Medical Device Manufacturing jobs in Basingstoke RG21

QA Supervisor
12-month Fixed-Term (Maternity Cover)

About the Company

Joining our team, you’ll play an active part in helping to deliver meaningful impact. At Oxoid Remel Microbiology, acquired from Thermo Fisher Scientific, we play a crucial role in accurate identification and targeted treatment for diseases, ensuring food and beverage safety, and supporting pharmaceutical manufacturing integrity. Our products and services are designed to meet the highest standards of quality and performance, helping our customers achieve their objectives efficiently and effectively.



About the Role

We are seeking a highly motivated QA Operations Support (QAOS) Supervisor to join the Oxoid Remel Quality Team. This role is responsible for leading and enhancing quality assurance activities within Operations while ensuring compliance with applicable regulatory requirements and company standards. The successful candidate will provide leadership to a team of Quality Engineers, drive continuous improvement initiatives, and act as the key Quality partner to Operations and cross-functional teams.



What You'll Do

• Lead and coordinate a team of Quality Engineers.
• Provide Quality leadership for investigations, deviations, change controls, validation, SOPs, and in-process controls.
• Champion collaborative relationships between Operations and Quality to improve customer experience.
• Assist Operations in troubleshooting and resolving process and quality issues.
• Work with Operations, R&D, Purchasing, and Engineering to improve quality and reduce costs.
• Focus on efficiency and compliance improvements in quality management.
• Partner with Operations to establish controls and inspection points for nonconforming materials, parts, assemblies, and products.
• Act as the Quality Representative for all quality-related corrective/preventive actions.
• Ensure compliance with division policies, national and international codes, and safety requirements.
Analyse trends, conduct root cause analysis, and implement corrective actions for processes and products.
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What We're Looking For

• Bachelor’s degree in a scientific subject or related field.
• Proven experience in a regulated industry, ideally in quality assurance within medical device or pharmaceutical manufacturing.
• Experience managing and developing a team in a quality environment.
• Strong background in process control and statistical techniques.
• Knowledge of medical device regulations, cGMP, EU Regulation, or ISO 13485.
• Strong interpersonal skills, both oral and written.
• Self-starter with the ability to produce results from general concepts and direction.
• Ability to prioritise multiple tasks in a global, multi-site organisation.
• Effective cross-functional team teamwork.
• Proficiency in quality tools such as FMEA, SPC, DOE, and Six Sigma/PPI.
• Strong digital literacy, including SAP, Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
Expertise in qualification/validation (process, sterilisation, cleaning, software).
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Why Join Us

• Competitive salary
• Performance-related bonus (where eligible)
• Annual merit-based pay increases
• Medical benefits
• Paid annual leave
• Employee referral bonus
Career development and advancement opportunities
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More about us…

This is an exciting time to join us as we continue to build on more than 100 years of microbiology excellence. With a broad portfolio of instruments, services, and global resources, we’re steadfast in our commitment to helping you succeed. Together, we can cultivate a thriving microbiology culture that supports you today, tomorrow, and for life.

Come and be part of what’s next for our company.