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Dentsply Sirona · 1 week ago
Sustainable Packaging Engineer
United States
Full-time
Remote
Senior Level
7+ years exp
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Responsibilities
Apply packaging material knowledge to design innovative primary, secondary and tertiary packaging concepts for new and existing products replacing non-recyclable materials, optimizing material thickness, utilizing approved board grades--following the company’s sustainable packaging design guidelines
Develop protocols for package design, packaging process validation, and package shelf-life testing for external laboratory testing and in alignment with necessary and compliance change control impact assessment criteria
Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams and outside suppliers to drive new packaging technologies and strategies to advance and accelerate especially our CTS, IPS and OAS GBUs to improve recyclability of plastics and find alternate bio-plastics solutions.
Work closely with packaging equipment and manufacturing engineering staff to ensure newly selected recyclable materials are ready for validation and ensure a high-success rate for product compatibility, sterility, and customer/brand acceptance.
Collaborate with sourcing team to evaluate new material and supplier choices, recommend new material specifications for sourcing strategy exploration and deeper testing including business case development input for longer term category strategy updates.
Provide guidance for changes to R&D engineer, Industrial Engineering, Marketing and New Product Development teams for alternate compliant material choices.
Work with testing labs to ensure appropriate product safety and compliance is met in accordance with medical device packaging regulatory requirements.
Provide expert guidance and rationale for conducting appropriate compatibility testing, following a risk-based approach, utilize statistical techniques and expertise for packaging analysis and validation.
Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams, including R&D, Quality Assurance and Regulatory Affairs, and Manufacturing, to ensure that packaging systems meet regulatory requirements and industry standards.
Leads integrated innovation workshops with suppliers and internal teams to create future state sustainable packaging concepts.
Use appropriate lifecycle assessment (LCA) tools to compare the environmental impact of packaging solutions, suggest appropriate and lower GHG/carbon footprint materials when selecting materials from alternate choices providing an optimized and balanced benefit to the overall sustainable packaging program.
Support the implementation of packaging recycling labels in line with sustainable packaging design guidelines.
Support BSI barcoding implementation
This position may require travelling, up to 25%, to support the project and can vary depending on the project stage and status.
Qualification
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Required
Bachelor’s degree in Packaging Engineering, Materials Science, or related field.
7-10 years of experience in packaging design and engineering, specifically for medical devices, implants, consumables and/or dental products, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
Knowledge of sustainable materials and impact on GHG reduction, recycling processes, and circular economy principles.
Familiar with LCA tools and interpretation of results.
Preferred
Business/advanced degree with business case development and experience executing sustainable sourcing solutions a plus.
Company
Dentsply Sirona
Dentsply Sirona is a manufacturer of dental products and technologies.
10,001+ employees
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Funding
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Leadership Team
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