Quality& QC Manager, GMP/GDP

Job Description

Quality& QC Manager, GMP/GDPLocation: RuncornType: PermanentSalary: upto £55,000 depending on experienceAdditional: 5% matched pension, life assurance (x4), company bonus (upto 5%), private medical, enhanced sick pay and income protection schemeHours: Monday - Friday (days)Russell Taylor is working exclusively with a leading - multi sited chemical company who are growing and looking to appoint an experienced QA/QC Manager who will have x6 direct reports; the successful candidate will be provided with an excellent remunerationpackage alongside the autonomy to grow and succeed within the role. Reporting directly to the Site Director, this is a really good time to be joining a company who are growing and investing.The Role:Manages the quality assurance and quality control activities related to assigned products on daily basis, ensuring compliance to relevant regulations and customer requirements.QA/QC duties:

• Responsible to qualify and release products based on a documentation verification and QC results (where applicable) in compliance with applicable regulations and relevant quality standards
• Overseas QC analytical work, methods execution & results evaluation (e.g., APR)
• Provides expert guidance to ensure continuous qualification of existing products and supports development of new portfolios; ensures data management and its validity (respect of data integrity rules)
• Validates manufacturers certificates of analysis (CoA) and creates CoAs for customers, as well as other required statements
• Collaborates with external laboratories for sample analysis if applicable
• Responds to quality related customer request (questionnaires, documentation audits, quality technical agreements etc.)
• Supports internal organizations to ensure customer satisfaction
• Handles complaints related to product quality; oversees distribution service complaints and provides support if needed
• Enforces regulatory compliance within the organization
• Responds to internal colleagues for any type of technical product-related questions
• Leads organizes and prepares the site for Quality Audits requested by customers and regulatory bodies.
• Participates in organization and preparation of Quality Audits of product and/or services suppliers

QMS:

• Engages with European Quality Team (ability to work in a matrix organization)
• Responsible for the management of the Clients UK QMS
• Works on continuous improvement of the existing processes and shares ideas about process improvement
• Leads and contributes to process and procedure review and improvement internally and at EU level; ensures their deployment at site level.
• Monitors validity of existing certificates (GMP/ GDP/ ISO/ HACCP etc.) provided by the suppliers (maintenance of Supplier Qualifications)
• Executes work in line with the established internal rules and Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) and ISO norms
• Monitors changes in product related data sets
• Undertakes PQRs at pre-determined intervals
• Ensures application and execution of change control, deviation, CAPA and other processes inherent to companys Quality environment
• Executes assigned training (QMS) and overseas the training performance of local team.
• Organizes and oversees execution of QA & QC tasks on day-to-day basis.
• Provides Management Information and analysis to enable the compliance of the QMS to be visible to the Site Leadership and the wider EU organisation.

The Person:

• Will hold a degree in a relevant / Scientific field

• Will have worked in a senior quality role for a related industry (Cosmetics, Nutrition, API, Chemical etc).

• Will have five years plus experience in a similar role; managing a QMS and working closely with QC.

• Experience in audit hosting/ preparation and QMS preservation and adherence

• Leadership / line management experience required.

• Strong interpersonal skills

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