Total 16 Quality Assurance / Control job vacancies in Ashford, Kent, tn23 1aa

Compliance Coordinator - Wimbourne, BH21 - £26-30,000 per annum

Job Purpose:

- To complete jobs via SI CAFM system and support technical manager in ensuring the team close these out in timely manner. Support with contractors closing jobs within the SLA.
- Ensure that all jobs are assigned.
- Any jobs assigned have time inputs against them.
- Any fails have legitimate reasons given for failed SLAs.
- Raise reactive jobs on SI as appropriate.
- Professional call handling manner and written communication to be always displayed (friendly & approachable)
- When handling customer calls, understand and correctly interpret customers' requirements and include all details needed for task completion.
- Ensure that the compliance tracker is constantly updated on Microsoft Teams and E logbooks to reflect the current compliance status of the contract.
- Chase up engineers and suppliers for service data.
- Complete Weekly PM's and Reactive tasks
- Keep Asset list updated.

Person Specification

- To be able to use the computer-based systems provided (E logbooks and CAFM System)
- Previous compliance role with 2 years or more experience or an engineer looking for an office role
- Specifically worked within an FM environment

Job Title:Building Inspector
Location:Telford

Driven by their core purpose to raise standards in housebuilding and protect homeowners, a modern, lifestyle- and family-friendly employer has teamed up with Thorn Baker. Due to an exciting period of rapid growth, investing in technology, data and new ways of working, they are looking for a passionate, talented, and driven Building Inspector to join their team in the West Midlands.

What's in it for you:

£40,000 - £52,000per annum+ bonus
Company Car
27 days annual leave (plus bank holidays) and a holiday purchase scheme+ 2 days volunteer leave
Generous pension scheme, with an employer contribution of up to 10.5%
Subsidised private medical insurance+ 24/7 employee assistance programme supporting your mental wellbeing
Cycle to Work scheme+ Employee discounts platform, including gym discounts
Equalised maternity, paternity, adoption leave and pay for all new parents
Payroll Giving(make donations to your chosen charity through monthly pay deductions)
Have control of your own diary and the autonomy to do the job as you think best
Working day startswhen you leave home (not when you arrive at your first call)
NO WEEKEND WORK
Full training and the ongoing support of your line manager and wider team

Your Responsibilities:

Work with registered builders to ensure that the new homes they are building meet the Standards, Building Regulations and other relevant legislation
Build excellent working relationships with the site managers on your patch
Work with site managers to identify and prevent construction defects
Help manage theinsurance risk and create the very best homes for new home buyers

Required Skills:

Significant and relevant house-building or construction experience
Ability to listen, build rapport, establish credibility and build effective working relationships
Influence, and deal with potential disagreements in an assertive manner that maintain relationships.
Ability to gather and analyse information to support decision making
Able to describe the house building process and how the trades interact with each other
Be comfortable working frequently at height (this is a physically demanding role requiring visits to construction sites and inspection of buildings throughout the whole of the build process.)
A keen interest in learning and keeping up to date with industry related improvements, building standards and developments
Focus on customer satisfaction and delivering a quality service to agreed standards
Holding or working towards a construction related qualification such as City and Guilds, HNC, HND or NVQ (or equivalent) preferred
A full Driving licence is required for this roleas travel is required across the West Midlands

For more information on the role please contact Chloeat Thorn Baker on 07733 314 668 or email:chloe.taquin@thornbaker.co.uk

TCH01

Role Title: Expenditure Control Officer (Service contracts)

Hours: 35 hours per week, Monday-Friday

Salary: £28,617 to £35,771 per annum (salary offered dependent on experience)

Contract: Permanent

You’ll be working in our finance team, monitoring and controlling the coding of service charge related expenditure from external service contract suppliers. You will need to be AAT part qualified or working towards recognised accounting qualification.

We support agile working, so you’ll be provided all IT equipment to work flexibly between your home, and our Dartford office.

Who are we?

We’re one of the top 30 housing associations in England, with homes spreading across London, Kent, Essex and Sussex. Our financial strength puts us in a good position to rise to challenges and plan for the future.  Our purpose is to “open doors to better lives for our customers”. We thrive to be customer pioneers; providing a great customer experience.

We are also proud to announce that we have been awarded an accreditation for ‘The Sunday Times Best Places to Work’ 2024, based on our employee feedback.

Your key tasks will include:

Working with internal departments in reviewing and accurately recording invoices from suppliers delivering services on schemes where Moat has an interest.
Providing assistance to internal departments on new development hand overs to ensure new sites are added to contracts. Advise on any identified improvements to current processes for consideration to change/implement.
Reviewing the accuracy of journals before passing for authorisation. Post into Moat’s finance system in line with contracts, budgets and financial limits.
Providing monthly management reports to relevant departments (dependant on contract) showing variances or exceptions to coding structure or where invoices are missing.
Working with the Service Charge team to identify the need for new nominal codes and requesting these where required.
Maintaining the reserve fund accounting process working with Property Services in identifying costs to be recovered from homeowners. Identify and inform Service Charge officers where reserve fund contributions may need to be increased.
Preparing accrual and prepayment journals for service contract suppliers monthly for authorisation and posting.

You’ll have:

An eye for detail and accuracy
AAT part qualified or working towards recognised accounting qualification.
Knowledge of MS Office, and use of database systems.
A general awareness of Landlord and Tenant legislation.
Desirable / advantageous to have experience of social housing.

To view the full job description, please click here: https://www.moat.co.uk/media/4allcw0j/expenditure-control-officer-service-contracts.pdf

In return, you’ll receive:

A range of benefits. For more info, check out our employee benefits video here: Our employee benefits: what we can offer you (youtube.com)

Want to know more about Moat?

Check out our social media feeds!

Twitter: @moathomes

Instagram: @moathomes

Interested in applying? We want to hear from you!

If interested, please apply by 11pm on Thursday, 12 December 2024

We encourage you to apply early, as we may close the advert before this date if we receive good interest. We're looking forward to reading your application!

Please note we will no longer be accepting CV’s as part of the recruitment process. All candidates must now complete an application form on our career’s website.

If you require any additional adjustments to the recruitment process, please email peopleservices@moat.co.uk

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Quality Auditor

Location: Sandwich, Kent

Type: Permanent

Pay: £28000.00 P/A

Shifts: 4 on / 4 off 7:00 AM to 6:15 PM

Are you on the lookout for an incredible opportunity to be part of a team where you can make a real impact?

We are seeking an exceptional individual to join a team as a Quality Auditor to join a dynamic company that values quality and excellence in everything they do.

The ideal candidate will be responsible for supporting the site in the production department, ensuring compliance with customer and BRCGS standards, and conducting daily quality checks. The Quality Auditor will play a crucial role in maintaining high-quality standards and ensuring adherence to all procedures and policies within the Food Safety and Quality Manual.

Responsibilities:

• Support the production department in conforming to customer and BRCGS standards
• Handle daily quality checks and inspections, including GMP, glass, wood, and other physical audits
• Ensure compliance with BRCGS and Retailer Standards
• Investigate complaints and gather technical data
• Conduct daily inspections of temperature and weighing equipment
• Ensure all finished products are produced, packed, and labelled per customer requirements
• Monitor CCPs, traceability systems, and process control parameters
• Coordinate microbiological testing of products and environment
• Maintain records for shelf-life, customer testing, and laboratory testing
• Develop and maintain systems for monitoring input and packaging material intake
• Lead investigations and root cause analysis for non-conformance's and customer complaints
• Communicate effectively with team members and stakeholders
• Implement procedures and work instructions within Quality Management Systems
• Produce documents and reports to support communication and decision-making
• Experience within a similar role in food production is desirable

Qualifications:

• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
• Experience in implementing procedures within Quality Management Systems
• IT literate with the ability to produce documents and reports
• Strong attention to detail and problem-solving skills
• Knowledge of BRCGS and Retailer Standards
• Experience in food production is a plus

Package

• Competitive base salary.
• Annual bonus based on company, team, and personal performance.
• 20 days holiday.
• Group Income Protection.
• Employee Health Insurance provided by Bupa
• Enhanced maternity and paternity leave.
• Pension (5% employer contribution).
• Employee benefits programme with Bravo Benefits.
• Cycle to Work Scheme.
• Paid volunteering days.

If you are a dedicated Quality Auditor with a passion for maintaining high-quality standards in production, we encourage you to apply for this exciting opportunity.

Job Role: Quality Controller

Rate of Pay:

• £12.69 per hour for the first 40 hours
• £15.86 per hour for hours worked beyond 40

Working Week:

• Contracted for 5 days per week (may increase to 6 days during busy periods)
• Contract hours based between 50 - 50 Hours per week.

Responsibilities:

• Inspect fresh produce upon arrival, during production, and prior to dispatch.
• Perform necessary Quality inspection tests and Brix testing, using appropriate equipment and accurately record the results.
• Verify the accuracy of product labels in accordance with specifications.
• Complete all necessary documentation in compliance with relevant requirements.
• Maintain excellent hygiene standards.
• Engage in repetitive manual handling of products (up to 18kg).
• Monitor the performance of Production Operatives, offering training, support, and constructive feedback to enhance productivity.

Key Skills:

• Prior experience in a fresh produce environment is essential.
• Strong attention to detail.
• Knowledge of health and safety regulations and food hygiene standards.
• Ability to understand and follow both written and verbal instructions.
• Basic understanding of stock control systems.

Benefits:

• 28 days holiday, including bank holidays (with opportunities to earn additional days).
• Pension scheme.
• Fortnightly pay.
• Opportunities for learning and development.
• Discretionary Christmas bonus.
• Free onsite parking.
• Complimentary access to Wi-Fi.

Please submit your CV (in Word) and cover letter outlining your relevant experience and explaining why you are interested in this role to: z.rawlinson@newappointmentsgroup.co.uk

New Appointments Group, Expertly Matching Employers and Jobseekers since 1975. Committed to diversity, equality and opportunity for all.

Twitter: @nagforjobs

SALES ENGINEER (SalesForce & AWS or GCP or Azure)
London/Hybrid
Competitive salary base + Commission

Our sales team shares our business success story with organizations around the world and highlights the added value we give to align Sales and Marketing.

As a Sales Engineer at QA, you will play an essential role within the business and hugely impact its growth. Reporting directly into the Director of Sales Enablement and Solutions, you will be providing world-class pre-sales support for our enterprise sales team.

Your Responsibilities

• Enthusiastically lead prospective customers to the expected business outcomes of our platform.
• Deliver outstanding product demonstrations through powerful storytelling and articulation of how our software provides value to customers
• Promote our platform at events such as AWS reinvent, Microsoft Ignite, etc.
• Continuously strive for improvement in all skill areas and maintain up-to-date knowledge regarding our solution as well as industry trends and technologies.
• Work closely with sales partners to qualify, drive opportunities and determine sales motions within accounts.
• Collaborate with multiple internal teams such as product management, engineering, customer success and marketing.
• Be passionate about sales engineering and working with customers.

About you

• Experience with selling and delivering SaaS products to enterprise operations teams
• Experience of working with AWS, GCP or MS Azure
• Ability to work directly with customers with a strong commitment to their success
• Strong presentation skills, including live product demos and technical pitches
• Excellent verbal and written communications skills, including a dynamic and engaging presentation style that inspires confidence
• Open-minded, positive attitude, and the ability to work with a sense of urgency
• Ability to travel within the local area

What we can offer you

• Competitive salary
• 3 days per year for professional development
• 27 days annual leave, with the option to purchase a further 5
• Great company culture and work environment
• Highly skilled teammates and lots of opportunities for growth and development

At QA, our mission is to help everyone find their place in the world. This means we continually celebrate the diverse community different individuals cultivate. As an equal opportunity employer, we stay true to our mission by ensuring that our place can be anyone's place

Down time

Taking time for ourselves is so important these days which is why we dedicate some of our benefits to support your health & wellbeing. These include: 27 days holiday each year, holiday buying scheme, Medicash plan, Gympass, Cycle to Work scheme, Employee Assistance Programme, and 2 days per year charity leave.

Personal growth

Learning and opportunity is at the core of what we do - and that applies to you too!
You'll have the unique opportunity to develop your skills on our QA authored courses in the latest tech (you'll get 3 training days/year to do this). You can also delve deep into our world-class digital learning content on a variety of tech and business topics.

Our people

We are an equal opportunity employer, focused on promoting a welcoming and inclusive environment. We embrace diversity, welcome applications from all candidates and aim to support the career growth of everyone. This means no matter what your gender, age, ethnicity, beliefs, or sexual preference, or if you are disabled or a carer, we welcome you and the alternative perspectives you bring to our diverse family.

We're proud of the progress we've achieved over the last few years to build an inclusive culture and celebrate our diversity - our rankings on The Inclusive Top 50 UK Employers List are a testament to this.


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Head of Sales - Government Services
London/Hybrid
Competitive salary base + Commission


You will be leading the government & Defence Services learning sales team and implementing the sales strategy in learning, including management responsibility to deliver growth across the government sector, win new clients and expand existing relationships to ensure current and future success against QA and client objectives.


Your Responsibilities

• Lead a team responsible for driving learning sales in government & defence clients
• Set individual sales targets from the overall team sales targets allocated in the business targeting process, and manage the process to confirm individual results against target on a monthly/quarterly basis including managing manual adjustments
• Drive and manage optimum activity by way of KPIs to build effective pipeline in line with team's business growth plan.
• Motivate, develop and inspire a team of Account
• Directors/Managers and structure their activity and performance to deliver results.
• Identify skills gaps in the team and work with the Director, Government Services to ensure appropriate interventions are in place to address the team's development needs.

About you

• Deep knowledge of government and civil service organisations, structures and working practices.
• In depth knowledge of how learning and training works.
• Knowledge of the L&D competitor landscape
• Customer centric with an entrepreneurial attitude
• Self-directed leader with a proactive approach
• Strong personal values that align with QA's
• Willingness to undertake DBS, BPSS as a minimum and to also take SC, DV, Disclosure Scotland or similar if required for the role

What we can offer you

• Competitive salary
• 3 days per year for professional development
• 27 days annual leave, and an option to purchase a further 5
• Great company culture and work environment
• Highly skilled teammates and lots of opportunities for growth and development

At QA, our mission is to help everyone find their place in the world. This means we continually celebrate the diverse community different individuals cultivate. As an equal opportunity employer, we stay true to our mission by ensuring that our place can be anyone's place


Down time

Taking time for ourselves is so important these days which is why we dedicate some of our benefits to support your health & wellbeing. These include: 27 days holiday each year, holiday buying scheme, Medicash plan, Gympass, Cycle to Work scheme, Employee Assistance Programme, and 2 days per year charity leave.

Personal growth

Learning and opportunity is at the core of what we do - and that applies to you too!
You'll have the unique opportunity to develop your skills on our QA authored courses in the latest tech (you'll get 3 training days/year to do this). You can also delve deep into our world-class digital learning content on a variety of tech and business topics.

Our people

We are an equal opportunity employer, focused on promoting a welcoming and inclusive environment. We embrace diversity, welcome applications from all candidates and aim to support the career growth of everyone. This means no matter what your gender, age, ethnicity, beliefs, or sexual preference, or if you are disabled or a carer, we welcome you and the alternative perspectives you bring to our diverse family.

We're proud of the progress we've achieved over the last few years to build an inclusive culture and celebrate our diversity - our rankings on The Inclusive Top 50 UK Employers List are a testament to this.


#LifeatQA #QA #theresnoplacelikeqa #LI-TH1 #LI-hybrid

Sales - Client Relationship Manager
London
Salary: Competitive Salary + Commission

Applicants must hold or be prepared to undergo Developed Vetting (DV) once in post, if required.

Do you love generating new business as well as enjoying building relationships with existing customers?

If yes then read on, as we have the perfect role for you…


About our role:
Working in our sales team as a Client Relationship Manager, you'll be given some clients to account manage where you'll grow existing customer relationships, but you'll also need to prospect for new business to grow your list of clients to maximise sales opportunities. You will be doing a good two hours a day of new business sales activity across a variety of channels and will be responsible for arranging customer meetings, prepare proposals and presentations.


What's involved: 

• Prospect for new customers
• Grow and maintain existing business
• Use platforms like LinkedIn Sales Navigator to grow your network
• Prepare quotes and proposals for customers

Bring your experience:

• Experience of B2B sales would be great
• Top-notch negotiating skills
• Ability to build a sales-pipeline
• Knowledge of consultative sales techniques  
• If you've got the drive and motivation to achieve sales targets, matched with fabulous customer-service skills and an entrepreneurial spirit, then apply today, we'd love to hear from you!

Our Benefits!

• In return for your hard work, we'll give you:
• 27 days holiday plus ability to purchase 5 more days
• 3 days a year fully paid training,
• 2 days a year paid charity volunteering
• Medicash (healthcare moneyback scheme)
• A travel season-ticket loan.
• A superb Gymflex scheme
• Our own BenefitsHub to receive loads of discounts Plus more…  

Want to know about QA?
We are the UK's leading provider of tech and digital skills, including funded workplace learning programs, university programs and apprenticeships. We play a key role in tackling the UK's alarming nationwide shortage of digital skills head-on, and partner with most FTSE 250 companies to help provide innovative solutions for these much-needed training shortages.


Equal Opportunities
You'll instantly be welcomed into our team and here, we celebrate our diversity. We've won numerous awards demonstrating our commitment to our inclusive culture. Everyone feels part of QA with our welcoming networks in place from day one.

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SALES ENGINEER
London/Hybrid
Competitive salary base + Commission

Our sales team shares our business success story with organizations around the world and highlights the added value we give to align Sales and Marketing.

As a Sales Engineer at QA, you will play an essential role within the business and hugely impact its growth. Reporting directly into the Director of Sales Enablement and Solutions, you will be providing world-class pre-sales support for our enterprise sales team.

Your Responsibilities

• Enthusiastically lead prospective customers to the expected business outcomes of our platform.
• Deliver outstanding product demonstrations through powerful storytelling and articulation of how our software provides value to customers
• Promote our platform at events such as AWS reinvent, Microsoft Ignite, etc.
• Continuously strive for improvement in all skill areas and maintain up-to-date knowledge regarding our solution as well as industry trends and technologies.
• Work closely with sales partners to qualify, drive opportunities and determine sales motions within accounts.
• Collaborate with multiple internal teams such as product management, engineering, customer success and marketing.
• Be passionate about sales engineering and working with customers.

About you

• Confident in selling and delivering SaaS products to enterprise operations teams
• Ability to work directly with customers with a strong commitment to their success
• Strong presentation skills, including live product demos and technical pitches
• Great verbal and written communications skills, including a dynamic and engaging presentation style that inspires confidence
• Ability to travel into our London office once a week, and attend client meetings in person as required
• Open-minded, positive attitude, and the ability to work with a sense of urgency

What we can offer you

• Competitive salary
• 3 days per year for professional development
• 27 days annual leave, with the option to purchase a further 5
• Great company culture and work environment
• Highly skilled teammates and lots of opportunities for growth and development

At QA, our mission is to help everyone find their place in the world. This means we continually celebrate the diverse community different individuals cultivate. As an equal opportunity employer, we stay true to our mission by ensuring that our place can be anyone's place

Down time

Taking time for ourselves is so important these days which is why we dedicate some of our benefits to support your health & wellbeing. These include: 27 days holiday each year, holiday buying scheme, Medicash plan, Gympass, Cycle to Work scheme, Employee Assistance Programme, and 2 days per year charity leave.

Personal growth

Learning and opportunity is at the core of what we do - and that applies to you too!
You'll have the unique opportunity to develop your skills on our QA authored courses in the latest tech (you'll get 3 training days/year to do this). You can also delve deep into our world-class digital learning content on a variety of tech and business topics.

Our people

We are an equal opportunity employer, focused on promoting a welcoming and inclusive environment. We embrace diversity, welcome applications from all candidates and aim to support the career growth of everyone. This means no matter what your gender, age, ethnicity, beliefs, or sexual preference, or if you are disabled or a carer, we welcome you and the alternative perspectives you bring to our diverse family.

We're proud of the progress we've achieved over the last few years to build an inclusive culture and celebrate our diversity - our rankings on The Inclusive Top 50 UK Employers List are a testament to this.


#LifeatQA #QA #theresnoplacelikeqa #LI-TH1 #LI-hybrid

New Appointments Group are excited to be working with a manufacturing company who are looking for an Import/Export Compliance Analyst on a 6 month temporary basis.

This role is mostly remote however candidates are expected to travel between sites in Daventry, Darlington or Huddersfield. (You will be on site every 2-3 weeks for projects)

Import/export experience is required or alternatively knowledge of supply chain such as transport, logistics or shipping. Advanced Excel knowledge is essential, as the data will be analysed via through extensive spreadsheets.

Manage and maintain controlled processes including: tariff code classification, record keeping, country of origin and preferential trade calculations.

Research and monitor import/export activity for all business units, local laws and procedures; gather, enter, and manages import/export data, prepares summaries for review

Gather all necessary documentation for import/export licenses; drafts applications for licenses and registrations; submits applications, including those with applicable benefits, upon review by Supervisor and monitors approval process with appropriate governmental contacts

Builds and maintains relationships with appropriate governmental organizations in the country of assignment

Manages brokers to ensure appropriate supporting documentation and consistent compliance with import/export regulations exists

Analyse import/export activities to ensure the business does not exceed limits or violate any restrictions on import/export activities

Compile data and updates metrics as requested

Analyse data and draw conclusions

Interact with Customs, Customs brokers and Customs service providers

Executes team processes as directed and provides input into process improvements related to immediate area of influence.

About you:

Knowledge of Trade Application

Drives results

Customer focused

Action orientated

This role pays £15.39ph and is Monday to Friday, 37.5hrs a week.

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Working within the public sector you will be required to support the Environmental Health Team in the role of Food Safety Inspector.

Tasks & Responsibilities:

• Carry out Food Hygiene inspections/surveys in the district alongside other statutory functions with the Food & Safety Team.
• Gather evidence, writing letters and taking enforcement action
• Ad-hoc duties to support the wider team

To be considered for this role you will need to have:

• Ideally registered with the Environmental Health Registration Board and hold a relative qualification.
• Demonstrable knowledge, experience and expertise in relation to Food Safety.
• Relevant experience of Food Safety and enforcement.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to convey and receive information accurately with tact and diplomacy.
• Ability to organise and prioritise workload
• Able to travel within the district

This is a long-term temporary role requiring an immediate start, offering 37.5 hours per week.

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Title: Method Validation Scientist (Bioanalysis)
Vacancy Type: 6 Month Temp (potential to extend to rolling contract)
Area: North East
Salary: Negotiable

SRG is working on an exclusive partnership with a highly innovative biopharmaceutical partner.

They are looking for a short-term temp/contractor to come in and support the recombinant protein drug delivery programme, in the effort to develop recombinant protein-based vaccines. This role is looking for someone with experience working with HPLC Method Validation experience, ideally working with MAbs. SDS PAGE, ELISA, Western blot and qPCR experience is also desirable.

The role is a critical part of the project and is looking for people to start as soon as possible. If you have developed assays in the above techniques and would like to work in a highly innovative company, get in touch.

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• To perform laboratory analyses and data analysis on starting materials, intermediates and finished products.
• Perform all Quality Control duties and tasks in accordance with relevant GMP guidelines.
• Perform method development and method qualification activities.
• Calibration and routine monitoring/maintenance of analytical equipment.
• Support the site Quality Management System including input into investigations and/or CAPAs.
• Validate HPLC methods and tests.

Skills Required:

• Educated to a BSc, MSc or PhD level in a Scientific or Engineering related discipline.
• Possess technical expertise with bioanalysis experience, particularly with HPLC.
• HPLC Method Validation experience is essential.
• GMP experience highly desired.
• Happy to hear from Bioanalytical QC Scientists with the above experience.

Interested? Or know someone who will be?
SRG are the UK number 1 recruitment company specialising in the science, engineering, clinical, pharmaceutical, food/FMCG, renewable, biotech, chemicals and medical devices sectors. As scientists ourselves, our specialist sector knowledge and our passion are second to none. It's this combination that makes us different.

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Your new company
A highly successful business that has enjoyed sustained growth in multiple product categories. They are keenly focused on delivering high quality and good value products, always mindful of sustainability and impact on the planet.
Your new role
As Global Technical and Quality Director you will lead an international team in the delivery of key strategies to deliver business objectives, meeting and exceeding customer expectations in food, and non-food, categories. You will continue the development of appropriate KPIs to understand performance in all relevant areas, and drive improvements through technical product innovation, compliance, and due diligence. You will lead and support all R&D projects, bringing market disrupting products and technologies into NPD pipeline, while also enhancing sustainability initiatives.
What you'll need to succeed
You will be proven in a similar leadership position, with strategic responsibilities for technical innovation, manufacturing compliance, human rights due diligence, and sustainability. You will be highly commercially aware with the ability to support commercial business objectives and performance, within an entrepreneurial and fast-moving business. Experience of FMCG products (ideally both food, and non-food), and working with high-street retailers and international suppliers (ideally including Asia) is a distinct advantage. You will be ambitious for yourself and for your company, and enjoy a fast-changing working environment where pace and urgency drive successful outcomes. You will have very strong people skills, and be able to influence at all levels. You will enjoy developing high-performing individuals and teams, harnessing people's skills and supporting their ongoing development.
What you'll get in return
Highly competitive remuneration to suit experience, plus bonus, salary sacrifice EV scheme, and generous benefits.
What you need to do now
If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now.
If this job isn't quite right for you, but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion about your career.

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79281 - Quality Engineer

This Quality Engineer will report to the Quality and Assurance Manager and will work within Governance, Risk, Compliance & Quality with UKPN Services based in our Chatham/South East office. You will be a permanent employee.

You will attract a salary of £51,245, plus car and a bonus of 3%

Close Date:.19/11/2024

JOB PURPOSE:

You will provide competent quality management advice to promote compliance to ISO 9001: 2015 in the review, audit, certification, induction and management of procedures and processes in electrical infrastructure construction projects.

PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTABILITIES:

1. Provide Quality Management advice about ISO 9001: 2015 to other advisors, managers, employees, contractors and clients, both in the tendering and construction phases. Aim to maintain UK Power Networks Services' quality management system to ensure it can design, build, finance, operate and maintain primary electrical infrastructure for its clients.

2. Contribute to the review of existing and the development of new procedures/processes. Procedures include those from central UK Power Networks group and those which are UK Power Networks Services' project/contract specific. There will also be involvement in the communication, implementation and monitoring within the directorate;

3. Monitor compliance with ISO 9001: 2015, procedures, legal and moral obligations, and national, international and client standards. Plan project audits against agreed level 2, 3 and 4 schedules. Will undertake quality management system audits, produce audit reports and ensure findings are resolved promptly.

4. Assist and offer guidance to Project Managers in reviewing quality related project documents and requirements. Develop appropriate quality management system inductions, training and communication materials for the project team and subcontractors. Gather lessons learnt and maintains the project cost of poor quality process. Provide Project Managers with quality related updates for inclusion in monthly reports. Support any quality management system incident investigations.

5. Provide a monitoring function to ensure that suppliers, subcontractors and the services they provide exceed our quality management system expectations. This may include conducting external audits and undertaking random performance inspections of field teams to identify issues requiring improvement and highlighting good performance.

6. Monitor site certification of materials and equipment, including tool calibration, to ensure compliance with client and project requirements. To maintain associated project records to compile final data book documentation.

7. Facilitate third-party audits of UK Power Networks Services by external certification bodies. Champion quality management system processes in the business to ensure certification requirements are maintained.

NATURE AND SCOPE:

UK Power Networks group is owned by the Cheung Kong Group who are one of the largest investors in the UK and employ over 300,000 people in 52 countries. UK Power Networks owns and maintains electricity cables and lines across London, the South East and East of England and employs over 6000 people. UK Power Networks Services are the unregulated commercial arm of this business.

UK Power Networks Services are a national provider of power distribution and distributed energy solutions which improves customers' existing electrical assets and integrates new technologies to deliver improved performance and commercial benefits. Working in the transport, defence, manufacturing and industrial, public and nuclear sectors the business is growing and needs accomplished individuals to be part of this exciting change.

You will report to the Quality and Assurance Manager and be a member of the UK Power Networks Services Quality and Assurance team.

You will visit UKPN Services and client offices and project sites.

You will work with management across all directorates. You will have also represent us at operational/project level with external partners.

SKILLS, QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE:

Essential

• HNC (minimum requirement) qualification in a discipline such as Quality Management, Construction, Project Management or Technical/Engineering or equivalent.
• As a minimum be a Practitioner member of the Chartered Quality Institute with an aspiration to gain Chartered status, which we will support;
• Have quality management system experience gained in the construction industry (manufacturing based or other experience would not be suitable);
• Be a trained QMS Auditor/Internal QMS Auditor with experience in auditing to ISO 9001: 2015;
• Have experience of root cause analysis
• Attain several client access passes and licenses that may be required to work within UK industries such as airports, defence, nuclear, rail and underground rail;
• Hold a valid UK driving licence

Desirable

• Flexible in your approach to work and be prioritise as directed by the Quality and Assurance Manager and Project Manager on assigned projects or contracts;
• Audit to ISO 14001: 2015 and ISO 45001: 2018 requirements would be desirable;
• Knowledge of ISO 55001: 2014, ISO 44001: 2017, ISO 19650-1: 2018, ISO 19650-2: 2018, ISO 19650-3: 2020 and ISO 19650-5: 2020 would be advantageous;
• Be a team player and with other staff and clients within the business;
• Have excellent communication, presentation, planning and decision making skills at all seniority levels;
• Can work with IT software packages such as Microsoft office;

Your new company
Join a reputable local organisation that specialises in hospitality leasing across the UK. Based in Chester, this growing company is looking for a fantastic administrative professional to join their property help desk team, supporting with administration and compliance processes.
Your new role
You will be supporting the property team to make sure any compliance obligations are met. You will be in regular communication with licensees and other third parties in regard to compliance certifications, inspections and change of tenancy.
What you'll need to succeed
Good computer literacy is essential to this role as you will be required to utilise a number of internal systems and databases to manage the compliance process, as well as creation and management of orders. Excellent administrative skills, with prior experience working in a similar role, this position will require stakeholder engagement and management. The selected candidate will display exemplary customer service, communication and attention to detail.
Knowledge of statutory legislation or experience within property maintenance is an asset but not a requirement.

What you'll get in return
Be a part of an open and inclusive company who put their employees at the heart of their business. Join a team of passionate, hard-working, dedicated, and ambitious people today! Monday-Friday 35hrs per week
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