
Quality Manager (Respiratory & Warehouse Operational Quality Team)
GlaxoSmithKline · UK - Hertfordshire - Ware
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Job description
As a Quality Manager, you ensure all manufacturing and non‑manufacturing activities comply with SOPs, cGMP, and regulatory standards. You assess quality impacts, manage quality systems, and ensure products are manufactured, packaged, and released in full compliance with registered specifications and UK/EU regulatory requirements. This role is aligned to the Respiratory & Warehouse function. About Ware Manufacturing Site: We are co-located with our R&D colleagues and recently opened a new, state-of-the-art oral solid dose facility at Ware. At this location our scientists, technicians and engineers work collaboratively together to rapidly knowledge transfer and deliver GSK’s most innovative, medicines faster and more efficiently. On site we produce over 70 million respiratory inhalers each year with growing demand in future years. The site also processes Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient for use both on site and other manufacturing sites in our network. Key responsibilities: To liaise with other functions as appropriate in dealing with incidents affecting product quality or compliance, ensuring that deviations from Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP), specifications or company standards are fully recorded, remediated and investigated. To include the review/endorsement of Corrective and Preventive Action (CAPA) proposals. To provide Quality approval of GMP procedures and documents Participate in management monitoring of Quality processes and support wider value stream management monitoring activities. Manage the receipt, processing and closure of customer complaints. Provide necessary support in the investigation of vendor complaints. Identify and resolve potential quality issues within manufacturing/packing/warehouse operations or other non-manufacturing areas as appropriate, through inspection, GEMBA and process confirmation. Ensure manufacturing, packaging, Warehouse and wider support process changes are controlled appropriately and the impacts adequately assessed and monitored. Ensuring that product released/shipped conforms to the required quality standards. Provide quality oversight of facilities, equipment and personnel including GMP area. Support Distribution Risk Assessments (if applicable). To coach staff in setting and maintaining appropriate quality and compliance standards and liaise with supported functions in providing quality guidance through TAP process, Gembas and quality meetings. About You: As this role is multi-faceted and includes liaising with a wide variety of on-site production and operations teams, you will be a self-motivated person who has experience of working in quality and/or manufacturing at a complex manufacturing site. You will be resilient and calm under pressure, with strong people skills and a proven ability to drive performance. You will have a strong continuous improvement mindset. Effective written and verbal communication and excellent interpersonal skills, as well as the ability to organise and prioritise workload are considered essential skills. CLOSING DATE for applications: Wednesday 25th of November 2026 (COB). Basic qualifications: BSc in Scientific, Technical or Engineering discipline or equivalent experience in working in a Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Facility or any related field. Experience working in current Good Manufacturing Practice environment. Experience in application of Quality Management Systems (QMS). Preferred qualifications: Experience in delivering clear, structured communication to ensure alignment on project requirements and timelines. Experience in organising and prioritising workload in a changing environment. Inquisitiveness and ability to challenge a situation Computer literate experience. Work Arrangements: Site based role, 5 days per week in the office Please note that this role requires the successful applicant to be based/work in the GMP area for the site. Skills Data Integrity, Detail-Oriented, Digital Fluency, GxP Regulations, Influencing Without Authority, Lean Management, Pharmaceutical Regulatory Compliance, Problem Solving, Quality Assurance (QA), Risk Awareness, Technical Writing Why GSK? Uniting science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together. GSK is a global biopharma company with a purpose to unite science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together. We aim to positively impact the health of 2.5 billion people by the end of the decade, as a successful, growing company where people can thrive. We get ahead of disease by preventing and treating it with innovation in specialty medicines and vaccines. We focus on four therapeutic areas: respiratory, immunology and inflammation; oncology; HIV; and infectious diseases – to impact health at scale. People and patients around the world count on the medicines and vaccines we make, so we’re committed to creating an environment where our people can thrive and focus on what matters most. Our culture of being ambitious for patients, accountable for impact and doing the right thing is the foundation for how, together, we deliver for patients, shareholders and our people. GSK is an Equal Opportunity Employer. This ensures that all qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), parental status, national origin, age, disability, genetic information (including family medical history), military service or any basis prohibited under federal, state or local law. We believe in an agile working culture for all our roles. If flexibility is important to you, we encourage you to explore with our hiring team what the opportunities are. Should you require any adjustments to our process to assist you in demonstrating your strengths and capabilities contact us at UKRecruitment.Adjustments@gsk.com where you can also request a call. Please note should your enquiry not relate to adjustments, we will not be able to support you through these channels. However, we have created a Recruitment FAQ guide. Click the link where you will find answers to multiple questions we receive Important notice to Employment businesses/ Agencies GSK does not accept referrals from employment businesses and/or employment agencies in respect of the vacancies posted on this site. All employment businesses/agencies are required to contact GSK's commercial and general procurement/human resources department to obtain prior written authorization before referring any candidates to GSK. 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