Are you passionate about quality and looking to make a significant impact within a dynamic and forward-thinking consultancy? Our client is seeking an experienced Quality Assurance Specialist to join their esteemed team. This role offers the chance to leverage your skills in Quality Assurance to support a culture of excellence and continuous improvement. You will join a small team of specialist compliance professionals supporting the Head of Quality on a range of projects for a fast growing business.
Role and Responsibilities:
- Coordinate our comprehensive Quality Management System aligned with ISO 9001.
- Maintain QA policies, procedures, and guidelines to uphold our commitment to quality excellence.
- Coordinate external audits with certification bodies, including BSI and Achilles.
- Collaborate with internal teams to identify and address quality-related issues, ensuring effective corrective and preventative actions.
- Manage the process for internal QA audits, preparing the audit programme and updating quarterly.
- Lead a team of internal auditors, providing guidance and training to enhance their skills.
- Conduct internal QA audits and analyse results, ensuring corrective actions are implemented effectively.
- Support the preparation of quality management reviews with senior management.
- Prepare and update intranet pages and QA content.
- Issue communications relevant to the QMS as necessary.
- Foster a culture of continuous improvement.
Skills and Experience Required:
- QA Auditor qualification is desirable.
- Proven experience in Quality Assurance, which will be discussed during the interview.
- Working knowledge of ISO 9001, ISO 14001, and ISO 45001.
- Strong analytical skills.
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
This would be well suited to a quality professional who is developing in their career and wants to join a team with a clear route to a Quality Manager position. Ideally based in Oxford or Reading, but some scope to be based in Bristol also. For more information call Dominic Jacques on (phone number removed).