QA Specialist

Bespak is looking for a QA Specialist. This permanent position is located at our Holmes Chapel site, CW4 8BE. The salary for this role is £40k to £47k. Other benefits you will receive are 25 days leave plus bank holidays, discretionary annual bonus, generous 10% pension contribution, onsite free parking, and medical / dental / health / life assurance.

Working Pattern – Monday to Friday usual working times of 8:30am to 5:00pm with an 8:30am to 3:45pm finish on a Friday. There is some flexibility on start and finish times.

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As a QA Specialist, you'll be essential to maintaining cGMP standards at our Holmes Chapel site, providing quality assurance and compliance expertise. Your primary focus will be supporting new product introductions, projects, validation, customer liaison and continuous improvement initiatives, all while contributing to a culture of compliance and excellence. You'll also play a key role in ensuring our Quality Management System runs smoothly, including approving CAPAs, managing change control, and reviewing critical documentation for batch release.

Bespak in Holmes Chapel is an Investors in People Silver Award-winning pharmaceutical CDMO with over 350 employees, currently going through a period of significant site expansion. We are investing heavily to increase our capacity for developing and manufacturing sustainable pMDIs (asthma inhalers) with greener propellants, meeting the evolving standards of the industry, while providing comprehensive development, manufacturing, filling, and finishing solutions for a range of medical devices, including SMIs, DPIs, nasal sprays, and medical check valves.

As a QA Specialist, your duties will include:

• Ensuring cGMP is maintained across the site.
  
  
• Supporting new product industrialization.
  
  
• Coordinating quality deviations and investigations.
  
  
• Approving and implementing CAPA and Change Control.
  
  
• Reviewing documentation for batch release and projects.
  
  
• Conducting internal and external audits.
  
  QA Specialist, beneficial key skills and experience:
  
  
• Degree level education in a relevant field.
  
  
• Experience in pharmaceutical quality role.
  
  
• Excellent knowledge of cGMP and Quality Management Systems.
  
  
• Proficiency in risk-based problem-solving.
  
  
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
  
  
• Effective project management skills and computer literacy.
  
  QA Specialist, Benefits:
  
  25 days 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.
  
  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.
  
  This could suit someone who has experience as a Quality Assurance Officer, Quality Systems Specialist or Quality Compliance Specialist.
  
  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.
  
  A full job description can be downloaded on the application Screen.
  
  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 positive 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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