We are committed to our employees’ personal and professional development and offer extensive training to support your career growth and help every individual to reach their full potential.

If you like what you see, take the first step towards your Brighter Future and apply today! All suitably qualified applicants will receive equal consideration and opportunities from CooperVision.