Quality Manager

Job Summary

• To lead the assessment and audit processes for the Organisation as per ISO 17025 and ISO 17020, in order to ensure a steady state of ‘readiness’ across all departments at all times
• To ensure that the Quality Management System is implemented and maintained
• To report to laboratory management on the functioning and effectiveness of the Quality
  Management System
• To lead the other Quality team members in the department and provide a point of initial contact for guidance and support on day to day activities and projects
• To assist with the establishment and documentation of quality manuals, quality policies and objectives, including formulating a plan for ensuring these are in place and in use
• To assist the operations in ensuring that the quality management system functions correctly by managing and maintaining quality monitoring systems
• To assist the operations in ensuring that the quality management system functions correctly by helping to develop, manage and maintain regular quality meetings with all departments across the organisation
• To assist in ensuring that the quality management system functions correctly by driving the development and implementation of an effective and efficient auditing programme which covers all departments, functions and sites
• To assist in the management and deployment of the document control system for all departments and sites within the organisation
• To organize and participate in the management review meeting as per the required intervals
• To engage in activities with regard to the development and implementation of effective systems that measure and monitor the performance of the quality management system
• Setting up of and subsequent monitoring of, External Quality Assessment schemes for the organisation
• To assist and maintain systems to facilitate the continuing improvement as an organisation
• To ensure all quality procedures are performed in accordance with the relevant Health and Safety legislation

Skills

• Excellent decision making, planning and execution abilities in a fast paced environment.
• Excellent written and verbal skills, with particular abilities concerning attention to detail.
• Strong influencing abilities.
• Excellent skills in communication across levels within the organisation as well as interfaces with clients and Regulatory and
• Accreditation bodies
• Ability to work on own initiative and as part of a team.
• Ability to motivate others.
• Demonstrate investigative skills.
• Numerate and articulate.
• Highly skilled in Microsoft Office.
• Experience of utilising statistical analysis software.
• Experience of LIMS software for Laboratories
• Knowledge of ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO 45001, ISO 17025 and ISO 1702