Senior QA Chemist; Quality Assurance Specialist

full-time

Join a team where quality, science and innovation come together.

Are you an experienced Quality Assurance professional looking for the opportunity to take greater ownership and make a visible impact?

We are seeking a proactive and knowledgeable Senior QA Chemist to help maintain and continually improve the standards that underpin the quality, safety and compliance of our products and services.

Based at our Manchester site, you will play a senior, hands-on role within the Quality Assurance team. You will support compliance with BS EN ISO 22716 Cosmetics Good Manufacturing Practice
, our Quality Management System and Company standards, working closely with colleagues across Quality,

SHE, Production, Process Research and Development, Engineering and other support functions. From audit readiness and product release to investigations, CAPA and document control, you will help ensure that quality requirements are understood, embedded and consistently applied across the site.

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced QA professional who enjoys combining technical knowledge with practical problem-solving, cross-functional collaboration and continuous improvement. You will contribute to a diverse range of manufacturing, development and customer projects, with the opportunity to become a recognised subject matter expert within an international organisation.

As Senior QA Chemist
, you will provide practical quality assurance support and guidance across the site, helping to ensure that materials, products, processes and services consistently meet applicable quality and compliance requirements. You will work closely with colleagues across the business, using your judgement and technical expertise to identify risk, resolve quality issues and promote a strong, positive quality culture.

You will manage a varied workload in a highly regulated, yet collaborative manufacturing environment, balancing planned quality-system activities with emerging operational priorities. You will be expected to take ownership of assigned activities, communicate quality risks clearly, and support colleagues in implementing effective, pragmatic and sustainable solutions.

Key responsibilities include (but may not be limited to):

• Supporting and maintaining site compliance with BS EN ISO 22716 Cosmetics GMP, the site Quality Management System and relevant Company standards
• Reviewing executed batch manufacturing records and associated documentation to support the timely release of products
• Completing QA disposition and release activities for raw materials, intermediates and finished products, in accordance with approved procedures and delegated authority
• Reviewing and approving master batch records, specifications and other controlled quality documentation
• Drafting, reviewing, approving and maintaining Controlled documents (SOPs, policies, work instructions, forms, specifications, quality records, etc) ensuring they remain accurate, effective and up to date
• Taking ownership of elements of the Quality Management System (including training and system maintenance), and helping to ensure that processes are consistently followed and effectively maintained, for example:
• Leading or supporting investigations into deviations, non-conformances, customer complaints and other quality events;
• Coordinating CAPA’s, including root-cause analysis, action follow-up and effectiveness checks;
• Managing change-control activities and ensuring that proposed changes are appropriately assessed, documented, approved and implemented;
• Development to site SME for QMS systems and acting as a trusted point of contact for colleagues across the site
• Extensive involvement in all audit processes, including:
• Planning and conducting internal audits
• Supporting the supplier audit programme
• Supporting customer, certification and other external audits
• Managing and maintaining Quality Assurance Agreements with customers, suppliers and other relevant third parties
• Monitoring Quality KPIs and identifying recurring issues, emerging risks and opportunities for improvement
• Providing quality-system (and related) guidance and training to colleagues and helping to build understanding of individual quality responsibilities
• Preparing and presenting quality reports, metrics and trend analyses for site and Group stakeholders, providing clear insight into quality performance, compliance risks, CAPA progress and improvement priorities.
• Working…