QA Supervisor London, England
Job description
Role Purpose
- To support the QA Manager and QPs in maintaining the Quality System at Crescent Manufacturing.
- Deputising where required for the QA Manager.
Key Accountabilities
1. Duty and responsibilities
· To maintain company QA processes, promoting a positive and continuous improvement mind set across the business.
· To comply with GMP principles and current guidelines.
· To prepare, review and approve quality documents ensuring that regulatory impacts are considered, and changes are in line with the marketing authorisation, such as, change control, CAPAs, PQRs, supplier qualification, deviations, validation and qualification, batch records, QC specifications and worksheets, risk assessments.
· To ensure the QMS is maintained by the QA team.
· To supervise and mentor staff across all aspects of Quality Assurance processes, systems and procedures, ensuring complete understanding and co-operation across the business.
· Review of the batch manufacturing / testing / packaging documentation for compliance with approved procedures and the product licence, for submission to the Marketing Authorisation Holder (MAH).
· Management of the archiving of Quality Management documentation, product samples and batch release paperwork to ensure compliance with company policies and procedures as well as regulatory guidelines.
· Leading and executing investigations, where necessary, and supporting the resolution of issues.
· Ensuring that all changes are entered into appropriate quality systems to ensure the change is consistently implemented to the required standards, with all relevant and supporting activities undertaken.
· Applying quality risk management principles and writing of GMP risk assessments.
· Providing support for the initiation of any regulatory changes by providing relevant and appropriate data packages and reports.
· Writing and review of Deviation Reports and CAPAs associated with Crescent Manufacturing products and reporting to MAH.
· Participation in the internal audit programme.
· Participation in external audits of Crescent Manufacturing suppliers (as appropriate) and providing support for any assessment activities.
· Participation in regulatory audits at Crescent Manufacturing (as appropriate) and providing support for assessment activities.
· Providing support in maintaining the Crescent Manufacturing Documentation System to ensure that all critical procedures are documented and in compliance with company policy and regulatory requirements.
· Preparation of Product Quality Review reports, collaborating with internal and external contacts for collation of data.
· The writing and amendment of Standard Operating Procedures that cover GxP activities.
· Carry out customer complaints investigations and report back to MAH.
· The creation, review and approval of process/ analytical/ equipment/ system validation protocols and reports.
· Recording and meeting Quality department Key Performance Indicators (KPIs).
· Monitoring of quality systems.
· Assist with Product Recalls.
· Providing support in project-based activities.
· Providing training as requested, and in line with current internal policies regarding training, to support ongoing GxP requirements and understanding.
2. Planning, organising and controlling
· Planning and organising own allocated workload to ensure that projects are completed within the timeframe agreed with management and, to ensure that individual and departmental objectives are met.
3. Contact with others
Internal
· QA
· Supply Chain / Planning
· Customer Services
· Warehouse
External
· Third Party Sub-contractors (EU and Non-EU)
· Material suppliers and service providers
· QP Consultants
· Marketing Authorisation Holder
4. Major challenge of the job
· To assist in the maintenance of existing quality standards in line with company policies and regulatory guidelines, to ensure the quality of Crescent Manufacturing products.
5. Knowledge, skills and experience required:
· Educated to degree Level standard, or equivalent. A degree in Chemistry, Pharmacy, Biochemistry, Microbiology or Biology is desirable.
· 7 years minimum experience working in a QA role – pharmaceutical or food industries is desirable.
· Previous experience of line management within a QA role is desirable.
· Good understanding of GMP and QMS
· Effective time management skills with a flexible approach and the ability to adapt quickly to changing priorities.
· Self-motivated and organised with ability to work using own initiative and as a team.
· Good attention to detail and ability to follow defined procedures and regulatory guidelines.
· Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
Good IT skills (Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Word).
6. Decision making authority:
· Responsible for planning and prioritising personal workload and raising with the QA Manager any anomalies identified.
· Responsible for decision-making on quality related issues in absence of QA Manager.
Follow-up with contracted service providers and suppliers.
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Job Types: Permanent, Full-time
Salary: £31,000.00-£41,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- On-site parking
Schedule:
- 8 hour shift
Experience:
- Quality Assurance: 7 years (preferred)
Work Location: In person
Reference ID: CRESMANEX
