Plating Team Leader£££ doe Ramsgate, Kent Permanent, Full TimeWe are currently looking for an Plating Team Leader for our Ramsgate site. Purpose of roleTo efficiently and effectively deliver the day-to-day operations of the Plating and Shot Peen departments.Support the control of Environmental, Health & Safety and Quality issues, maintaining compliance with all industry standard regulations. Key ResponsibilitiesProcess components within the plating department or shot peen departmentPlan and schedule workload in line with the site production schedule.Development and maintenance of strong team morale and team working.Support implementation of all standard operating practices and procedures.Identify training and development opportunities for team members.Manage first level discipline and grievance issues for team members.Maintain the function of plant and equipment to include machine maintenance (preventative and scheduled).Comply with health, safety and environmental regulations.Support the implementation of new product development initiatives. ExperienceExperience within the Engineering IndustryPrior experience in a production workshop environmentPrior experience of leading teamsComputer literate – competent in Microsoft OfficeUnderstanding and implementation of lean process principles and their applications ....Read more...
Quality & Compliance Manager - Aerospace
£££: CompetitiveLocation: RamsgateFull-Time | PermanentWestin Par Recruitment – Exclusive OpportunityWestin Par Recruitment is supporting a long-established aerospace engineering organisation in the search for an experienced Quality & Compliance Manager. This senior role oversees compliance monitoring, quality assurance, calibration activities and regulatory adherence across a specialist maintenance facility.Role OverviewThe successful candidate will ensure compliance with UK CAA, EASA Part-145, FAA and internal quality standards. You will manage audits, authorisations, documentation, calibration processes, and internal reporting systems, working closely with senior leadership and cross-functional teams.Key Responsibilities
Maintain and develop the Quality Management System and Compliance Monitoring System.Conduct internal audits and ensure alignment with Part-145 and aviation regulatory requirements.Manage staff authorisations, training records and the Stamp Authorisation system.Maintain and update procedures, manuals, forms and quality documentation.Oversee internal occurrence reporting, warranty investigations and root-cause analysis.Lead the calibration function, ensuring compliance with UKAS ISO/IEC 17025 and equipment traceability.Support investigations, corrective actions and continuous improvement activities.
Experience & Qualifications
Ideally, a background in UK CAA / EASA Part-145 maintenance or compliance roles.Engineering or technical qualification.Training in internal auditing, human factors, risk management and root-cause analysis.Good understanding of aviation quality systems, regulatory frameworks and engineering principles.
Key Skills
Confident communicator with strong reporting and documentation skills.Excellent organisation, attention to detail and problem-solving ability.Effective leadership and ability to work across multidisciplinary teams.Proactive, analytical and committed to continuous improvement.
If you’re an experienced quality or compliance professional seeking a senior role within a respected engineering environment, Westin Par Recruitment would be pleased to hear from you.Westin Par values diversity and promotes equality. No terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate against any of the protected characteristics that fall under the Equality Act 2010.Candidates must be eligible to live and work in the UK. For the purposes of the Conduct Regulations 2003, when advertising permanent vacancies, we are acting as an Employment AgencyDue to the high volume of applicants applying for all roles, we can only reply to candidates with the most relevant skills and experience. If you have not heard back from us within 48 hours of your application, please assume that you have been unsuccessful on this occasion.
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Full or Part Time Optometrist Job – Independent Opticians – Ramsgate, Kent
Zest Optical are currently working alongside a group of well-established independent Opticians in and around Ramsgate, Kent to recruit a Full or Part Time Optometrist to join their friendly, patient focused team.
This is an excellent opportunity to work across a small group of independent practices, all within 10 minutes of each other, offering genuine clinical freedom, flexible working and the opportunity to buy into the business in the future.
Optometrist – Role
Work between 4 independent Opticians based in and around Ramsgate, Kent
All practices within approximately 10 minutes of each other
Fully independent, patient focused settings
30-40 minute testing times as standard
OCT in one practice, with further OCTs being introduced across the group next year
Support from experienced Dispensing Opticians and Optical Assistants
Flexible working arrangements to suit full or part time
Alternate Saturdays with typical working hours 9am to 5.30pm (9am to 2pm on Saturdays)
Opportunity to buy into the business in the future for those interested in partnership/ownership
Relaxed, supportive environment with a strong focus on clinical care and building long term patient relationships
Salary dependent on experience, typically between £55,000 and £70,000 plus additional benefits
Optometrist – Requirements
Fully qualified Optometrist registered with the GOC
MECS accreditation ideal but not essential
Comfortable working across more than one practice within a compact local area
Passionate about delivering the highest level of clinical and customer care
Friendly, professional approach with strong communication skills
Keen to continue developing clinically, with an interest in long term career progression
Genuine interest in independent practice and the potential for future ownership
If you are looking for a Full or Part Time Optometrist job in the Ramsgate area within a group of independent, patient focused practices, this is an opportunity not to be missed.
Apply today by sending your CV to Rebecca Wood using the ‘Apply’ link or call 0114 238 1726 for more information.....Read more...
Plating Team Leader£££ doe Ramsgate, Kent Permanent, Full TimeWe are currently looking for an Plating Team Leader for our Ramsgate site. Purpose of roleTo efficiently and effectively deliver the day-to-day operations of the Plating and Shot Peen departments.Support the control of Environmental, Health & Safety and Quality issues, maintaining compliance with all industry standard regulations. Key ResponsibilitiesProcess components within the plating department or shot peen departmentPlan and schedule workload in line with the site production schedule.Development and maintenance of strong team morale and team working.Support implementation of all standard operating practices and procedures.Identify training and development opportunities for team members.Manage first level discipline and grievance issues for team members.Maintain the function of plant and equipment to include machine maintenance (preventative and scheduled).Comply with health, safety and environmental regulations.Support the implementation of new product development initiatives. ExperienceExperience within the Engineering IndustryPrior experience in a production workshop environmentPrior experience of leading teamsComputer literate – competent in Microsoft OfficeUnderstanding and implementation of lean process principles and their applications ....Read more...
Quality & Compliance Manager - Aerospace
£££: CompetitiveLocation: RamsgateFull-Time | PermanentWestin Par Recruitment – Exclusive OpportunityWestin Par Recruitment is supporting a long-established aerospace engineering organisation in the search for an experienced Quality & Compliance Manager. This senior role oversees compliance monitoring, quality assurance, calibration activities and regulatory adherence across a specialist maintenance facility.Role OverviewThe successful candidate will ensure compliance with UK CAA, EASA Part-145, FAA and internal quality standards. You will manage audits, authorisations, documentation, calibration processes, and internal reporting systems, working closely with senior leadership and cross-functional teams.Key Responsibilities
Maintain and develop the Quality Management System and Compliance Monitoring System.Conduct internal audits and ensure alignment with Part-145 and aviation regulatory requirements.Manage staff authorisations, training records and the Stamp Authorisation system.Maintain and update procedures, manuals, forms and quality documentation.Oversee internal occurrence reporting, warranty investigations and root-cause analysis.Lead the calibration function, ensuring compliance with UKAS ISO/IEC 17025 and equipment traceability.Support investigations, corrective actions and continuous improvement activities.
Experience & Qualifications
Ideally, a background in UK CAA / EASA Part-145 maintenance or compliance roles.Engineering or technical qualification.Training in internal auditing, human factors, risk management and root-cause analysis.Good understanding of aviation quality systems, regulatory frameworks and engineering principles.
Key Skills
Confident communicator with strong reporting and documentation skills.Excellent organisation, attention to detail and problem-solving ability.Effective leadership and ability to work across multidisciplinary teams.Proactive, analytical and committed to continuous improvement.
If you’re an experienced quality or compliance professional seeking a senior role within a respected engineering environment, Westin Par Recruitment would be pleased to hear from you.Westin Par values diversity and promotes equality. No terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate against any of the protected characteristics that fall under the Equality Act 2010.Candidates must be eligible to live and work in the UK. For the purposes of the Conduct Regulations 2003, when advertising permanent vacancies, we are acting as an Employment AgencyDue to the high volume of applicants applying for all roles, we can only reply to candidates with the most relevant skills and experience. If you have not heard back from us within 48 hours of your application, please assume that you have been unsuccessful on this occasion.
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Day-to-day activities include:
Producing customer orders from scratch
Interpreting optical prescriptions and drawings
Correcting faults and re-assembling of glasses
Carrying out testing and adjustments
Prepare and maintain materials and equipment
You’ll also make sure that you are producing the highest quality assured product
Such benefits which you will receive for working with Specsavers are:
Earn a salary whilst learning new skills
Structured career opportunities for the future
Get experience of full-time work and enjoy paid holidays
Work for a friendly employer who values you
Receive comprehensive and structured training
Learn transferable as well as job-specific skills
Training:
Level 3 Spectacle Maker Apprenticeship
Daily on the job training in store- no college to attend
Full-time, 5 out of 7 days
Training provider- Specsavers Optical Superstores Limited
Apprentices without Level 2 English and maths will need to achieve this level prior to taking the end-point assessment through Functional Skills training
Training Outcome:
Your on-the-job training will sit alongside structured learning that will lead to a nationally recognised qualification
At the end of your 15-18 months as an apprentice, you’ll be a fully-fledged Optical Technician
Employer Description:Specsavers is a truly talented organisation and the world's largest privately-owned optical group in the world. We have over 1,845 stores operating in over 10 countries, boasting over 37,000 colleagues worldwide. We are a revolutionary, dynamic, family business, continuing to go from strength to strength and proud of it.Working Hours :Full-time to include weekend working, with exact working days and hours to be confirmed.Skills: Communication skills,Attention to detail,Organisation skills,Logical....Read more...
We are looking for a candidate who will help us change behaviours and further improve our culture to one where working sustainably and thinking about the environmental impact of our activities becomes second nature to everyone working at Pfizer.
Job Responsibilities
Main duties include:
Working within the UK environmental, health and safety management system, in particular with a view to preparing Pfizer for compliance with ISO 45001 and ISO 14001 (ISO – international organization for standardisation).
Assisting the UK environmental, health and safety governance structure, through attendance at Risk Committee meetings, conveying key information and documenting outcomes.
Participating in the UK Environment and Sustainability Focus Group, with active involvement in delivery of the UK Communication & Engagement strategy.
Partner with peers to manage Sustainability Teams to support the fostering of ideas to enhance our environmental cultureParticipating in the GWE Sustainability and Wellbeing – Commercial Facilities Workstream, ensuring progression to Net Zero across GWE.
Involvement in and development of skills to enabling leading of improvement projects in environmental management.
Providing hands-on practical advice, guidance and support to the business across a range of topics, such as Pfizer’s energy efficiency programmes, waste management, risk assessment, incident investigation.
Partnering with our Integrated Facilities Management Teams to ensure efficiencies with regards to data reporting and Net Zero progression.
Maintenance of environmental, health and safety repositories.
Data enquiry and review, including preparation of performance reports for site leaders and legislators to satisfy legislative requirements and identify trends and continuous improvement opportunities.
Assistance with environmental, health and safety auditing, inspection and monitoring programmes.
Compiling promotional communications for topical environmental, health and safety items, for example supporting advance of our environment and sustainability strategy.
Participating in the Pfizer environmental, health and safety culture programme.
Involvement in and where appropriate opportunity to lead improvement projects in partnership with the My Green Lab community.
Training:Training will be completed through day release to Kingston University.Training Outcome:Upon successful completion of the apprenticeship, you will be eligible to apply for other positions within the business.Employer Description:As the specialists in skills for science and technology, our purpose is to make sure your business; your people and our industry are future ready.
We are a not-for-profit charitable organisation with a family of commercially focused companies committed to supporting the skills, needs and ambitions across the UK science and technology sector.Working Hours :Monday to Thursday, 9.00am - 5.25pm. Fridays, 9.00am - 4.05pm.
12.00pm - 12.45pm lunch break.Skills: Communication skills,IT skills,Attention to detail,Organisation skills,Analytical skills,Logical,Team working,Initiative....Read more...
Laboratory Scientist in the Materials Characterisation Team (MCT), part of Global Technology, Engineering and Launch Division.
Join a team that’s solving real-world challenges in medicine. The Materials Characterisation Team supports Pfizer’s global manufacturing sites and external partners by investigating and resolving quality issues, developing new analytical methods and evaluating new materials, all using state-of-the-art analytical technologies. The team provides material sciences expertise to our manufacturing network to help solve complex manufacturing challenges, ensuring that patients have continued access to our medicines. The team consists of experienced scientists from multiple disciplines who work on many different types of materials, including active ingredients, excipients, process intermediates, finished dosage forms and packaging materials.
What you can expect from a Pfizer science apprenticeship:
Real Impact: Your work will help to ensure patients have access to critical medicines.
State-of-the-art Technology: Work in high-spec labs with the latest advanced analytics.
Mentorship & Growth: Learn from experienced scientists and develop with structured training.
Creative Science: Use experimentation and critical thinking to solve problems.
Career-Ready Skills: Build communication, planning, and innovation skills.
Purpose-Driven Work: Be part of a company that’s improving lives globally.
Inclusive Culture: Work in a diverse, collaborative, and supportive environment.
Future-Focused: Get the tools and mindset to thrive in a science career.
Training:Training for this apprenticeship will be delivered online.Training Outcome:Upon successful completion of the apprenticeship, you will be eligible to apply for other positions within the business.Employer Description:As the specialists in skills for science and technology, our purpose is to make sure your business; your people and our industry are future ready.
We are a not-for-profit charitable organisation with a family of commercially focused companies committed to supporting the skills, needs and ambitions across the UK science and technology sector.Working Hours :Monday to Thursday, 9am – 5.25pm. Fridays, 9am – 4.05pm.
12n - 12.45pm lunch break.Skills: Communication skills,Attention to detail,Organisation skills,Analytical skills,Logical,Team working,Creative....Read more...
The Clinical Trial Apprentice (CTA) is an essential part of the Local Study Team and is responsible for supporting key clinical trial tasks for assigned studies to ensure compliance with timelines, GCP, Pfizer SOPs and country regulations.
The CTA works independently to carry out key tasks using established procedures and methodologies to ensure completion according to timelines and to required quality standards.
Job Responsibilities
Main Duties include:
With general direction, the CTA is responsible for providing technical and operational support to Local Study Team members from study start up to close out. CTAs may specialize in one or more routine tasks and be expected to provide support across the whole role as needed. Key tasks supported by the CTA group are:
TMF filing, quality, maintenance, compliance, and oversightDevelopment and delivery of sites’ ISF, and eISF when utilized, and act as primary point of contact for the sites and manage the Site Operations/monitor access to eISF prior to SIV
Maintain Pfizer Registries and systems as required
Provide reporting to support management of clinical trials
Provide support with audit and inspection readiness activities
Perform customization and translation of documents as required
Manage physical archiving needs as requiredPreparation of documents and communications for distribution to and collection from sites, as required
At the Associate level the CTA may contribute to team projects and initiatives at the country or regional level.
Please note this is not a laboratory-based role.Training:Training for this apprenticeship will be completed onlineTraining Outcome:Upon successful completion of the apprenticeship, you will be eligible to apply for other positions within the business.Employer Description:As the specialists in skills for science and technology, our purpose is to make sure your business; your people and our industry are future ready. We are a not-for-profit charitable organisation with a family of commercially focused companies committed to supporting the skills, needs and ambitions across the UK science and technology sector.Working Hours :Monday to Thursday, 9am – 5.25pm. Fridays, 9am – 4.05pm
12pm - 12.45pm lunch breakSkills: Communication skills,IT skills,Attention to detail,Organisation skills,Analytical skills,Logical,Team working,Creative....Read more...
This is a UK based role working in the Global Workplace Experience (GWE) team assisting PRD sites within the UK across EMEA and APAC regions. The Business Administration Apprentice will assist the Operations Manager, Operations Support Manager, Operations Support Associate and Health and Safety Advisor in delivering support to the business. The successful candidate will work as part of the GWE team to provide professional administrative and business support to the UK team based at Sandwich.
Learning progress will be supported by regular 1-to-1s between the apprentice and the employer.
Job Responsibilities
Main Duties Include
Asset Management & Vendor Management
Raising work orders
Making asset changes
Creating and Decommissioning asset records
Collating asset data
Uploading of service reports and attaching to work orders
Monitoring work order queues
Sending vendor notifications
Administrative Management
Booking meeting rooms
Booking visitors
Collating data
Raising purchase orders in Ariba
Communicating with external companies
Filing documents – SharePoint and GDMS
Expense management and Booking Travel
Team movements (Calendar Management)
Documentation Lifecycle Management - formatting, grammatical review, issue, retirement using appropriate Document Management Systems.
Support training lead, updating PLA/training records, coordinating training arrangements including trainer, delegates and room requirements, etc.Training:Training for this apprenticeship will be delivered onlineTraining Outcome:Upon successful completion of the apprenticeship, you will be eligible to apply for other positions within the business.Employer Description:As the specialists in skills for science and technology, our purpose is to make sure your business; your people and our industry are future ready. We are a not-for-profit charitable organisation with a family of commercially focused companies committed to supporting the skills, needs and ambitions across the UK science and technology sector.Working Hours :Monday to Thursday, 9am – 5.25pm. Fridays, 9am – 4.05pm
12pm - 12.45pm lunch breakSkills: Communication skills,IT skills,Attention to detail,Organisation skills,Presentation skills,Administrative skills,Analytical skills,Logical....Read more...
This position will be supporting the Global Clinical Supplies Quality Operations (GCSOQ) Team within PharmSci Operation Quality (PSOQ) in areas such as, but not limited to, Quality Management Systems oversight, Release / Disposition including Qualified Persons supporting activities, Vendor Management Qualification and Oversight plus Clinical Complaints, Investigation and Audit support. This will include performing and supporting tasks such as the following:
Completing job-related training and maintain personal training records.
Building contacts and forming collaborative partnerships with key business lines and Quality Stakeholders Globally.
Contributing to readiness activities before, during and after audits and inspections.
Execute Clinical Complaints Intake and Triage activities.
Track Vendor notifications and communication for Clinical Complaint Management.
Support the monitoring, maintaining, and improving of systems and processes used for Quality Compliance.
Identifying quality continuous improvement efforts to streamline compliance and efficiencies.
Execute aspects of Clinical Packaging Release and Disposition activities.
Support Qualified Persons (QP) activities to include QP declarations.
Assist with Quality Agreement generation and amendments.
Perform aspects of Vendor qualification and Vendor oversight activities.
Training:Training for this apprenticeship will be completed onlineTraining Outcome:Upon successful completion of the apprenticeship, you will be eligible to apply for other positions within the business.Employer Description:As the specialists in skills for science and technology, our purpose is to make sure your business; your people and our industry are future ready. We are a not-for-profit charitable organisation with a family of commercially focused companies committed to supporting the skills, needs and ambitions across the UK science and technology sector.Working Hours :Monday to Thursday, 9am – 5.25pm. Fridays, 9am – 4.05pm
12pm - 12.45pm lunch breakSkills: Communication skills,IT skills,Attention to detail,Organisation skills,Analytical skills,Logical,Team working....Read more...
