Thermo Fisher Scientific
Junior QA Officer (Double Days shift)
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Junior QA Officer (Double Days shift)
Junior QA Officer – Fulfilled at Thermo Fisher Scientific, Swindon
Work Schedule
Rotational Monday to Friday shifts
- Weekly pattern of double shift days:
- 1 week early shifts
- 1 week late shifts
Environmental Conditions
Adherence to all Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) and safety standards:
- Cleanroom:
- No hair products, jewelry, makeup, nail polish, perfume, exposed piercings, or facial hair permitted.
- Cold Room/Freezers:
- Temperature maintained at -22°F / -6°C.
- Workspace:
- Safety glasses, gowning, gloves, and lab coat required.
- Some areas may require earplugs.
- Warehouse operations also full comly with GMP standards.
About the Role
Thermo Fisher Scientific empowers its employees to deliver challenging work and grow within a global organization committed to performance, quality and innovation. With revenues of $20 billion and the largest R&D investment in the industry, we provide employees with the resources and opportunities to make meaningful contributions to global health, safety and cleanliness.
Location / Division Context: Thermo Fisher – Swindon Facility
The Swindon facility specializes in:
- Integrated sterile liquid and lyophilized product development
- High potency products and Low-Volume Parenterals (LVP) manufacturing
- Development and commercial of sterile dosage forms:
- Liquid vials
- Commercial fill-finish lines
- Primary and secondary packaging vial production
Position Summary
As a Junior QA Officer, you will assist the Quality Operations team in ensuring GMP compliance across manufacturing and support functions. Your responsibilities include:
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- Preparing, scanning, and archiving GMP documents to meet on-time delivery targets
- Validating visual inspections of sterile products (essential: passing Thermo Fisher’s eyesight test)
- Reviewing GMP-compliant documentation, identifying errors and discrepancies
- Ensuring GMP adherence across document logging, audits and procedures
- Maintaining training records for all personnel to promote compliance
- Understanding emergency procedures and implementing safe work practices
- Monitoring compliance with environmental, health, safety, and security requirements:
- Reporting and investigating accidents, near misses and workplace breaches
Responsibilities
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Document Control:
- Preparation, scanning, and archiving of GMP documentation
- Setup and completion of accurate permanent records
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Visual Inspection:
- Conducting independent verification tests of sterile products
- Passing Thermo Fisher’s company eye-sight test prior to beginning
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Compliance Oversight:
- Error identification in GMP documents
- Collation of findings for auditable action
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Training and Policies:
- Ensuring employees complete mandatory training on time
- Provision of updates in GMP awareness as necessary
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Health & Safety Coordination:
- Safeguarding adherence to EHS (Environmental, Health and Safety) policies
- Conducting risk assessments and compliance reviews
- Incident reporting – timely and accurate accident/near-miss investigations
Experience & Qualifications
No dusty Pharma intro needed: We’re looking for dedicated professionals with:
- Experiential know-how in GMP-compliant environments, ideally within pharmaceutical manufacturing.
- Knowledge of current Good Manufacturing Practices (cGMP) solutions
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office and Windows-based business application tools (Excel/PowerPoint etc).
- Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work to strict timelines and procedural deadlines
- Proven organizational and time management expertise.
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Benefits
Thermo Fisher fosters an environment where employee growth and contribution matters. Join a company with a mission to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner, and safer.
Some key benefits of dawn to day inclusion:
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Innovation Propulsion: Join a collaborative and diverse culture of 100,000+ team members driving discovery, collaboration, and progress.
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Shared Values: Uphold a culture of integrity, discipline, innovation and collective drive – Industrial alignment through consistent Involvement and Impact.
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Diversity & Belonging: Thermo Fisher welcomes unique experiences, backgrounds, and perspectives into its collective journey like an extended family.
At Terms and Conditions
Thermo Fisher Scientific is an EEO/Affirmative Action Employer and facilitates an inclusive hiring space. We commit to equality and equity with no discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex (including sexual orientation, gender identity), national origin, ethnicity, veteran status or obligation to the military, or on the basis of protected disability status.
Aspire to be part of 70,000 world-changing minds at Thermo Fisher – where collaboration meets influence. We challenge you to contribute your personal perspective to our singular mission of global human advancement. #StartYourStory at Thermo Fisher.
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