QC Supervisor

Team Horizon currently has an exciting opening for a QC Supervisor to work on our client’s manufacturing facility.
Why you should apply:
* Our client has developed a stand-out culture of innovation, inclusion and development, and consistently features as a great place to work.
* The role is generously compensated, and attracts a competitive base salary and highly attractive benefits package. Excellent career progression opportunities.
What you will be doing:
* Ensure laboratory documentation and computerized systems comply with data integrity policies and regulatory requirements.
* Take full responsibility for an assigned segment of the QC operation for example, Raw Materials & Drug Product Analysis or In-process & API.
* Understand Regulations and business processes required to maintain Laboratory Data Integrity.
* Ensuring timely completion of all laboratory analysis assigned.
* Ensuring that analysts working in the assigned cell or team are performing to the best of their ability, coaching and providing guidance when issues occur such as poor set-up or test execution performance.
* Improving the overall efficiency and velocity within the assigned team.
* Identifying and implementing improvements in analytical practices such as poke yokes.
* Ensuring that the agreed test schedule is adhered to and identifying recovery paths to bring test schedules back into alignment with plant requirements.
* Identifying weaknesses in laboratory performance and working with the laboratory manager to rectify.
* Resolving analytical OOS issues as they arise in a timely manner both through practical work and through Soltraqs.
* Acting as designee for the Laboratory Manager as assigned.
* Ensuring 6S excellence is maintained across the Laboratory.
* Instilling a quality culture of Zero, Believe it, Achieve it amongst the QC laboratory team
* Ensuring that all laboratory test equipment is utilised and maintained correctly.
* Executing and / or supporting projects as assigned by the laboratory manager.
* Maintaining up-to-date, complete and precise records of all tests performed.
* Acting as the primary point of contact for any analytical issues which arise.
* Developing expertise and understanding of current and future analytical techniques.
* Developing and changing of in-house laboratory procedures as appropriate.
* Carrying out verification of testing records as necessary.
* Positively contribute to departmental programs such as CI, BEx and RFT.
* Supports the transfer of new products.
What you need to apply:
* 3rd level qualification in a relevant Science discipline with minimum 4 years analytical experience in the pharmaceutical industry with supervision experience essential.
* Proven track record in an analytical role. Must be expert in HPLC, GC, LCMS, GCMS, Automatic titration, Identification techniques. Proficient in using analytical equipment in the QC lab.
* Strong knowledge on regulatory requirements.
* Involvement in product transfers / method transfer experience preferred.
* Results driven striving to meet all targets and metric standards as set by department/site and division leaders