Senior QA Officer
| Company: | Staffline |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Hours: | Full-time |
| Location: | G74 5PE |
| Working pattern: | On-site |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Posting date: | 23 Oct 2026 |
| Closing date: | 22 Nov 2026 |
Summary
Senior QA Officer
Brightwork have an excellent opportunity for an experienced Quality Assurance professional to join our client, a global manufacturing company based in South Lanarkshire.
This role will see you take on a leading position within the Quality Assurance function, ensuring products and processes meet the highest quality and compliance standards. Working closely with cross-functional teams, you'll oversee key quality activities, support continuous improvement initiatives, and play a vital role in maintaining GMP compliance across the site.
Key responsibilities include:
• Lead and support the QA team, providing coaching, training and day-to-day guidance.
• Ensure quality activities are completed in line with GMP, compliance and business requirements.
• Review batch documentation and support product release activities.
• Oversee investigations, deviations, CAPAs and change controls, ensuring issues are resolved effectively.
• Monitor quality performance and drive continuous improvement initiatives.
• Manage customer and product quality complaints, ensuring thorough investigation and resolution.
• Deliver QA and QMS training to promote quality standards and best practices.
• Maintain audit and inspection readiness, supporting regulatory and customer audits.
• Work closely with Production, QC and other departments to maintain product quality and compliance.
Qualifications/Experience:
• HND, Degree or equivalent qualification in a scientific or technical discipline, or relevant industry experience.
• Strong understanding of GMP, quality systems, investigations, CAPAs and change control processes.
• Experience leading or supervising a team, with the ability to motivate and develop others.
• Confident investigating quality issues, identifying root causes and implementing effective corrective actions.
• Experience supporting batch review/release activities and working with cross-functional teams.
• Strong communication, organisation and problem-solving skills.
• Experience supporting audits and regulatory inspections would be advantageous.
• Previous Quality Assurance experience within a GMP-regulated pharmaceutical or manufacturing environment.
If you're an experienced Quality Assurance professional looking for your next challenge and would like to play a key role in maintaining and improving quality standards within a fast-paced GMP environment, we'd love to hear from you.
Apply today by submitting your CV, or contact us directly for a confidential discussion about the opportunity.
Brightwork Ltd offers the services of an employment agency for permanent roles and an employment business for temporary roles.
Brightwork (part of the Staffline Group), do not charge any recruitment or job-seeking fees at any stage of the hiring process.
Brightwork Ltd offers the services of an employment agency for permanent roles and an employment business for temporary roles. Brightwork (part of the Staffline Group), do not charge any recruitment or job-seeking fees at any stage of the hiring process.