QA Officer

**About The Role**:
Bespak are looking for a QA Officer for a permanent onsite role for the Holmes Chapel site, CW4 8BE. This is a good starting role in Quality Assurance where you will join an experienced well-established team that has a structure which will allow you to progress as you develop within the department. The salary for this role is circa £30k plus a discretionary annual bonus. Other benefits you will receive are 25 days leave plus bank holidays (+ 1 for your birthday), a generous 10% pension contribution, onsite free parking, and medical / dental / health / life insurance.

**Days shift Pattern - **Monday to Friday usual working times of 8.30am to 4.30pm with an 8am to 4pm finish on a Friday. There is some flexibility on start and finish times.

As a QA Officer, you'll be a crucial part of our Quality Assurance team, ensuring that our products meet the highest standards. You'll work closely with production to review batch documentation swiftly resolving any issues that arise. You'll also conduct regular audits of our facilities to ensure compliance with good manufacturing practices and contribute to continuous improvement efforts by monitoring performance data and identifying trends. This is a great position to interact with different areas of the business and gain a better insight into the business.

This QA Officer position is part of the initial phase of recruitment for an exciting new venture. At Bespak Holmes Chapel, we are investing significantly to expand our capacity to develop and manufacture pMDIs (Asthma Inhalers) with greener propellants to meet evolving sustainability standards in the industry. BHC has recently been awarded a Silver Award by Investors in People

**As a QA Officer your duties will include**:

- Reviewing batch data and documentation for quality assurance.
- Resolving non-compliance issues and deviations.
- Conducting regular GMP audits and promoting a culture of "right first time."
- Monitoring performance data to identify and report adverse trends.
- Providing quality expertise and support to colleagues.
- Ensuring compliance with site systems and cGMP standards.

**QA Officer, beneficial key skills, and experience**:

- Experience of working in a Quality.
- Good understanding of GMP and compliance management.
- Effective communication skills at all levels.
- Strong computer skills, including MS Office suite.

**Benefits**:
25 days holiday + bank holiday + Buy/Sell Scheme + 1 for your birthday| A generous employer pension contribution | Private medical insurance | Private dental Insurance | Permanent Health Insurance | Group life insurance | Free will service | Active well-being programme | Recognition awards | Free Parking

Bespak Holmes Chapel is an Investors in People silver award winner who employs over 300 people and are a pharmaceutical Contract Development and Manufacturing Organization (CDMO) that offers development and manufacturing solutions for a variety of medical products. Our products include medical devices such as pressurized metered dose inhalers (pMDI asthma inhalers), soft mist inhalers (SMI), dry powder inhalers (DPI), nasal sprays and medical check valves.

**Holmes Chapel is a beautiful village in Cheshire with excellent transport links via its railway station on the Crewe-Manchester Line. 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.