Gmp Microbiologist
Hartley People
Waterford, Wexford, Kilkenny
Our client, a leading multinational are looking for an GMP Microbiologist to join their team. This is an opportunity to join an established company in a challenging and rewarding role with excellent opportunities for personal development. The Role: Take a leadership role in the creation and maintenance of a GMP culture in the Plant. Develop and manage Microbiological and Hygiene activities and requirements. Ensure development, implementation and maintenance of a robust environmental control and monitoring program, e.g. cleaning and sanitation practices, hygienic zoning. Oversee microbial monitoring including troubleshooting as to type and source. Act as Technical lead for identifying and implementing best practices in production microbiology. Analyse and action environmental trends in controlled areas. Ensure testing is performed as per product specification requirements and cGMP. Support of validation activities and cleaning verification. Ensure site compliance with operating and regulatory requirements for hygienic processing. Ensure constant inspection readiness status by engaging actively with all key departments and leading corrective and preventative actions related to hygiene and microbiology. Execute site hygiene audits. Ensure improvement opportunities for the inspection and audit process are identified and executed. Provide microbiological leadership in the development and maintenance of the HACCP program. Support development and deployment of training to employees on microbiological requirements and hygiene. In conjunction with pest control provider, establish, manage and periodically review the Pest Control program. The Person: 3rd level qualification in Food Science, Microbiology, Biotechnology or equivalent. A minimum of 3 years' experience of Microbiological/Hygiene compliance in an Infant formula manufacturing operation, medical device, sterile pharmaceutical industry or similar. Micorbiology Lab based roles are not considered suitable experience. Experienced in the development, implementation and management of microbiological and hygienic standards in a manufacturing environment. Track record in validation activities associated with hygienic process validation. Knowledge and experience of using problem solving tools to improve microbiology and hygienic performance. Experience working in GMP environment with strong GxP knowledge and HACCP. Strong technical and documentation skills required. Excellent interpersonal, communication and influencing skills with an innate ability to transfer knowledge and understanding to other parties. Hartley People Recruitment work to the highest ethical standards within our industry and we value the trust that you place in us when you send your CV. We can provide a full consultation in confidence and we guarantee that your CV will not be sent to any of our clients without your prior consent. For immediate consideration please call Pairic on 051-878813 or email your CV in response to this job posting. Hartley People also recruit for similar roles such as Analytical Chemist, Quality Control Manager, Quality Control Technician, Quality Assurance Manager, Quality Assurance Technician, New Product Development Manger, Quality Systems Manager, Formulation Scientist, Development Technologist.
2408 days ago