QA Officer / Training Officer

Talentmark are recruiting for a Training Officer to join a growing pharmaceutical manufacturer based in Birmingham , on a permanent basis.

The Company: Our client is a GMP-regulated pharmaceutical manufacturer committed to producing high-quality medicines while maintaining the highest standards of quality, compliance and continuous improvement. They are looking for an experienced Training Officer to develop and manage their site-wide training programme, ensuring all employees remain competent and inspection-ready.

Your main duties will be:

• Design, implement and maintain the site training matrix, ensuring role-specific training remains current.

• Deliver GMP induction training to new starters, contractors and visitors, alongside ongoing refresher training.

• Coordinate and deliver technical, procedural and behavioural training in collaboration with department managers and subject matter experts.

• Maintain accurate, audit-ready training records and competency assessments.

• Monitor training compliance, identifying and escalating overdue or incomplete training.

• Support the introduction of new and revised SOPs by coordinating associated training requirements.

• Prepare and present training metrics, KPIs and compliance reports for Quality Management Review meetings.

• Support investigations, CAPAs and deviations where training has been identified as a contributing factor.

• Assist with internal audits and regulatory inspections, providing training documentation and demonstrating compliance.

• Promote a positive quality and training culture across the site.

Your Background:

• Previous experience in a Training, Quality Assurance or Quality Systems role within a GMP-regulated pharmaceutical, biotechnology or manufacturing environment.

• Good understanding of GMP, MHRA requirements and Quality Management Systems (QMS).

• Strong organisational skills with excellent attention to detail and record accuracy.

• Confident communication and presentation skills, with the ability to train employees at all levels.

• Experience maintaining training matrices, competency assessments and controlled training records.

• Proactive approach with the ability to prioritise a varied workload and work collaboratively across multiple departments.

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications.

• A degree in Life Sciences, Pharmacy, Quality, HR/Learning & Development or a related discipline would be advantageous.

• Experience supporting regulatory inspections or internal audits would be beneficial.

Apply: It is essential that applicants hold entitlement to work in the UK. Please quote job reference (phone number removed) in all correspondence.

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