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About The Role

Bespak are looking for a Senior QA Officer for a permanent position for this onsite role at the Holmes Chapel site, CW4 8BE. The salary for this role is £34K - £40K. Other benefits you will receive are 25 days leave plus bank holidays, discretionary annual bonus, generous 10% pension contribution, onsite free parking, and medical / dental / health / life assurance.

Working Pattern – Monday to Friday usual working times of 8:30am to 5:00pm with an 8:30 am to 3:45pm finish on a Friday. There is some flexibility on start and finish times.

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As a Senior QA Officer, you will provide leadership and expert oversight to ensure full compliance with cGMP and regulatory requirements, supporting across Manufacturing, Production, and QC, managing batch disposition, documentation, deviations, investigations, and CAPA.

Working cross-functionally, you will deliver risk-based quality guidance, support inspection readiness, and drive continuous improvement through Product Quality Reviews, process monitoring, and the enhancement of site quality systems.

Bespak in Holmes Chapel is an Investors in People Silver Award-winning pharmaceutical CDMO with over 350 employees, currently going through a period of significant site expansion. We are investing heavily to increase our capacity for developing and manufacturing sustainable pMDIs with greener propellants, meeting the evolving standards of the industry, while providing comprehensive development, manufacturing, filling, and finishing solutions for a range of medical devices, including SMIs, DPIs, nasal sprays.

As a Senior QA Officer, your duties will include:

• Provide senior QA leadership and oversight to ensure full compliance with cGMP and regulatory standards.
• Support QA activities across Manufacturing, Production, and QC, including batch review disposition, documentation approval, deviations, investigations, and CAPA.
• Partner with cross-functional and project teams to deliver risk-based quality guidance and support non-routine activities.
• Drive inspection readiness and support internal, customer, and regulatory audits and inspections.
• Champion continuous improvement through Product Quality Reviews, quality metrics monitoring, and enhancement of site quality systems.

• Degree qualified (or equivalent) with proven experience in pharmaceutical Quality roles.
• Strong knowledge of cGMP, regulatory requirements, and Quality Management Systems.
• Demonstrated experience in deviations, investigations, CAPA, and batch disposition.
• Effective QA leader with the ability to influence cross-functional teams.
• Strong problem-solving capability using risk-based and root cause analysis tools.
• Excellent communication skills, confident supporting audits and inspections.
• Highly organised, self-motivated, and proficient in MS Office; LIMS/ERP experience desirable.

Senior QA Officer, Benefits:

25 days holiday + bank holidays + Buy/Sell Scheme | A generous employer pension contribution | Private medical insurance | Private dental Insurance | Permanent Health Insurance | Group life assurance | Free will writing service | Active well-being programme | Recognition awards | Free Parking.

Holmes Chapel is a beautiful village in Cheshire with excellent transport links via its railway station on the Crewe-Manchester Line, proximity to the motorway network and Manchester Airport. The National Parks of the Peak District, Lake District and Eryri (Snowdonia) are within easy reach. The village has a population of nearly 7,000 and offers various amenities, including supermarkets, shops, restaurants, schools, and a GP practice.

This role may be well suited to individuals with experience as a Quality Assurance Specialist, GMP Compliance Officer, Quality Systems Officer, Quality Control Microbiologist, or Quality Control Analyst.

As an ethical employer we align our BZero sustainability initiative to the SBTI certification which means we are on a road to carbon reduction targeting net zero and are proud to be ISO certified in 14001, 45001 and 13485.

A full job description can be downloaded on the application Screen.

Our core values are, Customer Focussed, Respectful, Collaborative, and Agile, these are woven into the fabric of our business and the values we measure ourselves by.

We are flexible. We understand that there is a life outside of work, so we aim to support you in attaining a happy work/life balance. To cater for employees’ individual circumstances, and where possible, we agree flexible working arrangements.

We value our inclusivity as we believe diversity should be embraced and celebrated. We live and work by these values and that’s what makes our company a great place to work.

We are proud to be a disability positive employer. We will support you throughout the recruitment process with any adjustments you require therefore please contact the Recruitment Team if you require support.

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Please be advised that we are working with our trusted recruitment partner, Kinetic PLC, to manage this recruitment process. As such, a consultant from their team may screen your application and contact you directly on our behalf to progress your application.