Paul Saleh
Liverpool,Merseyside
Summary
A results-driven professional with a proven track record in identifying, influencing, and leading improvements across various processes. Accredited as a Six Sigma Green Belt, demonstrating expertise in statistical analysis and risk assessment to enhance operational efficiency. Skilled in communicating and consulting with customers to meet their requirements, while proactively managing change and troubleshooting issues. Adept at planning to meet deadlines with high attention to detail, facilitating lean methodologies, and ensuring quality control and assurance. Committed to people development and technical support, leveraging innovative thinking for continuous improvement. Career goals include advancing leadership capabilities within process optimisation roles.
Overview
37
37
years of professional experience
6
6
years of post-secondary education
Work history
Technical Officer
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals
Macclesfield, Cheshire
2009.01 - 2026.04
- Provide Technical/statistical service to a number of production facilities.
- Reviewed manufacturing performance (statistical process control) and investigated incidents and adverse trends.
- Key achievements:
- Acquired 6 sigma green belt accreditation
- Introduced new delivery processes for critical consumables
- Lead contact for cleaning validation and currently looking at cleaning validation for single product plants to comply with regulatory requirements.
- Lead 8d investigation into particulates
- Established critical consumable list for all areas in order to identify potential risks
- Currently working on project work for new production plant
- Working with customers to help achieve their requirements
Tablet Technical Officer
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals
Macclesfield, Cheshire
2005.01 - 2009.01
- Provided a technical service to a series of Tablet plants manufacturing Solid dose products.
- Reviewed manufacturing performance (statistical process control) and investigated incidents and adverse trends.
- Introduce and Validate new equipment, processes and excipients.
- Validated changes to products and processes.
- Perform Risk Assessments.
- Key achievements:
- Tech Transfer of products from France and Puerto Rico to Macclesfield
- Introduced new Vented tooling for compressing tablets
- Lead contact for clinical trial manufacture and managed numerous successful clinical trial manufacturing campaigns
- Lead root Cause Investigations into incidents and adverse trends
Sterile Production Plant Technologist
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals
Macclesfield, Cheshire
2002.01 - 2005.01
- Provided a technical service to a plant manufacturing a sterile injectable product.
- Reviewed manufacturing performance (statistical process control) and investigated incidents and adverse trends.
- Key achievements:
- Made performance improvements
- Introduced new equipment and managed trials to maintain a high level of compliance and ensure a sterile product
- Validated changes to products and processes
Shift Manager – Sterile Production
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals
Macclesfield, Cheshire
1997.01 - 2002.01
- Manage operating teams, regularly review plan, work ongoing, progress versus plan, new work and changing priorities. To perform batch reviews and maintain right first time culture.
- Key achievements:
- Promoted a positive culture across a large department through improvements to communication, coaching and training
- Maintained robust systems to monitor, review and improve performance output (e.g. key performance indicators (KPIs).
Line Supervisor
Steripak
Runcorn, Cheshire
1996.01 - 1997.01
- Manage a team of operators producing sterile products using Blow Fill Seal Technology. To perform batch reviews
- Key achievements:
- Promoted a positive culture throughout the team through improvements to communication, coaching and training
- Investigated faults and implement corrective action
Acting Team Leader
Evans Medical
Liverpool, Merseyside
1994.01 - 1996.01
- Produced production plans, maintained production output, provided coaching and training to operators. Performed batch reviews.
- Manufacturer of Sterile and Bacterial products
Chargehand
Evans Medical
Liverpool, Merseyside
1992.01 - 1994.01
- Maintained production output, provided coaching and training to operators. Deputized for Team Leader. Routinely performed autoclave validation.
- Manufacturer of Sterile and Bacterial products
Process Operator
Evans Medical
Liverpoolq, Merseyside
1989.01 - 1992.01
- Manufactured Sterile and bacterial Intermediate and Vaccines.
- Manufacturer of Sterile and Bacterial products
Education
Certificate of Higher Education - Chemistry
North East Technical College
Liverpool 1992.09 - 1994.05
O Levels - English , Mathematics , Geography
St Martins RC Secondary Modern for Boys
Liverpool 1975.09 - 1980.06
Skills
- Responding to and managing change
- Communicating and consulting with customers to meet their requirements
- Ability to learn and apply new skills
- High attention to detail
- 6 sigma green belt accredited
- Statistical analysis of processes in order to aid improvements
- Lean facilitator
- Risk assessment capability
- Innovative thinking
- Proactive issue identification
- Troubleshooting expertise
- Change control process
- Quality Control
- Quality Assurance
- Procedural documentation
- People development
- Technical support
- Microsoft Office 360
- Patience and tolerance
- Customer satisfaction enhancement
- Team player
- Customer Service
- Keen problem solver
- Product knowledge
Interests
I enjoy watching football. I keep fit by walking. I enjoy cooking
Training and Education
- ONC Chemistry
- ‘O’ Levels English Mathematics and Geography
- COSHH Assessor
- RISK Assessor
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Technical Officer
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals
2009.01 - 2026.04
Tablet Technical Officer
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals
2005.01 - 2009.01
Sterile Production Plant Technologist
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals
2002.01 - 2005.01
Shift Manager – Sterile Production
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals
1997.01 - 2002.01
Line Supervisor
Steripak
1996.01 - 1997.01
Acting Team Leader
Evans Medical
1994.01 - 1996.01
Certificate of Higher Education - Chemistry
North East Technical College
1992.09 - 1994.05
Chargehand
Evans Medical
1992.01 - 1994.01
Process Operator
Evans Medical
1989.01 - 1992.01
O Levels - English , Mathematics , Geography
St Martins RC Secondary Modern for Boys
1975.09 - 1980.06