QUALITY CONTROL OFFICER

QUALITY CONTROL OFFICER Posted: 17th March 2026 Salary: Pay: From £26,000.00 per year Location: South Petherton (Somerset) Reference: YQCO Job Overview We are seeking a meticulous and detail-oriented Quality Control Officer to join our team. The successful candidate will be responsible responsible for performing quality control activities to ensure that incoming materials, purified water, in-process materials, and finished products comply with approved specifications, pharmaceutical GMP, and food safety requirements. Responsibilities Your Responsibilities Goods In and Material Control Perform quality checks on raw materials, packaging components, and consumables. Verify incoming materials against approved specifications, supplier documentation, and Certificates of Analysis. Ensure correct labelling, quarantine status, traceability, and storage of materials in accordance with GMP and food safety requirements. Maintain raw material specifications as required. Sampling and Environmental Monitoring Carry out sampling of raw materials, purified water, in-process materials, and finished products in accordance with approved SOPs. Process and prepare samples for analysis while maintaining sample integrity and preventing contamination. Conduct environmental monitoring activities (e.g. air, surface, personnel, water) in manufacturing and sampling areas. Assist in the administration of sample processing. Quality Control Checks Perform routine QC checks and inspections in accordance with approved test methods and specifications. Review results for accuracy, completeness, and compliance. Identify, document, and escalate deviations, non-conformances, and OOS results. Retained Samples Manage retained samples of materials and finished products in line with GMP and food safety requirements. Ensure retained samples are correctly labelled, stored, and logged. Maintain retained sample inventories and records. Certificates of Analysis (CoA) Prepare Certificates of Analysis for finished products. Ensure CoAs accurately reflect approved specifications and test results. Release CoAs in accordance with GMP and food safety procedures. Compliance and Continuous Improvement Support internal audits, inspections, and regulatory visits. Contribute to continuous improvement of QC processes, procedures, and food safety controls. Your Profile Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in a relevant scientific discipline, or other higher-level education in a relevant subject, HNC, HND, FdSc and DipHE. Minimum 2 years’ experience in quality assurance or quality control in a pharmaceutical or food manufacturing environment. Working knowledge of GMP and/or food safety standards, and quality systems. Salary negotiable, Lopen, Somerset, Permanent, full-time, Working hours : 8.30am to 5.00pm.