QC Technician in Ashington

The Company

Our client is a specialist manufacturing company. Due to growth, they are recruiting for a Quality Technician.

The Role

• Will be a permanent day shift role.

• To provide support to the Senior Quality Technician and day to day responsible for the QC tests on the raw material chemicals and blended product, environmental and water monitoring program.

• Perform routine environmental monitoring of cleanrooms based at production site.

• Organisation of Environmental monitoring schedule in conjunction with production schedule.

• Carry out microbiological sampling of water from the site purified water system.

• Handle samples in conjunction with documented procedures to prevent cross contamination.

• Maintain accurate and systematic records in accordance with documented procedures.

• Ensure all monitoring equipment is operated as per procedures.

• Work with the production team to drive site forward through continuous improvement.

• Routine testing of products including incoming raw materials, mixed bases (bulk product) and finished products according to approved specifications and procedures.

• Reporting and investigating deviations and out of specification results, helping to identify and implement corrective actions to resolve problems and prevent recurrences.

• Ensuring all records are completed according to GMP guidelines and the approved procedures.

• Perform all duties in accordance with the principles of pharmaceutical Good Manufacturing Practice and safe working practices.

• Ordering of QC reagent chemicals for testing requirements.

The Person

• Experience of working in quality assurance roles, ideally in a GMP environment.

• Able to perform QMS activities across site (e.g., Deviation management, CAPA, Change control).

• Experience of review and approval of validation and qualification documents essential.

• Microbiology experience beneficial.

• Confident in performing internal audits and hosting site audits with regulators and customers.

• Ability to prioritize workloads.

• Proficient communicator to all levels.

• Able to work quickly and accurately whilst maintaining identified quality standards.

• Good IT skills including Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook.

The Benefits

• Attractive base salary with plenty of OT opportunity.

• Working for a forward-thinking growing business.

• Good company T’s and C’s.

• Annual bonus.