Packaging Shift Leader

• Oct 2020 - Present

Product Development Manager

• Dec 2013 - Jul 2020

Core responsibilities include: management of the NPD process from concept through to launch; management of product design and manufacturing processes of over 350 existing products and all new products covering a range of product types including capsules, water-based vitamins and minerals, oil-based vitamins, culinary oils, flavoured waters, powders and liposomals; contribution to quality management system (QMS), in particular management of internal manufacturing, purchasing and stock control systems and processes ensuring full GMP compliance as well as involvement in quality meetings and related work to obtain quality accreditations; direct line management of the purchasing manager and sourcing/approval of new ingredients and suppliers; indirect management of production staff with regards to training on manufacturing processes and documentation.• Designed and successfully implemented a bespoke Electronic Batch Record (EBR) system to improve quality standards that also modernised manufacturing operations and culminated in a 100%+ increase in documentation efficiency, vastly reduced deviations, and improved traceability for GMP purposes.• Introduced many innovative improvements in product design across many products, bringing improvements to packaging, ingredient selection and efficacy as well as cost reduction.• Devised an integrated material management system to manage orders through to stock, dynamically linking sales data to automate stock requests, instantly resulting in at least a 300% decrease in stock oversight.• Overhauled product label design and printing operation by utilizing new software and a database to automate processes, resulting in saving 77 hours monthly (68% reduction).• Re-designed existing manufacturing documentation and processes to meet CGMP and regulation requirements for FDA compliance of over 50 products. Instrumental in obtaining other accreditation goals including ISO 9001:2015, SALSA and Soil Association organic certification.

Production Manager

• Apr 2012 - Dec 2013

Managed the production facility, all manufacturing processes and supervised a small team of 5 whilst maintaining a hands-on role. Core responsibilities include: development of manufacturing procedures and overseeing of manufacturing capabilities to accommodate growing product portfolio; the planning of the production schedule and reporting of required resources; stock control of raw materials and consumables and procurement of new equipment; supervising a small production team and holding regular quality-focused team meetings to ensure training and full compliance on GMP.• Defined and controlled standard operating procedures (SOP’s) for the manufacturing processes of various product types and machines, and cleaning procedures.• Procured new machines and equipment to accommodate a rapidly expanding product portfolio and ensured consistent and uniform operation through validating processes.• Introduced a goods in system, providing improvements in purchasing efficiencies and quality control through positive release of ingredients.

Administrator

• Nov 2011 - Mar 2012

Part of a small team for a subscription magazine publisher, performed a variety of administrator tasks including receiving and processing of orders over the phone and assisting with content creation. Part of a small team for a subscription magazine publisher, performed a variety of administrator tasks including receiving and processing of orders over the phone and assisting with content creation.