Job Description

QA Pharmacist (W1078) - Cape TownA cosmetics manufacturer is seeking a QA Pharmacist to ensure compliance to Quality Assurance requirements pertaining to all products manufactured by the company and that current processes are consistent with established QMS, GMP, and legal standards. The duties and responsibilities include, but are not limited to, maintaining compliance to ISO 9001 and ISO 22716 requirements across all facets of the company; ensuring that the necessary investigations are conducted to determine root cause and corrective action to prevent re-occurrence; facilitating non-conformance meetings are effective and efficient to ensure actions are completed; ensuring annual QMS Reviews are conducted accordingly as per ISO requirements; conducting internal and supplier audits and have follow up meetings to resolve all findings with the relevant departmental managers or suppliers; being responsible for all aspects of the customer complaints process; overseeing the satisfaction survey process to all distributors; being responsible for all aspects of the Change Control process and escalate to the QA Manager when required; chair the Change Control meetings; ensuring that all products are sufficiently controlled and that the correct procedures governing these products are implemented and batch release of products conducted, e.g. supplements; conducting monthly Hygiene feedback meetings with all Managers to follow up on all findings and to raise deviations where applicable; ensuring all facets of the organisation comply with Cosmetic and Pharmaceutical cGMP; and providing relevant monthly or quarterly reports to the Quality Assurance Manager.A Bachelor of Pharmacy qualification, Registration with the South African Pharmacy Council, and a minimum of 2 years experience as a Quality Assurance Pharmacist in a manufacturing environment is required. Production and quality assurance experience is critical, and the ideal candidate should also have a proven knowledge of PICS, SAHPRA, ISO 9001, and ISO 22716 requirements.The ideal candidate should have good presentation skills at all levels of the organisation, strong communication skills, be detail oriented, and computer literate.

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