Quality Analyst jobs in United Kingdom

Bespak is recruiting a Senior Quality Analyst to join the Quality Operations team at its Holmes Chapel site (CW4 8BE). These are permanent, onsite roles offering a salary range of £27,000 to £31,000, along with a discretionary annual bonus. The benefits package includes 25 days’ annual leave plus bank holidays, a generous 10% pension contribution, free onsite parking, and comprehensive medical, dental, health, and life assurance cover.

Working 37.5 hours per week. Days 7.75 hours per day from Monday to Thursday, with a flexible start time between 8:00 a.m. and 9:30 a.m. On Fridays, the working hours are 6.5 hours, with an expected finish time of 3:45 p.m.

The Senior Quality Analyst plays a key role within the QC team, delivering analytical testing, reporting, and investigations to support compliant and on-time product release. Working to exacting GMP, regulatory, HSE, and site standards, the role ensures the quality, safety, and integrity of products across incoming materials, in-process, and finished goods.

• Communicate clearly and effectively in written and verbal formats including technical reports, investigations and presentations.
• Train, coach, and support colleagues, including delivery of new or updated training
• Plan and manage workload independently with minimal supervision.
• Challenge existing ways of working to drive process improvement and performance.
• Lead and support change initiatives, escalating issues where appropriate
• Demonstrate strong knowledge of GMP/GLP and compliance management principles
• Apply in-depth technical expertise in analytical chemistry or microbiology, laboratory instrumentation, and related systems.
• Maintain awareness of industry developments, regulatory changes, and pharmacopeial requirements.
• Understand cross-functional quality and business processes and their impact on customer service and operational performance. Acts as assistant to the QC Team Leader.

• A science degree / HND/ NVQ 4 or equivalent with at least 1-3 years working experience in a GMP environment
• High level of technical knowledge and expertise of quality control principles and systems in a GMP environment.
• Computer-literate with experience in the use of Laboratory (LIMS, Data capture) and some Quality (Deviation, Change Control, CAPA support, Documentation) systems, an understanding of Statistical analysis packages as well as MS Word, Excel and PowerPoint
• Demonstrated ability to lead and deliver projects and investigations over short timescales (i.e. up to 3 months)
• Demonstrated knowledge and understanding of global pharmaceutical regulations and guidelines and ability to support reviews

25 days annual holiday + bank holidays + Buy/Sell Scheme | A generous employer pension contribution | Private medical insurance | Private dental Insurance | Permanent Health Insurance | Group life assurance | Free will writing service | Active well-being programme | Recognition awards | Free Parking | access to all internal job opportunities.

Holmes Chapel is a beautiful village in Cheshire with excellent transport links via its railway station on the Crewe-Manchester Line, proximity to the motorway network and Manchester Airport. The National Parks of the Peak District, Lake District and Eryri (Snowdonia) are within easy reach. The village has a population of nearly 7,000 and offers various amenities, including supermarkets, shops, restaurants, schools, and a GP practice.

As an ethical employer we align our BZero sustainability initiative to the SBTI certification which means we are on a road to carbon reduction targeting net zero and are proud to be ISO certified in 14001, 45001 and 13485.

Our core values are, Customer Focussed, Respectful, Collaborative, and Agile, these are woven into the fabric of our business and the values we measure ourselves by.

We are flexible. We understand that there is a life outside of work, so we aim to support you in attaining a happy work/life balance. To cater for employees’ individual circumstances, and where possible, we agree flexible working arrangements.

We value our inclusivity as we believe diversity should be embraced and celebrated. We live and work by these values and that’s what makes our company a great place to work.

We are proud to be a Disability Confident employer. We will support you throughout the recruitment process with any adjustments you require therefore please contact the Recruitment Team if you require support.

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We are working with our trusted recruitment partner, Kinetic PLC, to manage this recruitment process. As such, a consultant from their team may screen your application and contact you directly on our behalf to progress your application.