Microbiology Shift Manager

JR United Kingdom; Runcorn; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job description

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Fresenius Kabi is a global healthcare company that specializes in lifesaving medicines and technologies for infusion, transfusion and clinical nutrition. The company's products and services are used to help care for critically and chronically ill patients.

Our product portfolio includes a comprehensive range of IV generic drugs, infusion therapies, clinical nutrition products, and the medical devices for administering these products.

The Role

Reporting to the Sterility Assurance Manager, the Microbiology Shift Manager will provide quality and operational direction to the Microbiology team. The role is full-time Monday - Friday and is based at our head office in Runcorn, Cheshire.

Responsibilities

1. Recruiting, organizing, and managing laboratory personnel
2. Ensuring all monitoring processes are correct, valid, adhered to, and updated as necessary
3. Writing Standard Operating Procedures relating to job roles
4. Ensuring all samples are taken and processed appropriately to monitor the level of control within the cleanroom
5. Performing, coordinating, and assisting in deviation investigations as required
6. Ensuring any OOL/OOS or adverse trends are reported to Senior Management immediately as appropriate
7. Completing records required in the department including QMS documents and the training and personnel file

Qualifications/Experience

1. Degree in Microbiology/Related Science with extensive experience in a Quality Assurance or Quality Control role
2. Previous experience in working within a laboratory or pharmaceutical/microbiology or healthcare industries
3. Knowledge of GMP/regulatory requirements specifically for manufacturing and control of aseptically produced products
4. Experience of aseptic operations, product knowledge, and team management are desirable

Benefits

• Contributory Pension Scheme (rises with service)
• Role-specific tailored training and development plan
• Life Insurance (4 x salary, death in service)
• 25 days holiday (rises to 27 after 5 years service) and ability to buy/sell holidays
• Maternity, Paternity and Adoption Leave
• Bike to work scheme
• Long Service Awards
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Free onsite parking and subsidised canteen
• Blue Light Card
• Company funded family days out

We are proud to foster a workplace free from discrimination. Diversity of experience, perspectives, and background create a better work environment and better products. Whatever your identity, we will give your application fair consideration.