Experience

Suntory Beverage & Food GB&I

• United Kingdom
• Food and Beverage Services
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Head of Quality & Technical SBF GB&I Coleford

  • Mar 2022 - Present



Lucozade Ribena Suntory

• United Kingdom
• Consumer Goods
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Technical Services Manager

  • May 2018 - Mar 2022

• Quality Technical Manager

  • Jan 2016 - May 2018

• CI Expert

  • Apr 2014 - Jan 2016

  April 2014 – Present, Operational Excellence, Lucozade Ribena Suntory, ColefordDevelop site OE capability to enable improvements in safety, quality, delivery and people development. Define and implementation of standardised work practices across all functional areas through appropriate Kaizen events. Coaching and mentoring of individuals in various CI problem solving techniques.Key Responsibilities• Development of tactical implementation plans and project management.• Leading improvement activities across all lines and support functions on site.• Facilitation of on-site Root Cause Analysis and Kaizen events.• Coaching & mentoring in various training activities including 6S, RCA, OAC, 10 step Kaizen events.• Creation of governance programmes to sustain PDCA cycles.• Use and understanding of site KMI, KPI, KAI against site performance to aid in analysis for potential areas for improvement & development. Show less



GSK

• Remediation Stream Leader

  • Dec 2012 - Mar 2022



GSK

• United Kingdom
• Pharmaceutical Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Food Safety & Microbiology Manager

  • Jul 2011 - Nov 2012

  The main role of the Food Safety & Microbiology Manager is to ensure the food safety and microbiological integrity of product for human consumption and by-products supplied for inclusion in animal feed through development, maintenance and delivery of an effective microbiological teamKey ResponsibilitiesManage the food safety & microbiology team to ensure requirements such as HACCP, auditing, method validation, line commissioning and contract packing tests are fulfilledProvide leadership to develop staff to achieve individual and functional objectivesManage team budgets to deliver the appropriate services within the agreed limitsProvide food safety & microbiological input into site projects to ensure appropriate standards to maintain product integrityResponsible for ensuring site meets current legal and GSK food safety & Microbiological requirements Show less

• Microbiology Scientist

  • Sep 2008 - Jul 2011

  Investigate trends in the microbiological status of products, by- products and to monitor line functions by means of microbial investigations and experimentation through the use of appropriate tools to implement continuous improvement of microbiological activity on siteKey ResponsibilitiesAudit processes to identify microbiological risk, coordinate microbiological continuous improvement activities and implement agreed solutionsDevelop and implement alternative microbiological methods, standards and specifications to improve products and processesValidation of new equipment, methods and technologyMicrobiological risk awareness training with production personnel Show less



Aquapharm Bio-Discovery

• Scientific Officer

  • Jun 2005 - Aug 2008

  Working on the anti-infectives programme. Responsible for the isolation and identification of novel bio-active compounds from natural marine products. Methods used included solid phase Silica, C18 and liquid phase HPLC extractions, anti infective activity testing using target organisms Working on the anti-infectives programme. Responsible for the isolation and identification of novel bio-active compounds from natural marine products. Methods used included solid phase Silica, C18 and liquid phase HPLC extractions, anti infective activity testing using target organisms



Baxters Food Group

• United Kingdom
• Food Production
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Laboratory Analyst

  • Sep 2003 - Apr 2005