Packaging Project Client Rep

Packaging Project Client Rep – 2 Years Fixed Term Contract

Closing Date for Applications – 18th April (COB)

This is a site-based role at Worthing.

At our GSC Worthing site, we have a proud heritage in global manufacture of oral antibiotics (solid dose and dry powder suspension). The site also manufactures bulk export material for use at other manufacturing sites in our network.

On site we produce over 50 million packs to our patients each year, with growing demand in the future. To achieve this, we have a thriving community of employees who are committed to positively impacting the health of people around the world, with our products reaching patients in over 100 countries.

As the Client Rep, you will be the first point of contact for all operational decisions, accountable for providing regular feedback into the production areas whilst ensuring requests from the business are taken through the appropriate project governance.

In this role you will:

• Embed GPS principles (e.g. Operator Standard Work / GEMBA / Process Confirmation / 5S) into new equipment and process design to eliminate waste, productivity constraints, and reduce downtime.
• Accountable for operational signatories associated with validation documentation, line layout diagrams, and writing of User Requirement Brief (URB).
• Develop and deliver a comprehensive training plan for all operational staff on new equipment and materials, ensuring that knowledge gathered throughout the project is built into updated documentation and knowledge share guides.
• Communicate Operational readiness requirements and feed into existing capacity models and resource plans, flagging downtime requirements to SPR/SRM through the project sponsor.
• Update all operational documentation including training materials, SOPs, SWIs, logbooks, proforma, and batch packaging records, focusing on simplification and removal of non-value add checks and confirmations.
• Support product portfolio optimisation by ensuring harmonisation of new pack artwork, regulatory alignment, and approving pack change notifications, and co-ordinate line trials with MSAT and Engineering representatives.

Why you?

Qualifications & Skills:

We are looking for professionals with these required skills to achieve our goals:

• Degree level qualification (or strong equivalent experience) in an appropriate discipline which must include Operations experience. Thorough operational knowledge of packaging unit operations.
• Strong ability to manage and influence stakeholders at site and the wider business.
• Excellent organizational skills with demonstrated Project Management skills and experience, particularly on major technical and/or capital projects.
• Detailed experience of Quality by Design and risk management approaches, including FMEA, RCA, and technical risk assessments.
• Proven capabilities in enabling and driving change, delivering solutions, developing people, and building relationships across multiple interfaces and in a matrix environment.
• Experience in Operational Excellence tools, and use of process performance metrics.

About Worthing Manufacturing Site:

Manufacturing at the Worthing site is for antibiotics. It is advised that you take this into consideration when deciding to apply for this position. We cannot accept applications from individuals that have an allergy to penicillin due to Health and Safety.

Why GSK?

GSK is a global biopharma company with a special purpose – to unite science, technology, and talent to get ahead of disease together – so we can positively impact the health of billions of people and deliver stronger, more sustainable shareholder returns – as an organisation where people can thrive. We prevent and treat disease with vaccines, specialty, and general medicines. We focus on the science of the immune system and the use of new platform and data technologies, investing in four core therapeutic areas (infectious diseases, HIV, respiratory/immunology, and oncology).

Our success absolutely depends on our people. While getting ahead of disease together is about our ambition for patients and shareholders, it’s also about making GSK a place where people can thrive. We want GSK to be a place where people feel inspired, encouraged, and challenged to be the best they can be. A place where they can be themselves – feeling welcome, valued, and included. Where they can keep growing and look after their wellbeing. So, if you share our ambition, join us at this exciting moment in our journey to get Ahead Together.