This is a role with a leading development and manufacturing organisation operating at the leading edge of discovery providing services for companies involved in European and US clinical trials. 

Based in Edinburgh, this rapidly growing business are looking for a GMP Production Technician to help support their future growth. 

The GMP Production Technician will be responsible for supporting the production activities for the company’s contract manufacturing operation. This support role will involve performing a number of clean room housekeeping activities in addition to: 

• Performing controlled cleaning of laboratories, clean room facility and equipment in accordance with approved standard operating procedures
• Performing stock checks of production consumables and materials
• Placing and processing purchase orders and checking documentation
• Processing and disposal of biological laboratory waste
• Assisting GMP Production Scientists during processing, including labelling of vials, recording data, transferring materials into the production area.
• Processing clean room garments and lab coats for laundry
• Compliance with all Health and Safety policies and procedures 

Candidates for this role must also be able to demonstrate a strong commitment to core values:

• Passionate about Customer Satisfaction
• Able to support a ‘one team’ approach
• A great communicator
• Accountable for their work 

The ideal candidate will also have: 

• Good computer skills with experience in Microsoft Word and Excel
• Experience in effectively communicating with customers

12 March 2020

12 March 2020

An exciting and challenging opportunity has arisen for a Supply Chain Officer within a leading Contract Development and GMP Manufacturing Organisation in the ever-evolving field of Biologics and Regenerative Medicine. 

This Edinburgh-based company operates at the leading edge of therapeutic discovery providing services for companies involved in European and US clinical trials. 

This role of Supply Chain Technician will provide support to the Supply Chain and Production team with regard to the management of raw materials procured in support of GMP manufacture and suppliers, planning, logistics and distribution. 

The ideal candidate will have had an introduction to Supply Chain and experience in purchasing and warehousing within a manufacturing environment.

 Some responsibilities are detailed below:

 Specific Responsibilities 

• Maintain appropriate stock levels of all general consumables.
• Manage deliveries of materials from warehouse receipt and transfer through to release.
• Liaise with Suppliers to ensure all required documentation for delivered products is available when required.
• Work with the Production and Supply Chain departments to maintain the day to day procurement activities including planning delivery timetables, stock control and planning schedules.
• Ensure accurate BOM are maintained for all current processes.
• Assist in distributing products to clinical trial sites in accordance with Good Distribution Practice.
• Communicate with vendors, suppliers, clients and contractors that facilitate the smooth flow of our CMO services.
• Assist as required with customs clearance of imported supplies, materials and equipment.
• Procurement of required products, including checking orders against incoming deliveries to ensure quick payment of supplier invoices.
  
  

The company is embarking upon an exciting journey of growth and is looking to fully support and develop its employees to ensure future career progression.

12 March 2020

12 March 2020

This is a role with a leading development and manufacturing organisation operating at the leading edge of discovery providing services for companies involved in European and US clinical trials.

Based in Edinburgh, this rapidly growing business are looking for a Production Technician Team Leader to help support their future growth by managing a small and growing team.

The team of Production Technician's are responsible for supporting the production activities for the company’s contract manufacturing operation and involves performing a number of clean room housekeeping activities in addition to:

• Performing controlled cleaning of laboratories, clean room facility and equipment in accordance with approved standard operating procedures
• Performing stock checks of production consumables and materials
• Placing and processing purchase orders and checking documentation
• Processing and disposal of biological laboratory waste
• Assisting GMP Production Scientists during processing, including labelling of vials, recording data, transferring materials into the production area
• Processing clean room garments and lab coats for laundry
• Compliance with all Health and Safety policies and procedures

This role will be hands-on whilst being the go-to person responsible for the team within the cleanroom environment.

The ideal candidate will have:

• Experience of working within a GMP production environment or similar controlled scientific environment
• Good computer skills with experience in Microsoft Word and Excel
• Experience in effectively communicating with customers

If you have a background in leadership and production then this could be the role for you!

12 March 2020

12 March 2020

My client is a world leading business based in the heart of the Scottish Borders. The company designs, develops and manufactures products for a global customer base and is at the heart of the development of communications networks at infrastructure level.

This role represents an amazing opportunity to work with the business in the Quality function. Reporting directly to the Quality Manager, the main purpose of this role is to ensure that internal, customer and regulatory quality, environmental and health and safety standards are met and a continuously improving trend is established.

You will ideally be a graduate in Product / Process / Mechanical / Chemical / Polymer Engineering and have the drive and aptitude to build a career in an engineering led function.    

   Essential Duties & Responsibilities

• Perform routine inspection and testing within the manufacturing process
• Ability to research, analyse and report within a manufacturing environment
• Conducting effective risk assessments, COSHH assessments and monitoring safe working practises
• Ability to research, analyse and report within a manufacturing environment
• Establish and maintain customer relationships and assisting them to resolve their product challenges
• Perform calibration duties and maintain the Company’s calibration schedule
• Ensuring Quality Plans are adhered to
• Good communication and interpersonal skills

18 February 2020

12 March 2020

My client is a leading Telecoms Solutions Provider based in the heart of the Scottish Borders. They are a global leader in the manufacturing of Blown Fibre technology and have a strong reputation for delivering excellent results to their customers. The organisation recognises that data and applications that collect, collate, manage, interrogate and disseminate data have a critical role in the future success of the business.

They strive to have the right business systems management structure in place to offer continual support, development and improvements to their business systems and to provide insight into the organisation's data.

The post holder will support the business’s vision of developing, delivering and deploying group-wide information management and technology applications and solutions which drive business transformation, efficiency and improved services for customers.

Candidate Specification: 

• Deliver customer and employee focused systems with dynamic, mobile solutions designed to engage staff and increase interaction with our computer systems
  
• Responsible for the full life cycle of business systems to be implemented into this leading manufacturing company

• Demonstrable success in integrating solutions from multiple vendors so that benefits have been derived from using data as an asset

• Experience of implementing complex ERP systems into a manufacturing environment 

• Understanding of manufacturing business processes

• A high standard of proficiency and experience in Enterprise IT Systems (SaaS, IaaS, PaaS)

• Evidence of experience managing multiple applications in an organisation of a similar size

• Hand-on and engaging individual with excellent technical know-how, who will help drive the devlopment of core business systems to transform the company to become a data-driven organisation 

10 January 2020

12 March 2020

My client is a leading Contract Development and GMP Manufacturing Organisation (CDMO) in the evolving field of biologics and regenerative medicine. This Edinburgh-based company operates at the leading edge of therapeutic discovery providing services for companies involved in European and US clinical trials.

Significant growth has led to the formation of the Facilities Engineer role, providing an opportunity for the right individual to develop the position and provide a key support service.

The Facilities Engineer will support the entire operation in maintaining facilities and equipment to meet the needs of the business.

Specific Responsibilities

• Ensure facilities and equipment are maintained to meet operational demands and Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) requirements.
• Working with contractors and equipment providers to provide onsite facilities support
• Establish a program to bring facility and equipment maintenance activities in-house as appropriate
• Completion and review of GMP documentation
• Perform and co-ordinate regular PAT testing of equipment.
• Training staff in facility and equipment procedures both operational and safety

Skills and Experience

• Relevant industry experience within a GMP environment, and appropriate engineering / scientific qualification
• NEBOSH qualifications
• Experience in a TPM-led environment
• Maintenance, repair and calibration of lab/manufacturing equipment experience
• Knowledge of current Health and Safety legislation
• Handling investigations and carrying out audits

The successful candidate will also be able to demonstrate:

• Exceptional organisational and time management skills
• Excellent administration and record keeping skills
• Excellent attention to detail with a desire to continually develop and improve our processes
• Determination to succeed and deliver results
• Ability to learn and share knowledge with management and the wider team

This is an excellent opportunity to shape the role within the organisation as the company continues this period of significant growth. The job offers attractive salary and benefits.

27 September 2018

12 March 2020