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SalaryRole Name: Quality Control Laboratory Technician
Location:Macclesfield, UK
Competitive Benefits & Salary
Advert Closing date: 24th Jan 2024
Make a significant impact on people’s lives with life-changing medicines.
In quality, our work is meaningful and valued. An outstanding forward-looking demeanour, there’s no better place to work at the forefront and learn how to add real value to a business throughout the lifecycle of our products – discovery, development, and commercialisation. Here you’ll feel empowered to step up, follow the science and evidence to make decisions that put patients first.
Our Macclesfield Campus:
We are now recruiting for analytical Laboratory Technicians to join our Quality Control team at our Macclesfield site.
Macclesfield is AstraZeneca’s second largest manufacturing and supply site and as a Laboratory Technician, you will be optimally testing products within the Quality Control Laboratory team against registered specifications to agreed customer service lead times.
The Business Area:
The Analytical Chemistry Group in the Quality Assurance Department (QAD) performs Quality Control testing and process assurance activities for all production plants on Macclesfield Site plus contract work for Pharmaceutical Development.
The Role:
Due to expansion of the business, we currently have multiple opportunities for Quality Control Chemistry Technicians to formally clear or reject products from the Quality Control laboratory teams against agreed Quality Standards within agreed customer service lead times.
Based in the QAD laboratories, you must have the flexibility to work within any one of the testing or environmental monitoring teams and you must be prepared to work in an aseptic environment and optimally acquire an aseptic license.
Responsibilities:
Testing formulated products, raw materials, and active pharmaceutical ingredients against registered Quality Specifications you will ensure quality, safety and efficacy prior to delivery to the customer
You will utilise a wide range of analytical techniques to enable testing to proceed. This would include Dissolution, HPLC (Commitment Liquid Chromatography), UV-Vis, GLC and Infra-Red analysis
You will ensure that the appropriate quality systems are followed for the laboratory to meet its responsibilities with respect to GCLP, GMP, and SHE
To optimise processes within the laboratory you will be capable of using LEAN tools and approaches
Crucial Skills & Experience:
Qualified degree/or equivalent in Chemistry and understanding of a working in a GMP environment
Experience in basic analytical and chromatographic techniques
Desirable Skills & Experience:
Experience in use of electronic notebooks, and data handling systems
Experience of working within laboratory Quality Control
Why AstraZeneca?
At AstraZeneca, we 're dedicated to being a phenomenal Place to Work. Where you are empowered to push the boundaries of science and unleash your ambitious spirit. There’s no better place to make a difference to medicine, patients and society. An inclusive culture that champions diversity and teamwork, and always committed to lifelong learning, growth and development. We’re on an exciting journey to pioneer the future of healthcare.
So, what’s next?
Are you already envisioning yourself joining our team? Good, because we can’t wait to hear from you
Are you ready to bring new insights and fresh thinking to the table? Brilliant! We have one seat available, and we hope it’s yours
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