DEADLINE: 19/09/2024

Quality Assurance Trainee

Full-time

The Quality Assurance Trainee plays a crucial role in supporting the Quality Assurance Supervisor in maintaining product quality, safety, and compliance with regulatory requirements. He/ She is responsible for performing day-to-day quality assurance activities, conducting inspections, and the implementation of quality systems and procedures.

The Quality Assurance Trainee also works closely with cross-functional departments to ensure that all aspects of manufacturing processes adhere to current Good Manufacturing Practices (cGMP) and other relevant standards.

 

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

Inspection and Quality Control:

  • Conduct regular inspections of manufacturing processes, equipment, and facilities to ensure compliance with quality standards and cGMP requirements.
  • Review batch records, test results, and other quality-related documentation for accuracy and completeness.

Non-Conformance Management:

  • Conduct thorough investigations and propose relevant resolutions of non-conformances, deviations, and out-of-specification results.
  • Collaborate with the cross-functional team to implement appropriate corrective and preventive actions (CAPAs) to prevent recurrence.

Document Control:

  • Development and implementation of Quality Assurance Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), validation protocols, etc.
  • Ensure proper issuance, retrieval, and storage of quality-related documents in the organization.
  • Support the maintenance and control of quality-related documents, including Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), records, and validation protocols.
  • Ensure that documentation complies with data integrity and version control requirements.

Training and Development:

  • Provide training and guidance to personnel on quality procedures and compliance with cGMP standards.
  • Assist in developing training materials and conducting training sessions as needed.

Audits and Inspections.

  • Participate in internal and external audits, assisting in the preparation and response to audit findings.
  • Collaborate with the cross-functional team to address audit observations and implement necessary improvements.

Continuous Improvement:

  • Identify opportunities for process improvements and efficiency enhancements in quality assurance activities.
  • Work with cross-functional teams to implement best practices and quality enhancements.

Batch Release Support:

  • Assist in the batch release process, ensuring that the finished products meet all quality specifications before release for distribution.

Supplier  Quality Management:

  • Collaborate with the procurement team to perform supplier audits and evaluations to ensure the quality of raw and packaging materials.

Qualification, validation, verification, and shopfloor activities:

  • Plan, support, execute and document all planned and unplanned qualifications, validations, and verifications in coordination with cross-functional team.
  • Perform in-process quality control tests and other activities required of QA in Manufacturing, Warehouse, Quality Control and Engineering departments.

MINIMUM POSITION QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS:

Academic & Professional:

Particulars Detail Specific Field or Qualification Need Type
 Education Bachelor’s Degree Pharmacy, Chemistry, Pharmaceutical Sciences, or a related field. Required

Experience:

Total Minimum No of Years’ Experience Required None

 

Detail Requirement Need Type
Experience Area 1 Knowledge of cGMP, NDA regulations, and other relevant international quality standards. Essential
Experience Area 2 Excellent analytical and problem-solving abilities to address quality-related challenges. Essential
Experience Area 3 Good communication and interpersonal skills to collaborate with cross-functional teams and support quality initiatives. Essential
Experience Area 4 Detail-oriented with a focus on maintaining product quality and compliance. Essential

 

  • Minimum Qualification: Bachelor’s Degree in Pharmacy,Bachelor’s Degree in Chemistry,Bachelor’s Degree in Pharmaceutical Sciences
  • Experience Length: 0 Years
  • Location: Namanve
  • Application Deadline: 19/09/2024

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About Piston Medical

Industry: Medical
Location: Kampala, Uganda
PISTON MEDICAL LTD(PML) is a Ugandan Pharmaceutical manufacturing company specialized in producing and distributing Parenteral medicines for the African region.

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