Senior Quality Assurance Officer

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Senior QA Officer

Lithwaite, Huddersfield

About the Company:

Thornton & Ross are one of the UK's fastest-growing, leading producers of household pharmaceutical products & own some of the country's most loved brands such as Covonia®, Hedrin®, Cetraben® as well as the leading disinfectant Zoflora®. Many people in the UK will have a product from Thornton & Ross somewhere at home. We are also a trusted & reliable provider of prescription products, including emollients, bone health products & generics to the NHS with 100 years' heritage behind us

We are part of the STADA group. STADA Arzneimittel AG is a German Stock Corporation with headquarters in Bad Vilbel, Germany. STADA focuses on a two-pillar strategy consisting of generics, including specialty pharmaceuticals & non-prescription consumer health products. Worldwide, STADA Arzneimittel AG sells its products in approximately 120 countries

Like all success stories, our company history started with a great idea. In 1895, a group of pharmacists had a common objective: The standardised production of medicinal products to ensure an effective and reasonable provision of healthcare. This was the beginning of STADA's impressive development. We are now a leading manufacturer of high-quality pharmaceuticals. With a long-standing heritage rooted in pharmacies, we continue to be a reliable and trustworthy partner. We help people regain and protect a dignified and able life. As STADA, we fundamentally care for people's health as a trusted partner.

If you are ready for new challenges where you can make a difference to people's health, you have come to the right place. We are looking for people with a great attitude and passion, who care about making a difference in the world.

About the Role:

The Senior QA Officer in the QA Operations team is a respected position bringing technical expertise and coordination of a number of work streams to this role. They are relied upon to prepare and review critical documentation supporting production such as Work Orders/Batch Packing Records and Product Quality Review reports. They are a source of knowledge both for shop floor support and for their QA Operations team colleagues. They play a vital role in coordinating batch release priorities between a number of functions, in order to respond to the needs of the organisation. Through daily organisation and participation in large projects, or running smaller projects, they will work with colleagues in all parts and at all levels in the organisation.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
• Understanding of Good Manufacturing Practices and relevant international standards, and their application.
• Supporting the Deviation systems and performing associated investigations.
• Implementation and effectiveness review of CAPAs.
• Supporting the Customer Compliant systems and performing associated investigations.
• Generation and review of Product Quality Review Reports.
• Batch review activities of licensed medicines, medical devices, cosmetics and foods.
• Quality release of cosmetics and foods.
• Creation and updating of batch certificates.
• Provide Quality input and support to relevant meetings.

Ensure activities and changes to equipment and working practices are made in line with applicable regulations and guidelines for products including licensed medicines, medical devices, cosmetics, food, and biocides.

• Ensure all improvement opportunities are in line with ISO or other applicable standards. Ensure all manufacturing operations are defined and documented to ensure optimum performance.
• Work to an agreed program of priorities. Provide regular feedback and progress reports. Proactively manage resources to ensure deadlines are met

About You:

At STADA we talk about diversity as Uniqueness. Everyone is unique and we recognise our differences as a strength. Our values Entrepreneurship, Integrity, Agility and One STADA ensure our uniqueness thrives, enabling us to care for people's health as a trusted partner. Empower your Uniqueness, bring your whole self to STADA. If you're keen to add value and see results, thrive in a busy fast paced environment and have the can-do spirit that's spearheading our success, bring those qualities, with the following:

• Degree level educated in a related subject and a
• professional experience in all aspects quality management tand management systems.
• Experienced in the use of SAP, MasterControl, QPulse or other eQMS/eDMS systems, Minitab.
• Able to communicate effectively with people at all levels in both giving and receiving of information. This includes verbal and written /electronic communications.
• Works effectively and maintains relationships with colleagues across all required functions on site.
• Will have the ability and propensity to identify and resolve issues where required.
• Self-organised and able to manage their own workload with minimal supervision.

What's in it for you?

Rewarding our employees is important to us, which is why we offer a range of fantastic benefits, such as:

• Competitive base salary
• 28% Shift Allowance
• 25 days annual leave (plus bank holidays) and the opportunity to buy an additional 5 days leave.
• Generous Company Pension Scheme
• Life Assurance
• Annual bonus scheme.
• Employee Assistance Programme

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