Overview

An exciting opportunity has opened for a Quality Management Systems Officer to join a well-established manufacturer who adhere to pharmaceutical and food manufacturing practices based in Bristol, Somerset.

You can expect to achieve a salary of £24 - £26,000+ depending upon experience.

The Role

• Assist the Quality Systems Manager, ensuring all activities undertaken across the site is compliant with current Good Manufacturing Practices and company policies, to meet business compliance requirements.
• Work alongside the following departments to provide Quality / Technical guidance and expertise in the resolution of quality issues: Operations, Quality Operations, Quality Control, Procurement, Marketing, Sales & Distribution.
• Maintain QMS documentation, focusing on Policies, SOP`s, Work Instructions, Test Methods, etc.
• Managing the review and approval cycle of all controlled documents.
• Carry out staff quality training as necessary. Build and maintain good working relationships with Manufacturing. Work with manufacturing personnel to improve compliance and feedback learning.
• Promote a sense of quality throughout the site and to raise manufacturing performance by helping with the process standardisation and eliminate waste caused by unnecessary compliance errors.
• Prepare for and facilitate customer and regulatory inspections as required, which will involve working cross functionally with all departments.
• Help to compile Product Quality Review related data (PQR`s) by liaising with other departments to collect relevant data.
• Perform tasks related with supplier approval process as: Approval Questionnaire, Technical agreements, etc.
• Perform internal audits as required by the annual schedule to assure that the company remains compliant with the GMP requirements.
• Assist in the maintenance, administration and execution of the Change Controls & CAPA`s.
• Participate in the review and recall of defective product, as necessary, to minimise risk

Main Requirements

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Flexibility and the capability of working alone with minimal supervision.
• Meticulous attention to detail.
• Experience gained from a Quality and / or Compliance role

Desirable Experience

• Understanding of GMP regulations in the context of pharmaceuticals and Quality Assurance activities is highly desirable.
• Knowledge of GxP guidelines and regulations such as GMP and GDP.
• Experience gained from QA & Scientific / Technical / Engineering background
• Knowledge of QA processes and systems, combined with experience of SOP creation and improvement, would be a strong advantage.

JK Recruitment

Please be aware that we receive a high volume of interest for each of our roles and we cannot guarantee we will be in touch if you are not shortlisted for the position. At JK Recruitment we aim to provide the best possible opportunity to take your career forward, we will be in touch within the next seven days if your application is successful. Please continue to visit www.jkrecruit.co.uk to keep up to date with further vacancies.

We regret that this client is not prepared to sponsor work permit or work permit transfer applications. Candidates must be able to prove their eligibility to work in the UK.