QA Officer

Quality Assurance Officer

💰 £28,000–£30,000

📍 Cheshire | Pharmaceutical Manufacturing

🧪 Permanent | Full Time | On‑site

We are partnering with a fast‑paced pharmaceutical manufacturing organisation that produces a range of regulated medicinal and healthcare products, including licensed and unlicensed medicines. Due to continued growth, they are seeking a Quality Assurance Officer to support the development and maintenance of a robust Quality Management System (QMS) and ensure ongoing compliance across the business.

This is an excellent opportunity for someone with GMP experience who is looking to build their QA career within a supportive, collaborative, and highly regulated environment.

⭐ The Opportunity

As a Quality Assurance Officer, you will play a key role in ensuring product quality, regulatory compliance, and operational excellence. Working closely with QA, QC, production, you will support batch record review, document control, investigations, and continuous improvement activities across the site.

This role suits someone who thrives in a dynamic environment, enjoys problem‑solving, and is confident managing multiple priorities with accuracy and attention to detail.

🔍 Key Responsibilities

* Review batch records and create associated checklists to support batch certification

* Maintain and archive GMP‑critical documentation in line with company procedures

* Ensure controlled documents are current and accessible to site personnel

* Support internal and external audits, including preparation and follow‑up actions

* Perform OOS/OOT investigations, deviations, complaints and contribute to CAPA management

* Identify risks within the QMS and support development of improvement plans

* Collaborate cross‑functionally with departments across the UK and overseas

* Ensure correct QC samples are taken and sent for release testing in a timely manner

* Assist with quality metrics, KPI reporting and trend analysis

* Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives across the business

🎓 The ideal candidate for the QA Officer role will have:

* Degree in a scientific discipline (e.g., Chemistry, Pharmacy, Biomedical Sciences) or equivalent industry experience

* Minimum 1 year in a GMP/GLP‑regulated environment

* Strong administrative and organisational skills with excellent attention to detail

* Confident communicator able to work cross‑functionally

* Ability to prioritise workload and work accurately in a fast‑paced environment

* A proactive, collaborative team player who can also work independently

Please note that sponsorship is not available for this position