QA Technician - Buxton, United Kingdom - Consult

Consult

Verified Company

Buxton, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

A great opportunity has arisen to work with a small, friendly and successful GMP and UKAS accredited contract testing labs supporting healthcare industries in microbiological testing.

Our client are looking for a QA Technician with some lab based technicalassistant responsibilities as part of the role to join their talented team.

You will work 37.5 hours a week Monday-Friday with flexibility and the potential of overtime depending on the workload.

Responsibilities As a rough split, 80% of the work will be QA, with 20% in the lab.

Comply with all company policies and procedures including, but not limited to, those covering Health & Safety, ISO 17025 and GMP.
Conducting training with staff in terms of quality matters, when needed.
Follow up on updates/changes to publications with regards to GMP.
Liaising with customers or regulatory representatives.
Responding to external audit report findings, e.g. plan corrective actions, communicate with regulatory bodies or customers.
Releasing necessary documentation externally in a controlled manner. Obtaining and maintaining necessary external documentation, when needed.
Planning and conducting internal audits in line with company procedures.
Perform microbiological quality control testing following the test procedures set out in the various company Testing Manuals.
Read and record results of tests.
Media and diluents preparation.
Prepare and handle cultures of Bacteria, Mould and Yeast.
Receive and log in samples for testing.
Operate all pieces of laboratory equipment including performing calibrations.
Deal with customers on a first line basis, if required

About You:

Have a relevant scientific degree with some industrial or academic experience in microbiological testing.
Knowledge of GMP and/or UKAS
Be a strong team player
Have good attention to detail
Due to location, private transport is essential unless you live in the Tideswell area.