Experience

Medik8

• United Kingdom
• Personal Care Product Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Packaging Technologist

  • Mar 2022 - Present



Britvic plc

• United Kingdom
• Consumer Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Packaging Technologist

  • Sep 2017 - Jan 2021

  Responsible for the delivery of packaging initiatives and projects for assigned brands/ portfolios within the Business Unit. Managing packaging initiatives and projects within the Business Unit.Working effectively with cross functional project teams.Development of packaging work processes and systems and influencing brand teams to create new and innovative ideas within the remits of production packaging lines.Technical packaging development and project leadership delivering packaging project within an FMCG environment.Knowledge of process, packaging equipment and packaging material.Packaging specifications and quality systems.Design and development of customer specific packs.



Eisai US

• Pharmaceutical Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Packaging Technologist

  • Sep 2015 - Sep 2017

  Technical support of packaging operations, systems and processes. Continuous improvement of processes, operations and systems. Accountability for product packaging design and technical specifications, to include commercial, development and prototype design. Support technology transfer, optimisation and validation of new processes, materials, components and products. Generation of packaging related technical documents and reports, such as process development and validation, Pack Families, technical drawings and SAP Master Data. Provide technical support and guidance to production and third party operations.Applies Good Manufacturing Practice in all areas of responsibility and ensures activities are carried out in accordance with the requirements quality systems, GMP Guidelines and Industry Standards. Ensuring that EML maintains its position as a Packaging Centre of Excellence within the Eisai network.Management of deviation investigations, corrective action and preventative action (CAPA) implementation and customer complaints reporting.



DDD Ltd

• Packaging Technologist

  • Nov 2008 - Sep 2015

  Working within the New Product Development (NPD) team to provide for a large variety of well established customers including toiletries and pharmaceuticals. Sourcing innovative packaging for brands from all main global packaging suppliers. Liasing with suppliers and attending supplier print runs on various packaging components for approval.Attendance of packaging exhibitions for ideas and inspiration.Responsible for writing all packaging specifications for new product components based on briefs from the sales team. Packaging component testing including component compatibility, leak and stress crack testing of new components.Approving artwork for dimensional, colour and functionality compliance.Sign off of all incoming packaging components for QC purposes.Working closely with production and engineers specialising in tube, bottle, jar and blister filling production lines. Running production line trials on new components.Writing Work Instructions, Standard Operating Procedures and bringing up to date all company testing methods for packaging components within the customer requirements.



Meller Beauty

• Cosmetics
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Packaging Technologist

  • Jan 2008 - Nov 2008

  Working very closely with global suppliers, mainly the Far East and attendance of any new product line start up including overseas.Responsible for all packaging queries and solutions.Working with a variety of packaging components and materials, HDPE/ PET bottles and jars, PP caps and closures, glass bottles, pumps and dispensers, cardboard and corrugates.Involved in the design and set up of seasonal gift packs.Advising of testing requirements and confirmation that relevant testing has been carried out.Approval of technical drawings and artwork.



GSK

• United Kingdom
• Pharmaceutical Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Packaging Technologist

  • Jan 2005 - Feb 2008

  Working with a variety of pharmaceutical packaging from paper to plastics, films and foils.Project management for packaging line trials for scenarios including;New packaging components or changes to packaging raw materials which could affect performance.Change of suppliers for existing packaging materials.Validation of new packaging, production equipment parts or lines.Report writing for all trials and packaging changes.Creation and updating of packaging specifications, drawings and reviewing artwork.Use and training of company software systems SAP and global pack management systems (Agile).

• Senior Packaging Analyst

  • Jan 1999 - Jan 2005

  Supervision of the departmental team which included ensuring that staff were working to schedule for production packaging requirements and all work was completed on time.Dealing with departmental issues and problem solving around testing batches on a day to day basis, including out of specification reports, notifications and laboratory incident reports.Required to authorise and pass or reject batches when justified on a daily basis.Maintenance, calibration and validation of new and old equipment within the department.Trained in testing all packaging materials received in Ware site, including proof reading, performance testing, dimensional testing and infrared analysis.Qualified workplace trainer responsible for the training of new members of staff as well as the continuous training of the departmental staff. Writing Standard Operating Procedures (SOP’s) and laboratory analytical methods (LAM’s) on equipment and local ways of working.