Exciting opportunity available!
Following an internal promotion within QC team, we are now looking to recruit an experience QC Supervisor.
Reporting to the QC Analytical Lead, the QC Supervisor will be responsible for leading a team of QC Analysts for the release of Finished Products and supporting the commercial manufacturing at the Romford site.
***Please note: Applicants must be authorised to work in the UK. At this time, we are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of employment visas***
Day-to-day responsibilities
- Responsible for providing line management and supervision for the QC Analysts
- Provide the team and wider QC group with training, motivation and coaching to achieve effective performance standards and personal growth
- Drive continuous improvement of laboratory Health and Safety compliance while ensuring Health & Safety and COSHH adherence
- Understand fully the GMP and Data Integrity principles and their application in the role
- Manage or support the scheduling of testing workload and delegate testing activities to the team
- Mentor and support team members in analytical techniques and quality processes and ensure training records for self and wider team are maintained and updated on a regular basis
- Demonstrate competency in most of test methods, analytical techniques and product preparation methods relevant to assigned role
- Train employees in a number of test methods, analytical techniques and product preparation methods
- Optimise service operations for consistent achievement of on-time analysis. Drive high quality and on-time delivery to internal and external customers
- Provide a level of support within the team by demonstrating to and training of junior Analysts in analytical methods and techniques
- Complete actions associated with CAPA, Deviations and Change Control within the agreed time schedules
- Write concise, accurate and scientifically robust LIRs which also demonstrate understanding of GMP
About you
We are looking for someone who is a strong team player, they understand the power of collaboration and foster an environment of mutual support and growth. With a continuous improvement mindset, they are always seeking ways to enhance their skills and processes. They tackle tasks with a sense of urgency, ensuring timely completion without compromising quality. Comfortable juggling multiple priorities, they thrive in dynamic environments.
Skills/Experience
- Minimum of 5 years experience working to GMP and GLP standards within the pharmaceutical industry
- Minimum of 2 year's experience leading a team
- Some experience of other analytical techniques such as GC, IR, UV-VIS
- Some experience of lean and 5S principles
- BSc Chemistry/Pharmaceutical Sciences or equivalent
- Has technical expertise in at least 1 analytical methodology
- Demonstrates competency in most test methods and analytical techniques relevant to assigned role
- Understanding of Root Cause Analysis tools and techniques
- Experience working with HPLC/Chromatography techniques
- Experience working with Pharmacopoeia methodologies
What we offer you
- A competitive salary
- Holiday - 25 days rising to 30 with length of service plus bank holidays
- Holiday Buy/Sell - an opportunity to buy or sell up to an additional 5 days' holiday
- 5% Bonus - In addition to our competitive salaries, all our employees are entitled to join a discretionary bonus scheme (based on policy eligibility)
- Bravo Benefits Platform - offering a variety of discounts across well-being and lifestyle
- Salary Sacrifice scheme for Electric vehicles with Tusker (dependent on meeting policy eligibility)
- Private Healthcare for yourself and your family (if applicable) with an additional Medicash health cash plan
- Pension Scheme
About us:
Ethypharm supplies medicines to a wide range of health care systems, notably in the UK where we have over 100 different products on contract to supply to the NHS including Commercial Medicines Units, hospital pharmacists, wholesalers, retail pharmacy buying groups and retail pharmacy chains. We also provide medicines to psychiatrists, GPs, doctors, nurses and ex-drug users all of whom are involved in prescribing and providing services to patients.
Our Romford facility is located 20 miles from the centre of London and consists of over 6700 square metres of a high-quality, modern pharmaceutical facility where we mix, fill, sterilise, inspect, pack, and label a wide range of medicines.
Why Ethypharm?
We provide a workplace which is one of collaboration, teamwork and innovation. We are all different and we embrace this uniqueness in each and every one of our employees. Our commitment to you is that we want to help you unleash your full potential by supporting your training and development. We want you to be the best that you can be.
At Ethypharm we recognise the value of diversity in the workplace and provide equal opportunities for all. We are always open to discussing flexible working arrangements where this meets with the needs of our business.