Perdita Hawksmoor-Mensah

Lead a 6-person packaging crew on blister and bottle lines for solid oral doses; sustain >92% first-pass yield across three SKU families. Execute line clearance, changeover, and start-up per batch record; cut average changeover time from 95 to 62 minutes by standardizing tooling carts and checklist ownership. Operate and adjust Uhlmann blister machines, bottle fillers, cappers, labelers, and checkweighers; escalate mechanical faults with accurate fault codes to maintenance. Enforce serialization, aggregation, and vision-system checks; reduced packaging-related CAPAs by documenting near-misses before release. Train and qualify new technicians on gowning, foreign-matter inspection, and deviation write-ups; mentored 5 operators to independent line ownership. Partner with QA and scheduling on campaign sequencing; improved on-time batch release for priority hospital-supply SKUs.

Ran bottle, cotton, and desiccant insert stations for OTC and Rx solid-dose products under cGMP. Performed in-process checks (fill count, torque, label match, seal integrity) and recorded results in electronic batch records. Supported weekend campaigns and rapid SKU switches during seasonal demand spikes. Participated in 5S and scrap-reduction projects that cut packaging material waste 18% on two lines.

Assisted line leads with carton erecting, case packing, and palletizing for finished goods. Learned cGMP basics, PPE, and line clearance while completing related manufacturing coursework.

Coursework: Manufacturing Processes, Quality Systems, Industrial Safety, Blueprint Reading, Applied Math for Technicians