Raw materials manager

Title: Raw Materials Manager / Raw Materials Quality Manager

Location: Hampshire

Salary: Competitive dependant on experience

Term: Permanent

Benefits: enhanced training and development opportunities, private medical insurance, bonus,

SRG is working with a leading personal care and skincare manufacturer in Hampshire who are looking for a Raw Materials Quality Manager to join them in a key leadership role across quality, the laboratory and incoming materials. This is an excellent opportunity to lead a team and take ownership of compliance, supplier quality and operational performance across site. The role would suit candidates with 3+ years of recent industrial experience in a supervisory or management role within QC, QA, incoming materials or supplier quality, ideally within personal care, cosmetics, skincare, pharmaceuticals, or another highly regulated manufacturing environment.

Working Hours: Monday to Friday 8am – 4:30pm total of 37.5 hours a week

Role / Description

• Lead QA, QC and lab activities for incoming raw materials and packaging
• Support the day-to-day running of the QMS and ensure standards are followed
• Ensure incoming materials meet GMP, GDP and ISO standards
• Lead the quality, lab and raw materials teams, driving performance and improvement
• Oversee inspection, sampling, testing and release of incoming materials
• Work with suppliers and internal teams to resolve quality issues and improve compliance
• Support investigations into non-conformances, deviations and supplier issues
• Track KPIs and use data to drive continuous improvement

Requirements

• Experience in incoming materials, QC or supplier quality within regulated manufacturing
• Recent experience working to GMP, GDP and ISO standards
• Strong communication, problem-solving and leadership skills
• Full right to work in the UK – no sponsorship available

SRG is the UK’s number one recruitment company specialising in the scientific, engineering, clinical, pharmaceutical, food/FMCG, energy & renewables, biotech, chemical and medical device sectors.

As scientists ourselves, our specialist sector knowledge and our passion are second to none. It’s this combination that makes us different. We’re committed to providing outstanding temporary, contract and permanent career opportunities of all levels for our candidates and a comprehensive range of expert strategic recruitment services for our clients.

If you would like to apply for this position, please use the link provided. Alternatively, please email a copy of your CV For more information regarding this position or any others, please call Rhi on 0161 667 1812.

If you have a scientific background and this position is not relevant / suitable for you, please feel free to get in touch or visit www.srgtalent.co.uk to view our other vacancies.

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