Quality & Laboratory Manager (Assured Micro)

Micronclean Ltd; Glasgow; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading microbiology support company in Glasgow is seeking a Quality and Laboratory Manager to oversee our Quality Management System. The successful candidate will manage the laboratory team, ensuring compliance with GLP and cGMP standards. You will be responsible for maintaining quality documentation and conducting internal audits. The role offers a salary range of £45,000 - £50,000 per annum, generous annual leave, and a yearly bonus. Additional benefits include pension contributions and employee assistance programs.

Benefits

30 days' annual leave

Company pension contributions of 5%

Generous yearly bonus

Employee Assistance Programme

Qualifications

• Expert in GLP and cGMP with relevant qualifications.
• Understanding of CAPA and deviations, batch review and release.
• Experience with MHRA audits and regulatory readiness.

Responsibilities

• Manage the Quality Management System for Assured Micro Laboratory.
• Ensure continuous improvement through data analysis and trending.
• Supervise and lead a team, ensuring compliance with policies.

Skills

Extensive GLP and cGMP knowledge

Leadership of a Laboratory or Quality function

Laboratory testing and calibrations

Computerised System Validation (CSV)

Education

Degree Level or above in a scientific field

CQI & IRCA-Certified Lead Auditor or equivalent

Job description

Job Advert

A Quality and Laboratory Manager vacancy has arisen within our fast-growing company. This is an exciting opportunity to join our team.

LOCATION

Assured Micro, West of Scotland Science Park, 1 Kelvin Walkway, Glasgow G20 0SP

JOB TITLE

Quality and Laboratory Manager

JOB TYPE

Full Time

HOURS OF WORK

Monday to Friday; 9.00am to 5.00pm with half an hour unpaid lunch break

SALARY RANGE

£45,000 - £50,000 per annum

JOB PURPOSE

An expert in GLP and cGMP, this role is responsible for the Quality Management System and the oversight of quality and compliance for Assured Micro Lab. Management of the QMS includes validation, analysis of data, considering trends, determining appropriate actions, and enabling continuous improvement. Communicator of QMS status, risks, and compliance to senior management. Oversight and management of the commercial Assured Micro Laboratory Team and responsibility for day-to-day operation of the Assured Micro Laboratory including hosting MHRA audits.

Duties to include

• Overall management of GMP Quality Management System. Accountable and responsible for but not limited to:
• Maintenance of Training System, Quality Reports, Standing Operating Procedures (SOP), Corrective and Preventative Actions (CAPAs), change controls, complaints, and incidents.
• Review/approval/control of cGMP documentation including Testing Documents, Testing Reports, Testing Maps, logbooks, and equipment diaries.
• Review/approval/ control of all quality management documentation.
• Manage supplier certificate and conduct supplier audits when required.
• Management, planning and hosting of MHRA, certification, supplier, and client audits. Co-ordinate and manage the internal audit schedule ensuring compliance with departmental procedures and EU GMP regulations.
• Analysing, trending, and reporting of data.
• Driving continuous improvement through the QMS
• Day to day supervision onsite of the Assured Micro Laboratory and Team, overseeing activities including sales to ensure compliance with all company policies including health and safety, quality, and general procedures.
• Working closely with our Technical Sales and Assured Micro Finance Team to collaborate and advise on sales from a technical perspective and to ensure an effective process is in place.
• Providing technical advice to our customers as required.
• Responsible for ensuring lab and quality issues are solved while considering continuous improvement within the business.
• Coach and mentor all personnel with reference to Quality, Compliance and GMP, including ownership for the GMP training system.
• Support with as appropriate with our company wide ISO 9001, ISO 17025 at our Lab in Skegness, on site quality checks for our Cleanroom Team and other accreditation or internal audit as appropriate.

Core Skills

Essential:

• Degree Level or above in a scientific field
• CQI & IRCA-Certified Lead Auditor or equivalent
• Extensive GLP and cGMP knowledge and relevant qualifications including CAPA and deviations, batch review and release, change control, supplier approval, and management.
• Laboratory testing and calibrations
• Leadership of a Laboratory or Quality function
• Appropriate cGMP validation experience (IQ/OQ/PQ), Computerised System Validation (CSV), Method validation, risk management, process and cleaning validation and document and record keeping (GDP/ ALCOA principles)
• MHRA and regulatory readiness experience

Closing date for applications

Monday, 2nd January 2025

Interview date

week commencing 5th January 2026 on Microsoft Teams (first round)

week commencing: 19th January 2026 in person (second round)

Character Profile

Micronclean’s culture is captured within the Micronclean SKIEs. These four principles - Stewardship, Knowledge, Innovation and Excellence provide a compass for our strategic direction, help inform day to day business decisions and keep our customers firmly at the centre of everything we do. A candidate’s character affinity to our culture will be paramount to their suitability for this role. A copy of our vision and values (the Micronclean SKIEs) can be found here: https://www.micronclean.com/assets/downloads/Micronclean_SKIEs_Booklet_2017.pdf [https://www.micronclean.com/assets/downloads/Micronclean_SKIEs_Booklet_2017.pdf]

Why Work for us as a Quality and Laboratory Manager?

• A generous yearly bonus paid every January, to all staff.
• 30 days’ annual leave (including bank holidays), increasing to 33 days for loyalty service.
• Company Sick Pay scheme.
• Company pension contributions of 5% of salary.
• Employee Assistance Programme (EAP), private counselling and other schemes to support employees with their mental health and wellbeing.
• A growing, family owned, highly successful business, with a history spanning back to the 1920s.
• Highly committed to investing in people and training, with a proven history of opportunities and promotions from within for employees who wish to progress.
• A great culture, represented in our company values known as the SKIEs.

About Us

Assured Micro has recently joined the Micronclean group and was founded in Glasgow in 2009 to support customers who do not have an in-house Microbiology department. Today, Assured Micro provides a range of integrated services to companies throughout Scotland, the North of England and further afield.

Micronclean is a family-owned business based in Lincolnshire employing over 450 people. The company provides products and services to various industries.

Our current focus areas include rental of specialist work wear to cleanroom industries (pharmaceutical, medical devices, aerospace. The company also manufactures and distributes a range of cleanroom products, which it sells in the UK and exports throughout Europe and further afield, including India, Australia, and Canada.

The company has an ambitious vision for growth both in the UK where we are investing in all our plants and abroad. where our plant in Bangalore, India has recently been commissioned.

More information about Micronclean can be found on our website.

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