Quality Engineer - Romford, United Kingdom - Ethypharm

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    Pharmaceutical / Bio-tech
    Description

    Ethypharm is a leading mid-sized global pharmaceutical company that manufactures and provides essential drugs, with a focus on hospital care, central nervous system (severe pain and addiction) and internal medicine.

    Our commitment is to improve patients' lives and make a positive impact on society and the environment.

    Ethypharm has 1,700 employees dedicated to its various pharmaceutical activities, of which 1400 are in industrial operations.

    Our six production sites located in France, the UK, Spain, and China have expertise in injectables and complex oral solid forms.

    With a global presence in 68 countries, the company markets its products directly in Europe and China, and has strategic partnerships in the EMEA, NA, LATAM and APAC markets.

    Ethypharm works closely with the authorities and healthcare professionals to ensure that its medicines are used appropriately and that patients have access to them.

    To find out more about Ethypharm, visit and follow us on LinkedIn.

    We are recruiting a Quality Engineer who will be responsible for driving improvements to processes and product quality to improve right first time, reduce rejects and product availability by using data driven decision making, root cause analysis and engineering permanent solutions to issues.

    Day-to-day responsibilities

    • Work collaboratively in cross functional teams to investigate and rectify deviations from processes, product specification or GMP compliance
    • Liaise with production and Labs to support the investigations and provide the required scientific technical input into OOS manufacturing investigations for the appropriate root causing
    • Gathers, collates, and analyses data to identify opportunities for improvement
    • Applies the principles of continuous improvement by identifying and actioning improvements and efficiencies in the processes
    • Focus is on identifying long term engineered solutions to non-conformance and OOS
    • Supports the project management team by providing the required technical expertise to site projects
    • Applies the principles of data integrity in all of the work they conduct

    Skills/Experience

    To be successful for this position you will have the following experience:

    • Degree level qualification in chemical engineering, process engineering or related subject, or equivalent relevant experience
    • Demonstrable experience of employing engineering principles to solve problems
    • Good understanding of Risk Management
    • Experience of statistical methods and data analysis is desirable
    • Excellent technical writing skills
    • Ability to communicate clearly and concisely technical and complex issues

    About you

    We are currently seeking an individual who possesses a unique blend of skills crucial to our team. The ideal candidate will demonstrate a keen ability to navigate the intricate balance between risk and benefit, ensuring that decisions are made with thoughtful consideration of both factors. Attention to detail is paramount, as this role requires meticulous scrutiny of information and processes to maintain quality and precision.

    What we offer you

    • A competitive salary
    • Holiday – 25 days rising to 30 with length of service plus bank holidays
    • Holiday Buy/Sell – an opportunity to buy or sell up to an additional 5 days' holiday
    • 5% Bonus - In addition to our competitive salaries, all our employees are entitled to join a discretionary bonus scheme (based on policy eligibility)
    • Bravo Benefits Platform – offering a variety of discounts across well-being and lifestyle
    • Salary Sacrifice scheme for Electric vehicles with Tusker (dependent on meeting policy eligibility)
    • Private Healthcare for yourself and your family (if applicable) with an additional Medicash health cash plan
    • Pension Scheme