OQA (Operational Quality Assurance) Officer

Job summary

Would you like to be part of a dedicated team that are the first line of assurance that the company is producing a quality product?

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Operational Quality Assurance (OQA) team, as an OQA Officer at Torbay Pharmaceuticals (TP). The OQA team offer a broad range knowledge in all of TP processes and it is this knowledge that enables the team to be involved in all levels of decision making with the business.

You will be an integral part of the Operational Quality Assurance team and will need to be a confident, motivated individual, with experience/understanding of Pharmaceutical Quality System functions and Pharmaceutical manufacturing. Personal attributes will include good communication skills (written and verbal), well developed IT skills, self -motivated and the ability to multi-task.

Please note this role will include shift working patterns.

Main duties of the job

The OQA team are embedded within the Production Teams to act as front-line QA assistance to the teams. This role involves providing a committed and business critical service to ensure all Production activities are carried out in accordance with Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) regulations to maintain quality product manufacture reducing the risk to the end user. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to help improve systems and drive change.

You will provide functional and technical support to Production within TP and perform quality critical checks on the manufacturing lines to ensure compliance has been maintained to assure product quality.

OQA are the first point of call when problems occur and have responsibility to ensure that these problems are reviewed and closed in a timely manner. You will be required to participate in product investigations and support all Production functions in OQA activities

About us

Torbay Pharmaceuticals (TP) - Built by the NHS, Supplying the WorldTP is a flagship business within the National Health Service and manufactures and distributes terminally sterilised injectables for the secondary care market in the UK and worldwide. We believe that by thinking and acting differently we can make a positive difference to people's lives across the world.

The business employs around 200 people, is achieving year on year growth and has an ambitious growth plan that will see the business doubling in size over the next 4-5 years. Our specialist portfolio includes licensed and unlicensed terminally sterilised injectables, high-quality electrolyte solutions for TPN compounding, and a range of non-sterile oral solutions.

We are based in Paignton in a purpose built, state of the art manufacturing facility that opened in 2017. We also have a number of remotely based roles and a modern, collaborative space for those 'touchdown' moments when you need to plug back in at the main site.