EDUCATION
Cape Peninsula University of Technology
PACKAGING TECHNOLOGY
Jan 2002 – February 2003
- Product handling and packaging
- Business aspects of packaging
- Packaging principles and practice
- Graphics in packaging
- Packaging of food
- Special applications
- Packaging materials
KRONES ACADEMY GERMANY
- LABELLING APPLICATION
- BASIC MACHINE FUNCTION
- MATERIAL SPECIFICATION
- CONTAINER SPECIFICATION
- LABELLING TECHNOLOGY
ELSIES RIVER SENIOR SECONDARY
1992 - 1996
- English
- Afrikaans
- Mathematics
- Accounting
- Economics
- Typing
WORK EXPERIENCE
CTP Packaging – Innovation & Quality Manager
1 May 2020 – Present
Provide day-to-day management of the Quality team
Set quality assurance objectives in conjunction with management team and ensure targets are achieved.
Responsible for ISO 9001 and FSC standards Implementation and maintenance
Responsible for new materials development, improvement in machine efficiency and cost reduction
Identifying new methods and reduction of carbon footprint
Responsible for identifying new Plant Capex requirements and sign off on implementation
Specific Responsibilities
- Provide day-to-day management of the Quality team, which is the Quality Technicians, Customer Assurance Representative and Quality Administrator. Undertake training, coaching, motivation, disciplinary and appraisal, where necessary.
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Set quality assurance objectives in conjunction with the GM manager, site management team and ensure targets are achieved.
Assess the product specifications of the Company and its suppliers and ensure capability to meet specified requirements.
Define and maintain quality procedures in conjunction with operations management.
Identify relevant quality-related training needs and deliver training.
- Collate and analyze performance data against business objectives.
Ensure quality tests and procedures are properly understood, carried out and evaluated and that product modifications are investigated when necessary.
Investigate complaints and instigate/recommend corrective actions where necessary.
- Quality management (Distell, Heineken / Sedibeng Brewery, Namibia Breweries Limited, AB Inbev).
British American Tobacco - Packaging Development Manager
1 October 2016 – April 2020
Sub-Saharan region (ZA, NA, ZM, ZW, LE, MZ, ANG)
Responsible for the Regional execution and development of new and or revised packaging development for all assigned brands. Liaising with marketing, procurement, product, and production staff on new product development and packaging changes to existing products. Confirmation with representatives of engineering, marketing, management, and quality departments to determine packaging requirements.
Provides innovative and cost-effective packaging options and technical support to Marketing and Product as functional packaging expert, ensuring schedules are met and that packaging execution is achieved, investigates new packaging techniques, suppliers, materials, and processes to provide on-going support for marketing decisions.
Specific Responsibilities
- Research new packaging techniques, suppliers, materials, processes, and supplier developments to provide innovative and cost-effective packaging concepts and solutions
- Advises Marketing on feasibility of new packaging concepts through kick off meetings with suppliers, and consideration for manufacturing and cost-effective packaging requirements.
- Maintain awareness of new trends in technology, such as new material development (e.g., efficiency, sustainability, etc.), manufacturing processes, and regulatory requirements.
- Conduct in-depth evaluation of design concepts by extensive testing and makes modifications if necessary
- Collaborate with engineering and quality to develop test parameters and protocols to ensure all technical, product delivery, and application criteria are achieved.
- In conjunction with other departments, Finance, Engineering, Purchasing, suppliers, etc., facilitate SLA, costing for new package concepts and components as a basis for early Marketing decisions.
- Develop timetable and critical milestones for new product introduction, with consideration for supplier lead-times and Operation parameters
- Prepare/oversee timely and accurate preparation of Bill of Materials
- Recommend and participate in the supplier selection process
- Ensures suppliers can maintain the integrity of the selected package.
- Initiate and review supplier technical drawings, models, and samples
- Develop/ prepare Specifications to ensure package performance throughout lifecycle of the product with consideration given to dimensional analysis with realistic tolerances to ensure fit with machine parameters, components and reliability of selected manufacturing processes to ensure both technical and aesthetic repeatability
- Obtain necessary engineering and product approval of selected component, including material compatibility and functional characteristics, and ensures performance criteria are met.
- Obtain/review 1st material qualification of Inspecting samples to ensure accuracy of components and specifications.
- Project Leader on Brand scope from initial stages through the manufacturing, to coordinate project activity between Marketing, Creative, Product, and operational groups.
- Ensures compliance of component to agreed-upon specifications
- Obtain colour standards/press proofs for review and approval for consistency, accuracy, and colour specificity.
- Issue or oversee the issuing of final Package Specifications and final Bills of Materials.
- Conduct sign-off on Packaging Design with local and international suppliers in Germany, East Africa, West Africa, India & South Africa
- Audit Suppliers on capability and best practice according to BAT standards
- Implement Regulatory requirements according to Country or end markets
- Execute packaging requirements as per agreed SLA
- Strategic discussions with Product, Marketing, Procurement and Supply Chain to mitigate risk
- Collaborating and sharing new innovation and process improvement across different regions, ENA, America's and EE
- Identify cost reduction and sustainability opportunities
Achievements
- Launch Peter Stuyvesant Evolve
- Peter Stuyvesant Capsule Range
- Dunhill Courtleigh Fresh & Sensation (Classed as new Global Design Standard)
- Pall Mall New Core Range VFM range
Company Reference
Constantia Spear Technical & Quality Manager
March 2009–October 2016
Technical
Management of the Technical team
Set Technical objectives with Global Director of R&D, management team and ensure objectives are achieved.
Assess the product specifications of the Company and its suppliers and ensure capability to meet specified requirements.
Drive the new and existing product development programs and projects to ensure we support the growth of the business.
Project Manage the NPD processes to ensure information is gained from Inception to Finish
Quality
Provide day-to-day management of the Quality team
Set quality assurance objectives in conjunction with management team and ensure targets are achieved.
Responsible for ISO 9001, ISO 22000 and ISO 14001 Implementation.
Achievements –
- Castle Lite temperature Icon development- reducing design cost
- Replicating Savanna Dry Ceramic bottle into self-adhesive label on bottle
- Cost reduction Ceramic Design vs Self-adhesive label
- Hunters Range Self-adhesive – Premium Finish
- Windhoek Range Design
Materials Development-
Avery Dennison, ACPO, Klochner, Bonset
- Reduction in Total Applied Cost – Commercial Cost Improvement
- Reduction in Carbon footprint, down gauging of raw material on Returnable Bottling Line
- Increase in Machine Application Efficiency – Optimization of machine application parameters, Krones & KHS label applicators and Bottle Washers based on Raw Material DoE’s(Design of Experiment) and Trial implementation for commercialization
- Analytical Laboratory research on different Catalyst utilized in Lamination adhesives to improve Label removal on Returnable Containers and impact on Wash-Off time
- Selection of suitable Wash-Off label technology based on Krones modular applicators/bottle washers and environmental exposure studies to increase sustainability and Improve bottle washer performance
- DoE (Design of Experiment) on specialty inks, leaching and interaction between Nitrocellulose Inks and Acrylic Emulsion adhesives, effects on Raw material performance
- Analytical study and understanding of Carbonates and sedimentation build-up, effect on NaOH reactivity in Bottle washer solution
Global Plant Audits – South Africa, Wales, Germany
Improvement Plant performance through Statical Process Control
Implementation of internal Audits
Performance improvement – Management Review
Planned Maintenance – Risk Reduction
Customers -
South African Breweries
ABI (Coca Cola)
Diageo (Brand house)
Namibian Breweries
Distell
Heineken
CLPSA Packaging Key Accounts Manager (KAM)
January 2007– March 2009
- Full Sales and Marketing of Flexible Packaging
- Servicing existing customer base and Solicit new business
- Annual price and contract negotiations with Clients.
- Formulating quotations and deciding on Acceptable pricing.
- Preparing monthly Sales budget and Forecast Reporting on monthly Sales budget and Forecast Monitoring debtors and slow moving
- Stock Responsible for Gauteng area - Estimated Sales Budget $2,5 Million Per annum
Customers –
- Burnshield
- Britain Healthcare
- Control Chemicals
- Clover SA
- Eureka DIY Solutions
- Karoo Cuisine
- Union Merchandise
- Unilever HPC Boksburg
- Xanamed
