Quality Control Analyst

Nelsons - the home of Rescue Remedy; Greater London; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus

25 days holiday per year

Free products and staff discounts

Volunteer days off

Cycle to work scheme

Pensions

Eye test vouchers

Season ticket loans

Job summary

Nelsons is the UK’s leading natural healthcare manufacturer with a long history of quality. The QC Analyst plays a key role in the Quality Control department, performing testing on raw materials and finished products, maintaining QMS, and supporting validations and investigations in a fast-paced lab.

In this role you will ensure cGMP compliance, perform analyses, and liaise with other departments to ensure data integrity and material safety.

Qualifications

• Degree level or above in a Science subject.
• Experience in an analytical laboratory.
• Ability to use work instructions and specifications for testing products and raw materials.
• Good Manufacturing Practice and Data Integrity principles.
• Strong report writing skills.

Responsibilities

• Ensure training relevant to the position is completed and kept up to date in a cGMP environment.
• Maintain Quality Management System documentation and data integrity.
• Sample and test incoming raw materials and finished products according to in-house specs.
• Carry out environmental monitoring and ensure laboratory cleanliness.
• Support validation activities and line checks on production.
• Investigate out-of-specification results per SOP and manage retained samples.

Skills

Analytical laboratory experience

Report writing

Data integrity principles

Education

Degree in Science

Tools

HPLC

GC

Job description

Nelsons is the UK’s largest manufacturer of natural healthcare products, operating in the market place for over 150 years with a wide range of brands and products; inspiring generations to live healthier and happier lives. We are proud of our brands - RESCUE range, Bach Original Flower Remedies, Spatone, Nelsons Arnicare, Nelsons Teetha, Nelsons creams including Calendula – which are distributed worldwide to over 60 countries.

The QC Analyst is a key member of the Quality Control department and actively participates in all QC related activities. This is a busy role within a fast-paced department; therefore, the QC Analyst will need to be flexible and a team-player.

Responsibilities

• Ensure all training relevant to the position and required tasks are completed and kept up to date. Use assigned initials within cGMP environment
• All documentation relating to Nelson’s products are kept within Quality Management System (QMS) and adhere to Data Integrity (see POL-002)
• Understanding and adhering to cGMP environment requirements
• Sample and test all incoming raw materials according to in-house specifications and methods of analysis
• Test all finished products according to approved in-house specifications and methods of analysis including Spatone as required by the approved SOP
• Carry out environmental monitoring.
• Ensure that all laboratory tasks are performed in keeping with Good Manufacturing Practices and ensure that the laboratory is maintained in a clean and tidy condition.
• Support validation activities in the lab - equipment and methods.
• Carry out line checks on production activities and perform the relevant in-process checks, ensuring that such activities are in compliance with Good Manufacturing Practices.
• Perform analyses, examinations or investigations as required.
• Collect results from third party lab as required
• Contribute to the investigation of consumer complaints as required.
• Ensure all data is stored and managed correctly
• Ensure any out-of-specification results (OOS) are investigated as per the relevant SOP
• Ensure all required retained samples are managed correctly
• Ensure that all chemical and consumable supplies are maintained in a safe condition
• Ensure the working environment is maintained in a clean and a safe condition
• Liaise effectively with staff from other departments
• Update documents as required
• Involvement in other QMS responsibilities as required as part of personal development

Requirements

We would love you to have

• Experience or knowledge of HPLC and GC techniques
• Experience in troubleshooting HPLC and GC instruments
• Education / Qualifications Degree level or above in a Science subject
• Experience in an analytical laboratory
• Ability to use work instructions and specifications for testing of products and raw materials
• A good appreciation of Good Manufacturing Practice and Data Integrity Principles
• Strong report writing skillls

Bonus if you have

• Basic knowledge of microbiology
• Experience or knowledge of TLC techniques
• Experience of pharmaceutical production processes for tablets, liquids and creams

Benefits

• Annual bonus
• 25 days holiday per year PLUS Christmas shut down - whoop!
• Free products and staff discounts to keep you healthy and happy
• Paid days off to volunteer for some awesome charities
• Cycle to work scheme

We also have regular socials plus all your standard stuff such as pensions, eye test vouchers and season ticket loans. We can tell you all about what is available to you when you start!