Senior Production Scientist in Newport

Vacancy: Senior Production Scientist – Vacancy No VN965. Basis: Permanent. Duration: Full-time. Work Location: Crumlin.

About the Role

We are seeking a Senior Production Scientist to oversee the manufacture of products, ensuring compliance with quality systems, accurate record‑keeping, and continuous improvement. The role involves operating and maintaining equipment, training staff, meeting production targets, and upholding health & safety regulations.

Responsibilities

• Production expert in the relevant product portfolio for troubleshooting and customer support.
• Manufacture product without supervision.
• Ensure batch record completion is accurate and up to date, including review and approval of batch records.
• Contribute to meeting daily, weekly and monthly production targets.
• Perform in‑process testing and quality checks of finished products where required.
• Operate various pieces of production associated with manufacture where required.
• Calibrate key laboratory equipment, including pH meters.
• Oversee calibration of laboratory equipment and maintenance checks.
• Manage planned and unplanned maintenance through the equipment management system, ensuring data is accurate and up‑to‑date.
• Maintain and calibrate specialist equipment (e.g., Akta, Freeze Driers).
• Own and investigate complaints, NCs, CAPAs, and deviations within the quality system.
• Assist with failure investigations and rapid responses.
• Represent the department at internal and external audits as an SME.
• Generate change controls via Q Pulse and drive completion.
• Participate in risk assessments, including COSHH, FMEA, and process H&S risk assessments.
• Keep and review GMP‑compliant records.
• Participate in validation activities, including reviewing new production procedures and manufacturing pilot and validation batches.
• Generate new documentation and complete change requests as necessary.
• Adhere to all SOPs, PSBRs, EOPs, SMPs, and relevant documents, and ensure production employees follow these procedures.

Qualifications

• Experience working with biological materials.
• Biological/Science related degree (preferred).
• Experience in GMP / ISO9001 / ISO13485 industry.
• Extensive manufacturing experience.
• Experience and understanding in the application of chromatographic techniques.

Benefits

• Competitive salary with yearly salary reviews.
• 5% contributory pension scheme.
• Life assurance (4x annual salary).
• Private health care scheme – including dental.
• Global employee wellbeing programme.
• Reward and recognition programme.
• Commitment to career development.
• Generous annual leave package.
• Cycle to work scheme.
• Referral a friend scheme.
• Subsidised canteen.
• Free onsite parking.
• Electrical vehicle lease scheme.
• Electrical charging points.
• State‑of‑the‑art facilities – certified centres of excellence.

Equal Opportunities

BBI is an equal opportunity employer and believes in fair treatment for all candidates. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, pregnancy, citizenship, marital status, gender expression, genetic information, political affiliation, or any other characteristic protected by law.

We ask that all applicants complete an equal opportunity monitoring form on a voluntary basis, with all submissions remaining anonymous. The information on the form will be used for monitoring purposes only and will not be used in any decision affecting you.

We reserve the right to close this advertisement at any time upon securing a suitable candidate.