Job Description

QA / QC Coordinator

PCD270093

Dagenham
£14.41 an hour
Full-time

Job Description

Are you a recent science graduate looking to start a rewarding career in pharmaceutical quality assurance and quality control?

A pharmaceutical laboratory is expanding and is seeking a motivated, detail-oriented, and driven individual with excellent communication skills to join its growing team.

This is a full-time, 5 days on-site position.

This entry-level role offers the opportunity to work across both Quality Assurance and Quality Control functions, providing an excellent foundation for graduates who want to build a successful career in the pharmaceutical industry.

You will receive hands-on training, mentorship, and exposure to real-world GMP operations in a dynamic and supportive environment.

Job Description

Support the QA and QC departments in ensuring all laboratory activities are conducted in accordance with GMP, SOPs, and pharmacopoeial requirements.

Support audits and inspections, including regulatory, customer, and internal inspections.

Ensure laboratory compliance with GMP.

Use and maintain electronic systems such as LIMS and temperature monitoring systems.

Log all laboratory samples and consumables.

Take responsibility for supply chain activities, ensuring all materials are available before they are needed by the laboratories.

Communicate with suppliers, ensuring costing, quotations, and core lists are in place.

Maintain supplier KPIs.

Organise and manage laboratory waste.

Manage document control activities, including archiving and issuing controlled documentation.

Manage and organise document destruction and off-site document handling.

Maintain change controls.

Keep up to date with relevant legislative and regulatory requirements and communicate implications to the team.

Contribute positively to a collaborative and proactive team environment.

Perform other QA and QC-related duties as assigned.

Mandatory Candidate Requirements:

Bachelor’s degree in sciences, such as microbiology or a related discipline.

Excellent communication skills.

A proactive, can-do and will-do attitude.

Experience with scientific and/or pharmaceutical terminology is preferred.

Excellent Microsoft Office skills.

You will report directly to the QA Manager.

In return, there are significant opportunities for personal and career development within the business.

You will benefit from training and development opportunities, in addition to cross-training within the business.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: £14.41 per hour

Benefits:

Casual dress.

Company pension.

On-site parking.

Application Questions:

Describe your right-to-work documentation and any expiry dates, if applicable.

Confirm whether you have used AI in any part of the application process, including your CV.

If you are on a visa, provide the exact visa type and current expiry date. Sponsorship is not provided.

Explain how you fit the description of a passionate graduate with excellent communication skills and a can-do attitude. Maximum 150 words.

Confirm that you have read and understood that this is an entry-level position set at the national minimum wage.

Confirm how long it would take you to commute to the site and whether this would be by public transport or car.

Work Authorisation:
United Kingdom required.

Work Location:
In person.