GMP & Aseptic Specialist

Are you passionate about aseptic manufacturing and GMP excellence? Do you enjoy coaching colleagues, improving ways of working, and helping teams perform at their best in a highly regulated production environment? Then this opportunity could be the next step in your career.

For an international pharmaceutical manufacturer, we are looking for a GMP & Aseptic Specialist to support and strengthen GMP culture across a 24/7 manufacturing operation. This role combines training, shop-floor coaching, quality oversight, and continuous improvement activities, making it ideal for professionals who want to have a direct impact on both people and manufacturing performance.

Job Description

As a GMP & Aseptic Specialist, you will play a key role in developing manufacturing teams and ensuring compliance with GMP and aseptic standards. You will work closely with operators, supervisors, quality teams, and production management to strengthen knowledge, improve behaviors, and enhance performance on the manufacturing floor.

This position combines hands-on interaction with manufacturing teams, coaching and training activities, and participation in quality and continuous improvement initiatives. You will have the opportunity to influence site-wide GMP culture while helping employees build the skills and confidence needed to operate successfully in a highly regulated environment.

Responsibilities

• Coach and support manufacturing teams in GMP and aseptic best practices
• Deliver engaging classroom and on-the-job training sessions
• Develop, improve and maintain training materials and qualification programs
• Perform shop-floor observations and identify opportunities for process and compliance improvements
• Promote a strong quality and compliance culture throughout the manufacturing organization
• Support deviation investigations, CAPAs, risk assessments and audit preparation
• Partner with Production, Quality Assurance and other stakeholders to drive sustainable improvements
• Monitor training effectiveness and contribute to capability development strategies
• Act as a subject matter expert in aseptic manufacturing practices and GMP compliance
• Contribute to continuous improvement projects that enhance operational performance and manufacturing excellence

Profile

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in Life Sciences, Biotechnology, Pharmacy or a related scientific discipline
• Experience working within GMP-regulated pharmaceutical, biopharmaceutical, cell therapy or sterile manufacturing environments
• Strong understanding of aseptic processing and contamination control principles
• Experience delivering training, coaching colleagues or developing training programs
• Ability to build relationships and influence stakeholders across different levels of the organization
• Interest in continuous improvement, operational excellence and capability development
• Experience with investigations, CAPAs, audits or quality systems is considered an advantage
• Strong communication skills in English and the confidence to engage with manufacturing teams on the shop floor
• Proactive, organized and passionate about developing people and improving processes
• Available to work in a 5-shift rotation

Benefits

• Salary between €3.750,- and €5.250,- gross per month, depending on experience
• 8% holiday allowance
• 8% annual bonus
• 27% shift allowance
• 12-month contract with intention of permanent employment
• 33.6 working hours per week while receiving a full-time salary
• Opportunity to play a key role in developing teams within a highly advanced pharmaceutical manufacturing environment
• Exposure to quality, training, manufacturing and continuous improvement initiatives within a global organization
• Region: Maastricht, The Netherlands
• Vacancy number: 27722