Manager Quality Control, Dalry

Manage QC activities of the twenty-five personnel in the Laboratory team, across five on-site laboratories, in support of a high-volume production plant, working to pharma Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) standards Provide an efficient QC service within site budget requirements Ensure that all laboratory work is correctly conducted to meet GMP requirements as well as ISO 9001, regulatory and company quality management standards Ensure routine maintenance and calibration of equipment, and the control and maintenance of all laboratory consumables, raw materials, standard solutions and retained samples Ensure the transfer, trial and validation of all newly developed analytical methods are successful, in collaboration with company and regulatory requirements Provide technical expertise on new analytical methods and where applicable provide advice and support when troubleshooting any complex methodologies or technical equipment Write/review Quality and Safety documentation including SOP's, risk assessments and stability reports as applicable Support and adhere to company HS&E policies and procedures Management of the leadership team, assigning objectives and priorities to deliver outstanding service Drive continuous improvement within the QC environment, including but not limited to, Laboratory Automation, upgrades to equipment and laboratory facilities, method and process improvement and new technology horizon scanning and implementation. Local Management and support of the laboratory systems e.g. Chromatography Data System, LIMS system Co-ordinating, leading and responding to customer, regulatory, and third-party quality audits Support investigation of customer complaints, deviations and technical issues on plant Conducting internal quality audits to review site practices against relevant Quality and GMP standards food, feed, cosmetic and pharma standards Team development, including maintaining competence and undertaking on-going continuous personal development of themselves and the team to ensure maintenance of current knowledge and best practice Optimally deploy people to ensure succession planning and employee development, ensuring the short-term and long-term availability of a competent workforce to meet the current and future requirements of the organization Other activities to improve quality and compliance as assigned by the Quality Manager Experience of HPLC, GC and Titration including trouble shooting is essential