AddressPosted Date: Jan 12 2024
*Please note this role will be based solely at GSK Barnard Castle
GSK Barnard Castle is a key secondary manufacturing site and has invested heavily in industry 4.0 state of the art, bespoke equipment to support sustained new product introductions and volume increases, and as a key supplier of some of GSK’s blockbuster products, the site contributes revenues of ~$2Bn annually.
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As a Packaging Technologist, you will support continuity of packaging supply for Rx products. The Packaging Operations team within APS is responsible for the interfacing with sites, CMOs, procurement, suppliers, and Packaging Project Managers (PPM’s) to deliver pack design and specification service for primary, secondary and tertiary packaging.
In this role you will…
- Provide technical leadership and project management for specific pack changes for Sites including those that cover more than one Site.
- Provide packaging technology support to NPIs and Major Pack Changes lead by PPM’s to ensure project milestones are met.
- Provide packaging technical expertise and support RCAs and TRAs. Provide packaging development and design of primary, secondary, tertiary and distribution packs.
- Provide technical expertise in packaging components, material, conversion process, printing technique and emerging technology to improve efficiencies, reduce complexity, reduce cost and improve value of established products
- Provide technical support and advice to Site Packaging and Production Groups for primary and secondary packaging operations (validation, process equipment, test equipment, components and machine trials) to ensure robust, consistent processes qualified to GSK/External standards.
- Provide Packaging Technical support to Supplier Quality / CMO for the evaluation of Supplier Change, proposals for packaging components and provide APS point contact to Sites to ensure regular communication on performance, pack change status and potential new service requests.
Why you?
Basic Qualifications & Skills:
We are looking for professionals with these required skills to achieve our goals:
- University degree in Science, Pharmacy or Engineering.
- Experience in the pharmaceutical packaging and components development process.
- Knowledge of the Barnard Castle Manufacturing Site Production Lines and Packaging Equipment essential.
- Knowledge of packaging materials, components, suppliers, equipment, legislation, and technologies with the ability to apply this knowledge to satisfy project goals within the GSC.
- Demonstrate the right behaviours of working across boundaries and ability to perform in a cross functional and cross regional team in an autonomous way.
- Strong organization skills and ability to effectively track various activities through to completion with advanced level of English – international communications skills and documents preparations.
Preferred Skills:
- Ability to research and self-learn.
- Proven ability to think ahead and take initiative.
- Effective multidisciplinary teamwork is an essential element to this role as well as ability to work independently.
Closing Date for Applications: 26th January 2024
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