Quality Control Team Leader - Alexandria, Australia - Parnell Manufacturing

Parnell Manufacturing

Verified Company

Alexandria, Australia

1 week ago

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Olivia Brown

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Description

SALARY
A competitive remuneration package for full time employees includes:

Quarterly and Annual Bonuses
Base Salary + Superannuatio

ABOUT PARNELL
Over the last 60 years, Parnell has become a leading global veterinary pharmaceutical business marketing products in 14 countries.

We have built a fully integrated animal health platform with a strong track record in research & development, we operate an FDA and APVMA accredited sterile manufacturing facility and offer unique digital technology platforms that integrate with our innovative products to offer veterinarians and animal owners superior solutions to their animal health needs.

Parnell has a strong focus on personal and professional development for those who demonstrate the company's core values of Professionalism, Excellence, and Teamwork.

Parnell rewards hard work and talent with opportunity.

The Quality Control (QC) department restructuring to align with future business needs and development of departmental responsibilities, and as a result of this, a permanent "QC Team Leader - Release" role within the department has been created.

This person will report directly to the Quality Control Associate Director and form part of the Quality Control function, which also includes QC stability, and Manufacturing Quality Associates (MQA).

As a QC Team Leader - Release, you will coordinate all aspects of the release program, which will include but not limited to the testing, trending, and release and/or reporting/collation of data, for raw materials, plugs, vials, and finished products.

This person will manage one Senior Associate and one Associate within the Release team, which will involve work planning, coaching, and motivating the team.

Strong work ethic, attention to detail, along with good documentation practices are desired.

Responsibilities
The role reporting into the QC Associate Director (QCAD):

Perform and coordinate testing/release of raw materials, vial, plugs, in accordance with procedures (primary function)
Perform and coordinate finished product testing in accordance with relevant test methods and specifications (primary function)
Coordinate testing with external laboratories
Ensure timely and accurate results are reported to QA, QCAD or delegate
Conduct out of specification and out of trend investigations in accordance with Parnell procedures
Participate in multifunctional investigations to drive to root cause of any incidents
Conducting scheduled inhouse instrument calibration, maintenance and troubleshooting of instrument issues
Participate all other aspects of QC as required by QCAD

Skills & Experience

Minimum 3 years' experience within the pharmaceutical industry (human or veterinary)
Minimum 2 years' experience in a supervisory/management role
An awareness or competency in cGMP/cGLP
Good communication skills both written and verbal
Strong writing skills relevant to quality documents and reports
Be able to work autonomously and as a team
The ability to communicate effectively with personnel from all levels
Outstanding attention to detail and the ability to identify potential issues while making timely and accurate decisions
Proactive attitude