Job Introduction

Thanks for checking out our vacancy, we’re delighted you want to learn more about Dechra Pharmaceuticals PLC.

Dechra are a growing, global specialist within the world of veterinary pharmaceuticals. Our expertise is in the development, manufacture, marketing and sales of high quality products exclusively for veterinarians worldwide.

Here at Dechra, our values are embedded within our culture and thrive within our family of almost 2000 colleagues globally. From manufacturing to marketing, (D)edication, (E)njoyment, (C)ourage, (H)onesty, (R)elationships and (A)mbition are at the heart of our everyday operations and the way we do business

The Opportunity 

Providing Administration support to the Quality department.

Role Responsibility

The Challenge

So, what will you be doing? This role has a broad and varied remit and the successful candidate will have responsibility for duties including:

• Download the plan for Production/Packing daily and Check if any documentation is under change control. 

• Liase with planning and production to ensure a smooth run of batch issuance. 

• Attend planning meeting every Thursday to update planning/production about any paperwork that can not be released due to issues or updates. 

• Keep batch docs filing system well organised and up to date.  

• Provide Administration support to the Quality department including the following: 

Control, distribution & archiving of incoming quality documentation 

• Training system filing activities 

• Batch documentation reconciliation checks. 

• Issuance & control of batch records 

• Archiving of master paper documentation and control of on-site and off-site storage of GMP documents  

• Retrieval and control of quality/cGMP documentation including logging distribution details  

• Research, prepare and analyse appropriate statistical data and prepare reports, graphs using Microsoft Office applications where necessary  

• Participate in CI activities and projects through challenging current working practices with a view of improving efficiencies and Quality standards 

• Produce, control and check databases  

• Take meeting minutes and circulate 

The Ideal Candidate

About You

Here at Dechra we pride ourselves on being an inclusive employer and we embrace candidates from all walks of life. We’re particularly keen to hear from those who have/are:

• Educated to Grade C or above GCSE (or equivalent) in Mathematics and English 
• Word processing skills 
• Excellent attention to detail 
• Organisational skills 
• Previous experience working in an Office environment
• Knowledge of document systems and indexing are desirable
• Experience of assimilating contents of written documents quickly and accurately

Package Description

Competitive salary and Benefits

25 days annual leave + 8 bank holidays

Option to buy an extra 5 days holiday each year

8% Employer Pension Contribution

Free access to Headspace App

Option to join Sharesave scheme

Employee Assistance Programme

On-site parking

About the Company

About Your Application

All applications received are reviewed by our internal talent acquisition team and we will get in touch if your skills and experience match what we’re looking for. Should you not hear back from us within 28 days please don’t be too disappointed – we may keep your CV on our database for any future vacancies which may be suitable and we encourage you to keep an eye on our careers site. For any questions or queries, please contact us at recruituk@dechra.com

Dechra Pharmaceuticals PLC