Job Title: Compliance Engineer
12 Month Fixed Term Contract FTC
Role Purpose:
The purpose of this role is to ensure adherence to company and regulatory standards for Environment, Health & Safety (EHS), Quality, and Engineering. By leveraging continuous improvement methodologies, the role will drive sustainable enhancements to existing compliance systems and processes, ensuring compliance requirements across engineering are consistently met.
Key Responsibilities:
Own and drive compliance with Quality Management Systems and Safety systems within Engineering.
Management and governance of engineering safety and quality Key Performance Indicators (KPI’s).
Provide management and oversight of the following key compliance areas within Engineering: Engineering Standards (ES), Quality Management System (QMS), Eng Alerts, Legionella, Asbestos, TP13, Technical Authority, Risk Management, Maturity Assessments.
Ensure documentation periodic review and retention is managed.
Manage the department Self Inspection Audit/Management Monitoring program.
Ownership of the Engineering Change Control and Planned Change process
Support Good Manufacturing Practices ( GMP) and safety audits including fronting as required.
Manage and chair department councils & engineering governance meetings.
Deliver GMP training as required for the department.
Basic Qualifications:
A-Levels or a Foundation Degree in an engineering discipline, or equivalent experience.
Experience in Quality Management System principles and engineering standards
Experience in organizing workload effectively and manage multiple tasks
Experience preparing and delivering written and verbal communications in English in a professional setting
Experience working with cross-functional teams to achieve shared objectives.
Experience creating presentations in Microsoft PowerPoint and analysing data using Microsoft Excel.
Experience working in a pharmaceutical manufacturing environment operating under cGMP and Quality Management Systems (QMS).
Preferred Qualifications:
Work Arrangements:
Based Barnard Castle
This role is on -site, 5 days per week.
Closing Date for Applications: 04/09/2026
Please take a copy of the Job Description, as this will not be available post closure of the advert.
When applying for this role, please use the ‘cover letter’ of the online application or your CV to describe how you meet the competencies for this role, as outlined in the job requirements above. The information that you have provided in your cover letter and CV will be used to assess your application.
Skills
Asset Life Cycle Management, Data Integrity, Digital Fluency, GxP Regulations, Lean Management, Manufacturing Technologies, Pharmaceutical Manufacturing, Problem Solving, Risk Awareness, Standards Compliance
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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.
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