QC Team Leader

Description Overview

In this role you will lead the analytical (Finished Products, Raw Materials, Stability and Components Inspection) and Microbiological test teams to ensure batches, samples and studies are tested efficiently against the agreed test specification within agreed lead times and in alignment with cGMP.

Scope of the Role

People and Team Management

• Provide clear direction to the team in alignment with business and departmental needs.
• Ensure all staff have a development and training plan and clear personal objectives.
• Manage day to day performance of the team, ensuring all team members cancontribute effectively – provide recognition and reward for good performanceand ensure that improvement measures are in place for under-performance.
• Actively focus on continual improvement of employee engagement.
• Proper procedures are followed by Laboratory staff through training anddevelopment of Analysts.

Planning, Scheduling and Optimization

• Manage day to day workload and scheduling ensuring that samples/batchesare consistently tested in accordance with business need, and inside lead times/ stability testing windows
• Proactively manage team holiday, absence and wellbeing to ensure adequatestaffing levels
• Make quality status decisions on consignments and update the InventoryControl system.

Compliance to cGMP

• Ensure that all Finished Products/ Raw Materials have up to date specificationsand methods prepared in compliance with licensed and compendialrequirements.
• All Finished Products/ Raw Materials are inspected in accordance with theappropriate agreed specifications.
• Actively manage data integrity requirements.
• Assist in investigation of all non-conformances and out of specifications toidentify root cause and implement corrective actions.

Innovation and Operational Excellence

• Focus on Continuous Improvements through progression and closure of Change Control and CAPA.
• Use principals of lean management in operation of the function.

Cross Functional Working and Interaction

• Engage in regular communication with production management, production planning, warehouse etc… to ensure smooth running of operations.
• Ensure mechanisms are in place for early communication of problems that may impact other departments and steps taken to resolve
• Undertake such other reasonable duties as may be required from time to time to support the Perrigo business.

Experience Required

• GCSE Grade C (or equivalent) in English Language, Maths and Science.
• Minimum A Level (or equivalent) in Chemistry (or a science related subject)
• Ideally BSc or equivalent in a relevant scientific discipline, although consideration will be given to candidates who meet all other requirements and possess cGMP and cGLP knowledge in a pharmaceutical environment.
• Experienced with Microsoft office packages including word and excel.
• Personally demonstrate and foster the Perrigo Core Values in all aspects of individual and team working.
• Relevant experience of working within an analytical pharmaceutical laboratory with familiarity of both instrumental and wet chemistry techniques or microbiological pharmaceutical testing and environmental and water monitoring.
• Understanding of data integrity within a pharmaceutical cGMP environment.