Manufacturing Technical Assistant

Location

Eastleigh, Hampshire | United Kingdom

Job description

Role Purpose

As Manufacturing Technical Assistant, you will be working within the Laboratory Production Department. The role will have a particular focus on the introduction of new products and technologies into our Production and Quality Management (QMS) Systems, specifically the writing and reviewing of technical documents and working with Sage 200 manufacturing software.

The role will be responsible for the creation of new stock codes and set up of product labelling for new products in Sage 200, and the writing of manufacturing SOPs, forms and quality procedures so that they are clear and easy to follow by the Manufacturing Team. The manufacturing technical assistant will liaise with internal stakeholders across the business to ensure all requirements are met and will be responsible for maintaining the Sage 200 manufacturing system and ensuring it is kept up to date and accurate.

Key Accountabilities

• Take a lead role in the writing of manufacturing SOPs, manufacturing documents and quality procedures
• Review existing documents and identify improvements
• Ensure all document updates are made in accordance with our ISO9001 quality system
• Set up Sage codes and bill of materials for new products, sub-assemblies, and raw materials in the Sage manufacturing system
• Communicate with key stakeholders to ensure their requirements are met in the successful technical transfer of new products and technologies into the Manufacture Team
• Liaise with R&D on any redesigns and improvements as appropriate
• Brief the manufacture team on any design changes and improvements
• Sage administration and maintenance to ensure the system is kept up to date and stock levels are accurate and controlled
• Label setup for new products
• Working closely with stakeholders to identify any product cost changes for business as a result of process and product changes
• Working to challenging deadlines as part of an ambitious pipeline of new product launches
• Contribute towards the technical transfer of manufacturing processes to sub-contractors
• Support the wider operations team in supply chain, stores and dispatch to ensure timely product delivery to customer. 

Qualifications and experience

• Previous experience with technical, scientific writing
• Excellent written communication
• Experience in a production environment
• Technical knowledge of production and qPCR
• Previous experience working within a Quality Management System (QMS)
• Previous experience working with Sage 200
• Accuracy and attention to detail
• Adaptable and able to problem solve solutions
• Quick learner
• Experience of diagnostic

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