Senior Quality Assurance Officer

Senior Quality Assurance Officer - COMAH/Chemical Industry.

Location: West Bromwich.
Salary: £28k - £32k p/a. DOE
Hours: 36.25 hour week (Monday-Friday 08.45-16.30).


I am please to be recruiting for this outstanding client of mine based in West Bromwich.
They are one of the UK largest Chemical Manufacturer and an opportunity has arisen in the Quality Department for a full time Senior Quality Assurance Officer reporting directly to the Quality Assurance Systems Manager.

The ideal candidate would have experience of working in a chemical manufacturing facility within a laboratory environment in both a Quality Assurance and Quality Control function.

You should be a good communicator, be literate, numerate and have excellent team working skills, as you will need to work as a highly effective team member.

Responsibilities include:

• Maintenance, support and continual development of company QMS to meet operational and regulatory requirements with cross-functional teams to progress and implement new systems and processes.
• Assist Quality Manager in all aspects of Quality Assurance.
• Coordinate and support CAPA meetings with various departments to progress and close out CAPAs. Lead and/or contribute to complaints / deviation investigations, root cause analysis and report writing.
• Maintain the QMS audit process and complete internal QMS audits across the site.
• Development of policies, standards and procedures.
• Management of Supplier Appraisal Systems across the supply chain and effective resolution of non-conformities.
• Management of the company Kosher accreditation.
• Administration of electronic document control system data handling.
• Providing training on company processes and procedures to all employees.
• Audit guide for on-site 3rd party audits.

Skills and Experience:

• Minimum 3 years of Quality Assurance experience working in chemical industry environment.
• Knowledge and practical application of QMS systems - e.g. ISO 9001.
• Knowledge and experience of conducting investigations, root cause analysis and report writing.
• Experience working within ISO 9001 administration, of which some part should be in a technical environment.
• Must be able to use various computerised systems with confidence (Microsoft Office, Excel, PowerPoint, Document Management Systems etc).
• Educated to minimum 'A' level standard or equivalent in a technical subject.
• Experience of ISO 9001 Quality Management Systems.
• Experience of Computer-based systems -e.g. Q-Pulse, SAGE X3.

Location: West Bromwich.
Salary: £28k - £32k p/a. DOE
Hours: 36.25 hour week (Monday-Friday 08.45-16.30).

Other benefits include 25 days holiday plus all UK Bank Holidays, a paid sick pay scheme and a group stakeholder pension scheme to which we contribute.

If you want to be considered for the role of Senior Quality Assurance Officer please apply now.