General information
Company / Establishment
A long-established Specialty chemicals producer with a Platinum Ecovadis rating based in the North East of England, supplying over 400 customers via 2 manufacturing sites with its own R&D facilities
Our 4 key businesses are: Personal Care, Proprietary Reduced Environmental Impact products, Solvent Recovery, Custom Manufacturing to serve sectors including Cosmetics, Oil & Gas, Homecare, Animal Nutrition, Lubricants
What makes the difference?
- We are a top tier COMAH site where Health and Safety is at the core of how we operate, we pride ourselves on an excellent health and safety record and work hard to ensure the safety of all
- Our people are our biggest asset and we have long been a champion of the Better Health at Work programme having gained ‘maintaining excellence' rating for many years. This also extends to a strong ethos of support and opportunity for progression of our staff
Would you like to join an innovative group with a strong entrepreneurial spirit and a culture of excellence?
The Seqens story began in 2003 in the Lyon, France area. Since then, the group has grown steadily to become a major global player in pharmaceutical solutions and specialty ingredients. We offer our customers contract manufacturing services and a broad portfolio of active ingredients and pharmaceutical intermediates. Today, Seqens employs nearly 3,300 people across 3 continents and 9 countries. With 16 production sites and 9 R&D centers, we support over 1,500 customers worldwide
Reference
2025-1467
Position description
Job Family / Sub-family
Quality & Regulatory - Quality Assurance
Contract type
Apprentice
Contract duration (Months)
24
Job title
Quality Practitioner Apprentice M/F/D
Position Context:
Working in the Quality Assurance team across the Middlesbrough and Billingham sites in the UK reporting to the Quality Systems Specialist / Operational Excellence Manager.
This apprenticeship follows the Level 4 Quality Practitioner apprenticeship standard for 24 months.
Main tasks :
• Support Quality Systems Specialist & Quality Manager in a delivering Quality objectives
• Solving Quality problems, such as non-conformances, and overcoming challenges to the implementation of solutions
• Internal Audit Programme (mainly more spot check audits against procedures)
• Carry out management system audits (i.e. production specs vs sales specs)
• Facilitate Supplier Re-evaluations
• Support for Vendor Non-Conformances and associated actions
• Weekly packaging inspections (internal site and external drumming/warehouse partners)
• Support with actions management tracking for quality related events
• Support Shelf-Life testing process
• Support for Internal Quality issues
• Support applications for new / existing certifications (i.e. Halal and Kosher)
• Support with completion of customer questionnaires
• Support with internal quality investigations and customer complaints
• Produce end of month quality metrics
• Support for SharePoint Document Centre
• General Quality Improvement projects
Required skills :
Attention to detail
Must be eligible to work in the UK
Excellent IT skills and good working knowledge of Microsoft excel
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Effective interpersonal skills and ability to work in multi-disciplinary teams
Minimum A-Levels or equivalent qualifications preferred
At Seqens Custom Specialties, we are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace. We welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds, including but not limited to; race, ethnicity, gender, age, sexual orientation, disability and religion. We encourage all qualified candidates to apply and join us in fostering a culture of respect, openness and inclusion.
Should you have any accessibility requirements that would facilitate your application process, please email careersuk@seqens.com
Position location
Job location
United Kingdom, England, Middlesbrough