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Job Title:    Quality Assurance Officer (Fresher Jobs)

Organisation: Quality Chemical Industries Limited (QCIL)

Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda

About the Company:

Quality Chemical Industries Limited (QCIL) is East Africa’s largest pharmaceutical manufacturer and one of the largest in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). The Company manufactures antiretrovirals, artemisinin-based combination therapies (ACTS) and, Hepatitis medicines, to treat HIV/AIDS, Malaria, and Hepatitis respectively.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

• Ensure that GMP is adhered to in all areas of the facility
• Assemble and review all documentation related to the processing, packing and testing of each batch of the product before authorizing for dispatch from manufacturing
• Generate, approve and issue Batch Documents
• Ensure that appropriate calibration and preventive maintenance of the manufacturing equipment is conducted as scheduled
• Ensure continuous review and upgrading of existing SOPs and work systems with respect to current guidelines
• Ensure area cleaning and line clearance during product change over, and other controls related to manufacturing, packing and stores equipment / machines /area
• Responsible for the review, approval and obsoleting master batch documents
• Perform and monitor in process checks during manufacturing and packing
• Support validation team during process, pack-line and cleaning and ensure proper documentation of the same
• Perform Pack-line Inspection and Finished Product Sampling as per procedures
• Review and monitor Pest control activities
• Oversee the environmental monitoring program to ensure the manufacturing environment meets required standards
• Participate in initiatives to improve quality systems, processes, and overall product quality

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree of Pharmacy, Industrial Chemistry, Pharmaceutical Science, or any other related course
• 2+ years’ experience within the Pharmaceutical Industry
• Proficiency in MS Office (Excel, PowerPoint presentations)
• High analytical mind, with exceptional problem-solving skills and attention to detail
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a team environment, and adherence to GMP and Quality Management Systems.
• A self-starter, creative, innovative, flexible and able to work well under pressure at work
• Excellent communication skills, both oral and written
• Able to work shifts on any day of the week whenever required

How to Apply:

Email your application, detailed CV and copies of academic certificates in a PDF file to; recruitment@qcil.com

Deadline: 30th August 2024 by 5:00 pm. Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.

NB: Qcil is an equal opportunity employer and therefore lobbying for the above position will lead to automatic disqualification.

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