QA Assistant

Real; Geleen; On-site; EUR 31,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

Real in Geleen, Netherlands is seeking a QA Assistant on a temporary 5-month contract at an onsite pharmaceutical manufacturing site.

You will handle GMP label management, review batch records, and support QA oversight across Manufacturing, Warehouse, and Quality Systems.

Join a regulated environment focused on compliance, continuous improvement, and timely QA reviews.

Qualifications

• Experience in Quality Assurance, GMP manufacturing, or a regulated environment.
• Strong attention to detail and documentation review skills.
• Understanding of GMP regulations and quality compliance principles.
• Ability to identify and escalate quality-related issues.

Responsibilities

• Issue, control, reconcile, and maintain accountability of GMP labels
• Verify label requests against approved documentation and production requirements
• Review completed label issuance records and investigate discrepancies
• Perform Operational and Aseptic Processing (APS) batch record reviews
• Review manufacturing documentation, batch records, logbooks, and supporting records
• Identify, document, and escalate GMP documentation errors and compliance issues
• Support batch disposition activities through timely QA reviews
• Provide routine shop floor QA support and GMP oversight
• Collaborate with Manufacturing, Warehouse, and Quality Systems teams
• Support audits, inspections, and regulatory compliance activities
• Participate in continuous improvement initiatives within Quality Assurance

Skills

QA Experience

Attention to detail

Documentation review

Stakeholder communication

Job description

Contract: Temporary / 5 Month Contract (until March 2027)

Location: Geleen, Netherlands (Onsite)

Hours: Full-time (40 hours per week)

Sector: Quality Assurance / GMP Manufacturing / Life Sciences

About the Role

We are looking for a QA Assistant to join a pharmaceutical manufacturing site in Geleen. This role combines shop floor quality support with GMP documentation review and label management activities. You will work closely with Manufacturing, Warehouse, and Quality teams to ensure compliance, documentation accuracy, and smooth production operations.

The position has been opened as cover for long-term sickness absence and offers hands-on exposure to quality assurance activities within a highly regulated GMP environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Issue, control, reconcile, and maintain accountability of GMP labels
• Verify label requests against approved documentation and production requirements
• Review completed label issuance records and investigate discrepancies
• Perform Operational and Aseptic Processing (APS) batch record reviews
• Review manufacturing documentation, batch records, logbooks, and supporting records
• Identify, document, and escalation GMP documentation errors and compliance issues
• Support batch disposition activities through timely QA reviews
• Provide routine shop floor QA support and GMP oversight
• Collaborate with Manufacturing, Warehouse, and Quality Systems teams
• Support audits, inspections, and regulatory compliance activities
• Participate in continuous improvement initiatives within Quality Assurance

Who We're Looking For

• Experience within Quality Assurance, GMP manufacturing, or another regulated environment
• Strong attention to detail and documentation review skills
• Understanding of GMP regulations and quality compliance principles
• Ability to identify and escalation quality-related issues
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills
• Ability to work accurately in a production environment
• Proactive and quality-focused mindset

Preferred

• Experience with GMP label management and reconciliation
• Experience reviewing manufacturing documentation and batch records
• Exposure to pharmaceutical or aseptic manufacturing environments
• Experience supporting audits and inspections
• Knowledge of deviation management and quality investigations
• Background in pharmaceutical, biotech, or life sciences manufacturing
• Familiarity with batch release and disposition processes