Quality Manager

Salary: £420 – £480 per day

We are looking for a permanent, full-time Quality Manager. As part of our wider business expansion and as a key member of the Quality Leadership Team your focus will be to maintain and improve the Custom Quality Management System with a focus on QC Laboratory and Technical Services as well as developing and maintaining a Quality Management System suitable for Formulation and Clinicals Trials activities at Custom Pharma Services (CPS).

We would particularly like to hear from you if you have previous experience as a Quality Manager in a Laboratory or Research & Development environment and in QMS operation and optimisation.

As a Quality Manager you will be:

Supporting and championing the effective maintenance and improvement of the CPS Quality Management System in the Laboratory and Technical Services
Identifying opportunities for Continuous Improvement activities.
Acting as Quality approver for QC and Technical Services documentation
Coaching and developing the team in line with the Company’s policy of being an ‘Investor in People’
Ensuring consistent Quality messaging to the business

We would like to hear from you if your background, experience, and skills include:

• A bachelor’s degree in Chemistry (or equivalent science subject)
• Previous experience as a Quality Manager in a Laboratory/research & development environment
• Experience of QMS operation and optimisation
• Experience of working in a fast-paced laboratory environment
• Working knowledge of compendial requirements, analytical techniques, method validation and laboratory instrumentation.
• Familiarity and experience of deploying continuous improvement tools and techniques (e.g., Lean Six Sigma)
• Displaying energy and drive for GMP compliance in a collaborative and practical manner.
• The ability to enhance the Quality Culture at Custom Pharma Services
• Ability to be hands on and problem solve in a systematic manner
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Demonstrating a passion for excellence
• Adaptable and flexible to adapt to the changing priorities of the business
• Ability to identify opportunities for process & operational improvements and implement appropriate changes to deliver these benefits
• Ability to coach and develop the team
• Ability to make data driven decisions
• Strong organising and co-ordinating skills
• Competent in the use of Microsoft Office tools

Ideally located for transport links via A27, main Brighton & Hove bus routes or main line railway station

Our benefits package includes:

• 25 days holiday plus 8 UK bank holidays
• Group personal pension scheme
• Annual profit related company and individual bonus payment based on successful performance
• Life assurance at twice annual salary
• Health Plan with Simply Health including access to a GP or Counselling Services 24/7, discounted prescriptions, money back on optical, dental and physiotherapy
• Ride to work scheme
• Subsidised Gym Membership
• Employee Referral Scheme bonus of £1,000

About Custom Pharma Services (CPS)

Custom Pharma Services is an established contract development and manufacturing organisation with a broad portfolio of commercial and development products and has a proven track record of designing and developing new oral solid dose formulations to support clinical studies, followed by process development and scale up to successfully launch these new products. Our ‘Clinical to Commercial’ offering is achieved through an integrated new product development and introduction system that ensures we have a Flexible, Agile and Streamlined approach to deliver on Time and meet our customers’ expectations.

Custom is a great place to work where teamwork and support is encouraged, where every individual is valued and supported to achieve their full potential because if you can, then Custom Can!

Applicants must have the right to work in the UK.

Successful candidates will be required to complete a basic disclosure check.

Hours: Full time
Location: Hove, East Sussex, BN3 3LW
Contract type: Permanent
Salary: Competitive

You may have experience of the following: Quality Manager, QA Manager, Quality Standards, Manufacturing Manager, Head of Quality, Production Manager, Auditing, Audit Manager, ISO Standards, Quality Assurance Manager, SHEQ, etc.

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