Quality Control Team Leader – Finish Product

Accord Healthcare; Barnstaple; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus

Pension scheme

Holiday entitlement

Job summary

Accord Healthcare Barnstaple site seeks a Quality Control Team Leader to head the Finish Product QC team. You will oversee testing, scheduling, and release activities ensuring GMP compliance and CAPA handling in a dynamic manufacturing environment.

The role reports to the Senior QC Leader, requires strong leadership and lab skills with HPLC, UV and dissolution experience, and will drive continuous improvement within the QC laboratory.

Qualifications

• Experience leading a QC team in a GMP environment.
• Proven track record with HPLC, UV, and dissolution testing.
• Strong communication and organisational skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Finish Product QC team and manage day-to-day lab activities.
• Ensure testing complies with GMP, CAPA, and Change Controls.
• Coordinate with other departments to plan and release batches.
• Oversee safety and maintain QA documentation in the QMS.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Quality management

Attention to detail

Multi-tasking

Education

HNC/HND/Degree in Science

Tools

HPLC

UV

Dissolution

Job description

Quality Control Team Leader (QC) - Finish Product

Role: Full-time, permanent

Location: Barnstaple, Devon

Working Hours: Monday - Friday (08:00-16:30)

Salary: Competitive + bonus + benefits

The Role:

We’re seeking an experienced and motivated Quality Control Team Leader to lead the Finish Product team in our QC laboratory at the Barnstaple manufacturing site. This role will be instrumental in supporting the general day to day management of our QC lab including making sure testing is carried out in accordance to the agreed schedule, ensuring that current and future GMP requirements are met.

In this varied role, you’ll manage a team of laboratory analysts responsible for the analysis of Finish products, working closely with other departments to understand market requirements, prioritising workloads and delegating tasks across your team to provide batches for release in line with Manufacturing and Packing plans. Working collaboratively with the Senior QC Team Leader, you will oversee and maintain all Health and Safety requirements in the laboratory and when deviations occur, you’ll action and close CAPAs and Change Controls in an effective and timely manner within the site Quality Management System (QMS).

With strong understanding of EU and FDA legislation and to ensure quality levels are maintained, you’ll provide support in internal audits and inspections, conducting trend and root cause analysis to recommending corrective and preventative actions, always driving continuous improvement.

The Person:

• Experience in a similar QC Management role within a pharmaceutical GMP compliant quality control laboratory would be advantageous.
• Strong practical experience of principal laboratory techniques eg. HPLC, UV and Dissolution.
• Excellent communication skills – happy relating to people of all levels, navigating cultural differences and using subtle negotiating and influencing skills to get the best outcomes.
• Strong organisation skills, able to manage multiple tasks to deadline and maintain a good eye for detail even in a fast-paced and changeable work environment.
• Good IT skills, including Microsoft Office and a good understanding of quality management systems (QMS) with the ability to analyse data and reports in order to make decisions
• HNC/HND/Degree level qualification in a Science related subject, however significant relevant experience would also be considered.

The Rewards:

In return, we offer a competitive salary and rewards package (including holiday, bonus and pension scheme). Not to mention the opportunity to genuinely make a difference in a new and dynamic role within a progressive and expanding business, at an exciting time of growing international reach.