Stability Technician

Job Overview

Manage stability sample inventory, oversee operation/maintenance/qualification of the stability rooms and other assigned areas of responsibility within the Stability Team. 

Main Activities/Tasks

• Manage stability sample logistics, e.g. stability sample initiation and removal from controlled storage rooms, delivery of samples to the laboratory. Disposal of stability samples.
• Have oversight of the stability rooms, ensuring they are operated compliantly, cleaned, maintained, and qualified in a timely manner as per company procedures.
• Comply with all aspects of the Quality System adhering to the principles of Good Manufacturing Practice.
• Completion of documentation associated with stability sample inventory and stability rooms.
• Monitor the temperature and humidity of the stability chambers on daily basis.
• Manage stability room temperature and humidity excursions, ensuring the chambers are returned to a compliant state in a timely manner.
• Follow the company’s EHS policies and procedures, at all times.
• Ensuring stability storage rooms are audit ready at all times.

Essential Criteria:

Applicants must therefore demonstrate the following essential criteria on their application form in order to be considered:

• Educated to at least GCSE (or equivalent) in science related subjects
• Will have at least a Grade C or equivalent in GCSE English and Mathematics.
• Possess good communication skills, written and oral as demonstrated on their application form and at interview.
• Demonstrate good organisational skills.
• Experience with Microsoft packages (Outlook, Word, Excel)
• Ability to work as part of a busy team as well as working on own initiative

Desirable Criteria:

Due to the nature of the role preference will be given to applicants demonstrating the following desirable criteria:

• At least one years' experience in a cGMP environment.
• Previous relevant experience in stability work in a pharmaceutical company.

Duration: Full time, permanent

Location: Newry

Additional Information:

• ​​​​​​​Applicants should be able to provide proof that they have a right to work in the UK at the time of their application. Applicants who are unable to provide this proof will not be considered.
• This role is based in a site that produces penicillin products and as such would not be suitable for those with a penicillin allergy
• We regret that applications received after the closing date and time will not be accepted.

Benefits:

• Free Life Assurance
• Company Pension Scheme
• Healthcare cash plan
• 32 days annual leave
• Wedding Leave
• Company Sick Pay
• Employee well-being initiatives
• Employee Assistance Programme
• On-site free parking
• Canteen Facilities
• Employee Perks scheme
• Discounted Car Insurance
• Annual Employee raffle
• Employee Recognition scheme
• Career development opportunities

Contact: recruitment@norbrook.co.uk

Norbrook Laboratories Limited employs a workforce with members of all sections of the community and is committed to appointing people purely on the basis of merit. In accordance with our equal opportunities policy, we would particularly like to welcome applicants from the Protestant Community.