Packaging Materials & Equipment Technologist – GMP & Trials

GlaxoSmithKline; Worthing; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

GlaxoSmithKline in Worthing, United Kingdom, is seeking a Packaging Material and Equipment Technologist to deliver hands-on packaging technical delivery. You will assess materials, define trials and support qualification and validation across primary, secondary and tertiary packaging.

Reporting to the Packaging Technology Project Lead, you will collaborate with MSAT, Engineering, Operations and Quality to ensure robust, compliant packaging solutions at production scale and maintain

Qualifications

• Degree-level qualification in packaging, materials science, or engineering.
• Experience in pharmaceutical packaging and regulated environments.
• Knowledge of material–equipment interactions and pack design.
• Experience with qualification, validation and risk assessment methods.

Responsibilities

• Plan and execute packaging material and equipment activities across formats.
• Assess interactions between materials, print, coding and equipment settings.
• Develop trials, qualification protocols and validation activities.
• Maintain specifications, drawings, artwork and change-control records.

Skills

Packaging expertise

Materials science

Qualification & validation

Risk assessment

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Degree in packaging/science/engineering

Tools

GxP Documentation

Change control systems

Job description

GlaxoSmithKline in Worthing, United Kingdom, is seeking a Packaging Material and Equipment Technologist to deliver hands-on packaging technical delivery. You will assess materials, define trials and support qualification and validation across primary, secondary and tertiary packaging.

Reporting to the Packaging Technology Project Lead, you will collaborate with MSAT, Engineering, Operations and Quality to ensure robust, compliant packaging solutions at production scale and maintain