Quality Coordinator

Location

Manchester | United Kingdom

Job description

Element has an opportunity for a Quality Coordinator to join our growing team based at our Wythenshaw, Manchester Laboratory.

This role will support the Quality Manager to manage and maintain the Quality Management System executing all activities related to quality compliance within the facilities procedures.

A strong awareness of quality systems and the structure and tools of a quality management system or significant administration experience considered.

• Carry out all activities to meet ISO/IES17025:2017 and ISO17020 standards and requirements.
• Primary contact for operational staff seeking Quality Assurance (QA) assistance
• Maintenance of the Quality Management System (QMS) to meet all specific ISO17025 and ISO17020 standard requirements
• Supporting the initiation and progression of quality management system activity with other staff.
• Generation, review and approval of relevant quality documentation
• Effective administration of the QMS and document management systems
• Ensuring timely and adequate completion of activities in accordance with regulatory and site-specific authorisations
• Quality Systems: Complete Reporting, reviewing, investigation, root cause analysis, quality risk assessments, Deviations, CAPA’s and Change Controls
• Initiate and support continuous improvement of the Quality Management System
• Delivery of compliance training to operational areas
• Provide guidance and assistance on quality related issues in operational areas and to External third parties
• To ensure ongoing data integrity, equipment and computer systems validation comply with the Quality Management System and specific ISO17020 and ISO17025 standard requirements

• Direct quality assurance experience, in an asbestos laboratory preferred
• Significant administration experience also considered
• Knowledge of ISO17025 and ISO17020 standards and UKAS documentation Lab30 and RG8
• Effective organizational and time management skills with the ability prioritize activities
• Excellent communication skills
• Experience in participating in quality investigations, undertaking root cause analysis, developing corrective action plans, and ensuring the effectiveness of actions undertaken
• Ability to collaborate with colleagues and work effectively as part of a team
• Requirement to keep up to date with changes in the quality landscape and maintain personal professional development
• Ability to identify quality and technical problems and work with colleagues to determine effective and sustainable solutions

Element is one of the fastest growing testing, inspection and certification businesses in the world. Globally we have more than 9,000 brilliant minds operating from 270 sites across 30 countries. Together we share an ambitious purpose to ‘Make tomorrow safer than today’.

When failure in use is not an option, we help customers make certain that their products, materials, processes and services are safe, compliant and fit for purpose. From early R&D, through complex regulatory approvals and into production, our global laboratory network of scientists, engineers, and technologists support customers to achieve assurance over product quality, sustainable outcomes, and market access.

While we are proud of our global reach, working at Element feels like being part of a smaller company. We empower you to take charge of your career, and reward excellence and integrity with growth and development.

Industries across the world depend on our care, attention to detail and the absolute accuracy of our work. The role we have to play in creating a safer world is much bigger than our organization.

At Element, we always take pride in putting our people first. We are an equal opportunity employer that recognizes diversity and inclusion as fundamental to our Vision of becoming “the world’s most trusted testing partner”.

All suitably qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment on the basis of objective work related criteria and without regard for the following: age, disability, ethnic origin, gender, marital status, race, religion, responsibility of dependents, sexual orientation, or gender identity or other characteristics in accordance with the applicable governing laws or other characteristics in accordance with the applicable governing laws.

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