Total 73 Quality Assurance / Control job vacancies in Gravesend, Kent, DA11 9AD

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;

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join a well-established company renowned in the electrical testing and measurement industry. Our client is currently seeking an Apprentice Software Tester based on their customer site in Dover (Kent) This is a full-time, temporary role for 16 months. Monday to Friday, 37.5 hours a week with early finish on Fridays, to start ASAP. The role is paying £20,000 to £22,000 per annum depending on experience.

Core purpose:

To Design, Develop and author verification to verify the requirements of the system/product.

Support Troubleshooting and Diagnosis for software and hardware function.

The Apprentice Software Tester will support in improving the quality of capability development as well as speed up the development cycle.

Role summary:

Verification is a very important part of the development lifecycle. This is not an end of development activity but important to be developed inline with the requirement\design development.

The Apprentice Software Tester will work closely with Systems, Hardware and Embedded Software to generate the verification of the system being developed.

They will learn how to manage verification in an efficient manner. Learning how to read requirements and generate automated verification that gives targeted coverage.

They will also learn how to challenge requirements for testability and support in generation of SMART requirements to manage this.

To support verification, they will learn how to program in languages like C\C++ and Matlab\Simullink.

Primary objectives:

• Generate the verification of the system function(s)
• For requirements and design, Support
• Validation (are they correct and testable) and
• Verification (have they been implemented correctly)
• Contribute to the verification frameworks to enable efficient automated verification.

Analysing and enhancing efficiency, stability and scalability of system resources.

Main Responsibilities

• Creation of verification plans
• Support maximising automated verification.
• Running and recording of tests, proving compliance of system to requirements.
• Maximise verification re-use, both intra project and where applicable cross project.
• Supporting Verification across the levels of the program, Unit test, SW functional test, Hardware in the Loop, Product Verification, Production Test.
• Support packaging of tests with reuse functions\capabilities.
• Generate Verification to support issue finding and resolution.
• Work closely with the development team.
• Working in the development of cutting-edge features and platforms as well as regression work with existing products.
• Assist the development team with requirements validation and design for testability analysis.
• Support Generation of Estimate Time to complete verification activities.

Experience, Skill & Knowledge required

Technical Skills

• Suitable GSCE and A levels to support STEM\technical background.
• Interest in programming languages
• Some understanding of electronics
• Basic idea of test-driven development.
• Team player
• Willing to learn
• Professional Approach

Soft Skills

• Organised and able to work to tight deadlines - good time management.
• Flexible and proactive in approach to the role - positive attitude essential.
• Ability to work on own initiative and pickup things quickly.
• Great communication skills.
• Team player.
• Problem solving and analytical skills performance blockages.
• PC literate - Microsoft and Windows applications

Job Title: Quality Manager Location: Sidcup, KentSalary: £55-60kHours: 8:30am - 5pm M-TH, 8:30am - 2pm Fri

Your new company
Our client, who is a global leader in manufacturing and supplying laboratory, pharmaceutical, and hospital autoclaves, seeks a Quality Manager to oversee their UK-based manufacturing operations. With over 100 years of experience, they're committed to delivering high-quality sterilisation equipment that meets the rigorous standards of modern professionals.
Your new role
In this role, you'll oversee quality management systems and ensure compliance with industry standards. This includes adherence to UKAS 17025, ISO 9001, and PED 2014/68/EU.
Quality Manager Responsibilities:

• Collaborating with design personnel to ensure products meet legal and safety standards.
• Working with the Service Manager to ensure UKAS-accredited services adhere to requirements and processes.
• Liaising and planning third party approval of products.
• Communicating quality standard concerns to senior management.
• Communication of quality and compliance issues with all departments
• Developing quality control processes.
• Organising and carrying out internal audits of the compliance programs and management systems of the company.
• Coordinating and preparing for external audits.
• Generating quality standards statistics reports.
• Rejecting products that fail quality standards.
• Collaborating with customers to collect product feedback.

The role also includes, but is not limited to:

• Manage infrastructure and services for effective business operations, including IT support, communications, and utilities.
• Managing a UKAS-accredited laboratory, including Calibration Manager.
• Overseeing statutory and regulatory compliance with Health and Safety requirements.

What you'll need to succeed
Qualifications:

• Demonstrated experience in a Quality Assurance management role within a manufacturing environment.
• In-depth knowledge of quality assurance procedures, health, and safety
• Experience with ISO 9001,
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Proficiency in MS Office, particularly Excel.

What you'll get in return

• Competitive salary and benefits package.
• Opportunities for professional development.
• Supportive and collaborative work environment.

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.

Ref: 000347

Contract: Permanent

Salary: £25,979 per year

Hours: Full-time; 37 per week

Based: Ena Hughes Resource Centre, Ellesmere Street, Failsworth, M35 9AD

Closing Date: Sunday 3rd November 2024

Interview Date: Friday 22nd November 2024

Apply now:

For full information about the MioCare Group, about this particular role and for details of how to apply please click the link below:

https://www.miocare.co.uk/working/current-vacancy/?permalink=quality-monitoring-officer

Ensuring the delivery of high quality, safe services is fundamental at the MioCare Group.

Our Quality Monitoring Officers play a vital role in monitoring quality and compliance whilst demonstrating a culture of continuous learning, development and improvement.

Working within a small team you will support Registered Managers by providing and supporting with the use of a range of tools, methods and techniques which support them in evidencing the work they do and the outcomes achieved for and with the people they support.

Key Responsibilities:

• You will work with the Quality Lead to fully implement the Group’s Quality Assurance Framework ensuring that all quality standards are achieved and maintained.
• You will undertake spot checks and audits, identifying areas of both best practice and non-compliance, escalating inconsistencies and errors as required.
• You will contribute to the presentation of data and information in various formats to include formal reports and visual representations for a variety of audiences and purposes.
• You will be proactive in identifying areas of best practice and new initiatives which will support the Group to continuously learn, develop and improve.
• You will maintain a focus on the people we support, liaising with people who use our services and their families to ensure they receive the best possible service from the MioCare Group.

Right to work:

We do not hold a Sponsor Licence and are therefore unable to progress applicants requiring sponsorship to work in the UK)

About MioCare Group CIC:

The MioCare Group delivers high quality care and support. As an Oldham Council Community Interest Company, we are driven to deliver the best outcomes for the service users and communities we serve. Find out more at www.miocare.co.uk

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Vehicle Technician / MOT Tester

- Location: Gravesend, Kent
- Salary: Up to £38,000 Basic DOE and Skills + Overtime
- Hours: Monday - Friday 8:00 am – 5:30 pm (30-minute lunch break, tea breaks)
- Optional Saturday: 8:00 am - 1:00 pm when required
- Job Type: Full-time, Permanent

An exciting opportunity has become available for an Automotive Vehicle Technician / MOT Tester within a well-established, family-run car garage located in Gravesend.

Our Automotive Client has a need for a Vehicle Technician or Car Mechanic who is motivated and able to work to their own initiative. The ideal Motor Trade Vehicle Technician will be fully qualified and experienced within the role.

Typical Duties as a Vehicle Technician / MOT Tester include but are not limited to:

- Carrying out Servicing and Repairs to a variety of Cars
- MOT Testing
- Performing Diagnostic Testing to identify vehicle Faults.
- Ensuring that paperwork is completed to the highest of standards

Vehicle Technician / MOT Tester Requirements

- A Fully Qualified Vehicle Technician to NVQ Level 3 or equivalent
- A Current and Valid UK Driving Licence
- Dedicated and committed approach.
- Your job as a Vehicle Technician will be your passion and you will enjoy all aspects of your work.
- Your own Vehicle Technician tools.

The salary of this Vehicle Technician / MOT Tester role is up to £38,000.

To apply for this Vehicle Technician / MOT Tester position, please forward your CV to Alex Perrin quoting the job reference number or call our office for a chat about this position.

Perfect Placement are the UK’s Leading Automotive Recruitment Agency so if you are looking for a New Vehicle Technician, Car Mechanic, Garage Mechanic, Car Technician or Technical Roles within the Motor Trade be sure to contact us today.

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HRGO Recruitment are currently recruiting for a Quality Controller for their client based in the outskirts of Ashford.

This is a Permanent Opportunity.

Salary:

£30,000 - £32,000

Hours:

5 days a week

0800 - 1700

To assist the Technical Manager in maintaining food safety, quality and hygiene practices.

Summary of the role:

• Completion of technical information for internal and external reports
• Collect and prepare samples to sent for testing
• Provide site technical team with information about adherence to compliance against required standards
• Complete Audits
• To Identify and communicate any deviations from the standards using audit and inspection of premises, practices, processes, raw materials and finished products against specified standard.
• Conduct daily taste panels, record results and publish the results to wider teams

The Ideal Candidate:

• Minimum of Food Safety Level 3 and HACCP Level 2 Training
• Minimum of 3 years experience within the Food Manufacturing Industry
• Ability to work on own initiative but also a team
• Flexible and Reliable

They are looking for someone to start immediately, so please apply today!

HRGO Recruitment, Ashford Branch

We have an exciting opportunity for a Compliance Manager to join our client on a full-time permanent basis at their site in Rochester. Leading the Compliance team, you'll play a fundamental role in supporting the UK in meeting our obligations with regards to Compliance Management, developing effective Quality Management and Food Safety Systems to drive the company, Customer and Third-Party compliance and continuous improvement across the business. The main goal is to ensure the product is compliant with regulations and specifications before reaching the client's customers. In addition to this, the Compliance Manager will be managing Quality Assurance and NPD with support which will include managing the QA Supervisor. Responsibilities: * Provide governance and lead proactive continuous improvement of quality systems (and all related documentation), food safety, food defence and relevant QS/FS training programmes to meet the client's customer and third-party audit standards. * Implement Quality and Food Safety policies set by business and customers at the sites and provide support for the development and continuous improvement of these policies. * Responsible for the management of the internal audit programmes and pro-actively lead continuous improvements where necessary. Publish monthly audit results, KPIs and trending data conducting reviews with the sites' leadership teams. * Responsible for the management of all technical third party and customer audit programmes. * Manage corrective action programmes to ensure appropriate handling, response and resolution of internal and external audits. Identify and implement continuous improvement to the programs to prevent recurrence of the issues. * Responsible for the management of complaints including technical support for the investigation and implementation of appropriate corrective actions, maintenance of customer and corporate portals, publish monthly KPIs and trend data. * Manage relevant quality and food safety training programmes for the site ensuring that all operational staff receive adequate training and achieve the minimum agreed understanding and how it applies to their role. * Provide QS/FS governance and support to further enhance the food safety and quality culture at the site. * Deputise as appropriate for the Technical Manager during absence / holidays, including leading incident / Crisis management if required. * Lead communications interdepartmentally to understand and ensure company and customer expectations are met. * Any other reasonable management requests to meet the needs of the business. About you * Experienced on Food Safety/Quality Systems Management or Auditing. * Practical knowledge of industry audit standard (e.g., BRC, AIB etc.) * Leading and managing Food Safety and Quality System programmes in compliance with food industry standards and Customer/Third-party audit requirements. * Solid experience working within the Food industry at management level. * Good training skills. * Good managerial skills. If you are interested please apply with a current CV, preferably in word, or email Lucy at l.wildish@newappointmentsgroup.co.uk for further information. New Appointments Group, Expertly Matching Employers and Jobseekers since 1975. Committed to diversity, equality and opportunity for all. Twitter: @nagforjobs

Central Services

Employer: MioCare Group

Ref: 000306

Contract: Permanent

Salary: £30,000 per year

Hours: Full-time; 37 hours per week

Base: Ena Hughes Resource Centre, Ellesmere Street, Failsworth, M35 9AD

Closing Date: 5pm, Wednesday 16th October 2024

Shortlisting and Interview Dates: Interviews will take place on Friday 8th November 2024

Apply now:

For full information about the MioCare Group, about this particular role and for details of how to apply please click the link below:

https://www.miocare.co.uk/working/current-vacancy/?permalink=quality-lead-central-services

Ensuring the delivery of high-quality, safe services is fundamental at the MioCare Group.

The Quality Lead plays a vital role in setting the standard and monitoring quality and compliance, while demonstrating a culture of continuous learning, development and improvement.

You'll lead a small team who provide a range of tools, methods and techniques to Care Quality Commission-regulated services and also non-regulated services, supporting colleagues as they evidence the work they do and the outcomes achieved for and with the people they support.

Key Responsibilities:

• You will be responsible for the leadership and management of the Quality Monitoring Officers, ensuring the delivery of an effective, efficient and professional service.
• You will work with the Quality and Workforce Development Manager to devise audit programmes and to develop tools which support the implementation of the Group’s Quality Assurance Framework.
• You will monitor quality related recommendations from external sources and consider how learning can be utilised to shape our service delivery.
• You will be confident in working with various data sets for the purpose of collating information, carrying out data quality checks, identifying themes, trends and next steps and writing reports for a variety of purposes and audiences.
• You will work with the wider team to produce performance dashboards with a focus on quality, compliance and outcomes for the people we support.

Key Requirements:

• You can demonstrate that you have experience of working with a focus on quality, identifying opportunities to help drive continuous improvement.
• To be able to deliver this role well, you’ll need excellent team-working and interpersonal skills to build productive and effective working relationships with colleagues and external agencies.
• Highly organised, you’ll have great attention to detail and help to reinforce our high standards.

Right To Work:

We do not hold a Sponsor Licence and are therefore unable to progress applicants requiring sponsorship to work in the UK)

About MioCare Group CIC:

The MioCare Group delivers high quality care and support. As an Oldham Council Community Interest Company, we are driven to deliver the best outcomes for the service users and communities we serve. Find out more at www.miocare.co.uk

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Providing specialist Information Governance advice and guidance to Primary Care projects and supporting the ongoing development and deployment of the Welsh IG Toolkit. You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click Apply now to view in Trac

Quality Technician

Job Description: We are seeking a experienced Quality Technician who will play a critical role in ensuring that materials, components, and finished products meet applicable standards and procedures. You will assist the inspection team and quality engineers throughout the assembly, inspection, and testing stages of manufacturing (before, in-process, and final). Additionally, you will focus on calibrating measuring equipment, supporting the first article inspection process, conducting internal audits, and solving practical problems to improve processes and procedures.

Roles and Responsibilities:

1. Investigate quality issues, identify root causes, and implement corrective and preventive actions.
2. Conduct product and process audits.
3. Support quality control activities such as part inspection, fault identification, and stock sorting.
4. Assist in new product introductions, including NPI gate reviews and managing NPI stock.
5. Facilitate continuous improvement (CI), new product introduction (NPI), and engineering change request (ECR) activities.

Qualifications and Knowledge:

• NVQ/HNC/HND (or equivalent) in an engineering discipline.
• ISO 9001 or AS9100 internal auditor certification.
• Minimum of 3 years of inspection experience.
• Ability to interpret engineering drawings and use manual measuring equipment (micrometers, verniers, calipers, gauges).
• Strong work ethic, effective time management, and good organisational skills.
• Experience working with cross-functional teams.
• Basic understanding of ISO standards (e.g., 9001 and/or AS9100).
• Proficiency in MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Access.
• Desirable: Experience in high value, low volume manufacturing settings and ability to complete First Article Inspection Reports (FAIRs).

CVs in Word Format to s.visser@newappointmentsgroup.co.uk
New Appointments Group, Expertly Matching Employers and Jobseekers since 1975. Committed to diversity, equality and opportunity for all. Twitter: @nagforjobs

Job Title: Quality Inspection Engineer

Location: Sittingbourne

About the Role:

We are seeking a dedicated and experienced Quality Engineer to join our Inspection Team. Reporting to the Quality Manager, you will oversee inspection-related activities specific to project requirements. Your role will involve performing and supervising dimensional and visual inspections, ensuring quality control, and working closely with suppliers to address non-conformities.

Key Responsibilities:

• Conduct dimensional and visual inspections of parts to engineering drawings using gauges and relevant equipment along with performing material inspections with high attention to detail.
• Manage the inspection of all parts received from suppliers using manual and digital measurement tools.
• Identify and investigate non-conforming parts, initiate quarantine processes, raise non-conformance reports, and liaise with suppliers for corrective actions.
• Perform and verify First Article Inspection (FAI) data in line with AS9102 requirements.
• Manage product release and acceptance within the company's ERP system.
• Review, analyse, inspect, and archive documents according to EPS requirements before release to finished goods.
• Work proactively towards continuous improvement and team training based on business forecasts and plans.

Competencies/Qualifications:

• Minimum of three years' experience in a Quality role with a strong understanding of ISO 9001:2015 QMS requirements, customer satisfaction focus, and experience as an Internal Auditor.
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written, strong interpersonal abilities, and proven team-working and leadership skills.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite, with strong analytical and critical thinking skills to identify problems, determine root causes, and implement effective solutions, including new processes or work instructions.
• Competent in interpreting engineering drawings, understanding tolerances, and using a range of measuring instruments and calibration to various testing standards; basic knowledge of welding inspection is essential.
• Self-motivated, adaptable to new technologies, willing to learn new skills, with a hands-on approach to problem-solving, attention to detail, and a valid UK driving license (AS9102 knowledge and ability to generate CMM Arm programs using Polyworks is advantageous).

Benefits:

• Company pension scheme
• Free on-site parking
• Life assurance (4x salary)

CVs in Word Format to s.visser@newappointmentsgroup.co.uk. New Appointments Group, Expertly Matching Employers and Jobseekers since 1975. Committed to diversity, equality and opportunity for all. Twitter: @nagforjobs

HRGO Recruitment are currently recruiting for a Quality Control Operative for our client based in the outskirt of Canterbury.

Due to location you must be able to drive.

This is a temporary position.

Hours:

Full time hours, will include Weekends and Evenings.

Pay:

£12.13ph

Summary of the role:

• Checking fruit for bad products
• Checking Fruit for bad batched
• Ensuring produce is of good quality to sell.
• Carrying out tests on fruits.

You must have Quality Control Experience for this role.

This role is starting immediately, so please apply today!

HRGO Recruitment - Ashford Branch

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:.19/09/2024

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;

We are looking for experienced individuals to join our Community Safety team as Control Centre Operators. These are full time, permanent positions within Swale Borough Council’s Community Safety Control Centre. These posts will require working a rotating shift pattern, working weekends and Bank Holidays.

Swale Borough Council’s Control Centre operates 24/7 365 days a year working 12-hour rotational shift patterns, monitoring our in-house Public Space CCTV, Partnership & Commercial Contracts.

To fill the requirements of the post, you must have previous experience of working in a Control Centre / Public Space CCTV Environment. You need good IT and Communication Skills with the ability to work under pressure and independently using your initiative to deal with straight forward problems.

Observe incidents and provide information and assistance to the Police and members of the Swale Safe Business Crime Reduction Partnership.

Maintain the security of the Control Centre, only permitting access to those authorised and maintaining access logs.

To be able to remain calm under pressure and dealing with potentially distressing incidents.

To monitor and deal with, in accordance with agreed procedures, out of hours calls for the Council.

A DBS Check and Kent Police Vetting is required for this post. You must also hold, or be prepared to achieve, a Security Industry Authority (SIA) Licence.

In addition to salary, we are offering an excellent benefits package including a generous annual leave allowance, paid bank holidays and career average pension scheme.

For an informal discussion please contact Caroline Shrubsall, Control Centre Shift Supervisor on 01795 417754 or carolineshrubsall@swale.gov.uk or Sean Smith, Control Centre Manager on 01795 417695.

Swale Borough Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults, and expects all employee and volunteers to share this commitment.

The Council considers that the successful applicant will have access to young people and/or vulnerable adults and it is a requirement under The Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 that you hold an enhanced disclosure and barring scheme check. Upon successful appointment, you will be required to provide evidence of an enhanced DBS check if you subscribe to the DBS Update Service or complete the process to obtain a DBS check.

Council Benefits: career average pension scheme, professional fee payment, flexible working (including opportunities for home working and job share), employee benefits package and generous leave entitlement.

To apply for the position please visit www.swale.gov.uk/jobs and complete the online application form.

Job Description and Person Specification: https://docs.maidstone.gov.uk/jobs/Control-Centre-Operator-JD-Sept-2024.pdf

Closing Date: 4th October 2024
Interview Date: 16th & 17th October 2024

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Job Title: Quality Manager Location: Sidcup, Kent Salary: £55-60k Hours: 8:30am - 5pm M-TH, 8:30am - 2pm Fri

Your new company
Our client, who is a global leader in manufacturing and supplying laboratory, pharmaceutical, and hospital autoclaves, seeks a Quality Manager to oversee their UK-based manufacturing operations. With over 100 years of experience, they're committed to delivering high-quality sterilisation equipment that meets the rigorous standards of modern professionals.
Your new role
In this role, you'll oversee quality management systems and ensure compliance with industry standards. This includes adherence to UKAS 17025, ISO 9001, and PED 2014/68/EU.
Quality Manager Responsibilities:

• Collaborating with design personnel to ensure products meet legal and safety standards.
• Working with the Service Manager to ensure UKAS-accredited services adhere to requirements and processes.
• Liaising and planning third party approval of products.
• Communicating quality standards concerns to senior management.
• Communication of quality and compliance issues with all departments
• Developing quality control processes.
• Organising and carrying out internal audits of the compliance programs and management systems of the company.
• Coordinating and preparing for external audits.
• Generating quality standards statistics reports.
• Rejecting products that fail quality standards.
• Collaborating with customers to collect product feedback.

The role also includes, but is not limited to:

• Manage infrastructure and services for effective business operations, including IT support, communications, and utilities.
• Managing a UKAS-accredited laboratory, including Calibration Manager.
• Overseeing statutory and regulatory compliance with Health and Safety requirements.

What you'll need to succeed
Qualifications:

• Demonstrated experience in a Quality Assurance management role within a manufacturing environment.
• In-depth knowledge of quality assurance procedures, health, and safety
• Experience with ISO 9001,
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Proficiency in MS Office, particularly Excel.

What you'll get in return

• Competitive salary and benefits package.
• Opportunities for professional development.
• Supportive and collaborative work environment.

What you need to do now
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