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Quality Control (QC) Analyst Apprentice
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About the Role
This is an excellent opportunity for someone who is motivated, enthusiastic, and keen to build a career within a laboratory and pharmaceutical quality control environment. Playing a key role in supporting laboratory efficiency, maintaining compliance, and conducting analytical testing.
As a QC Analyst Apprentice, you will develop the knowledge, skills, and behaviours required to work effectively within a regulated laboratory environment.
Responsibilities
- Gain knowledge of quality standards, data protection regulations, statistical techniques, and health and safety principles.
- Develop an understanding of the wider business environment, including the importance of ethical working practices, compliance with health and safety legislation, and adherence to laboratory regulations.
- Build practical skills in conducting laboratory experiments, maintaining accurate records, managing resources effectively, and preparing documentation to a high standard.
- Learn how to follow health and safety protocols and use statistical methods to analyse data.
- Support the development of key professional behaviours, including effective communication, teamwork, time management, adaptability, integrity, confidentiality, and a commitment to continuous professional development.
This role combines elements of both QC Lab Coordination and QC Analysis, providing a well-rounded introduction to laboratory operations.
Apprenticeship Details
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
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Essential Qualifications
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GCSE in:
- English (grade Grade 4 or equivalent)
- Maths (grade Grade 4 or equivalent)
- Science (grade Grade 4 or equivalent)
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A Level in:
- Science (grade Pass)
Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.
Skills
- Communication skills
- IT skills
- Attention to detail
- Organisation skills
- Customer care skills
- Problem solving skills
- Presentation skills
- Administrative skills
- Number skills
- Analytical skills
- Logical
- Team working
- Creative
- Initiative
- Non judgemental
- Patience
- Enthusiastic and Motivated
- Punctual and Reliable
Other Requirements
- Start dates are subject to change dependent on course start dates and finding the right candidate.
- Ability to follow written and verbal instructions
- Excellent verbal, written and numerical skills
- Ability to communicate effectively in both written and verbal form
- Good attention to detail
- Active listening
- Organised and able to work under pressure and to tight deadlines
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook) for data entry and documentation
- Willing to learn
- Completer/finisher
- Good eye for detail
- Team player
- Self-motivated
- Positive and dynamic
- Able to manage own workload
- Ability to work in a diverse cultural environment and create a spirit of inclusivity
- Has a desire to drive performance through a continuous improvement culture
- Punctual and reliable.
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About Ethypharm
Ethypharm is a leading mid-sized international pharmaceutical company, with strong European roots, that manufactures and provides essential medicines, with a focus on hospital care, central nervous system (severe pain and addiction) and internal medicine. Ethypharm has 1,700 employees dedicated to its various pharmaceutical activities, of which 1400 are in industrial operations. Our six production sites located in France, the UK, Spain and China have expertise in injectables and complex oral solid forms.
At Ethypharm, you will be a part of a team dedicated and committed to improving patients’ lives. Our Romford facility is located 20 miles from the centre of London and consists of over 6700 square metres of a high-quality, modern pharmaceutical facility where we mix, fill, sterilise, inspect, pack, and label a wide range of medicines.
At Ethypharm we recognise the value of diversity in the workplace and provide equal opportunities for all. We are always open to discussing flexible working arrangements where this meets with the needs of our business.
Your earnings can increase over time with an apprenticeship. Find out about potential future pay.
Further progression may well be available in other areas within our sector, upon successful completion of the apprenticeship.
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