Quality & Compliance Engineer
Posted 25 days ago
- Merstham, Surrey
- Any
- External
- Expires In 2 months
Role: Quality & Compliance Engineer
Reporting to: Senior Quality & Environmental Manager
This role would suit a Quality & Compliance Engineer who is experienced in leading external audits, internally, in a manufacturing/production setting. The job will focus on regulatory audits regarding Quality, Environmental, and Health & Safety, reporting non-conformances and simply explaining complex concepts to non-technical members of staff.
You must be an excellent communicator with strong understanding of regulatory audits, systems management, and excel spreadsheets/databases.
Our client is a B-Corp certified packaging and cartons manufacturer, who design and create packaging for a range of luxury cosmetics, fragrance and other brands, with 80 years of history behind them.
About the job
Main Duties/Responsibilities
Accountabilities (and supporting activities)
Compliance:
* Assume overall responsibility for the management of all external audits within the business, including (but not limited to): ISO9001, PS9000, ISO14001, ISO45001, SEDEX/SMETA, FSC, B-Corp, Ecovadis, Customer assessments
* Ensure that any Non-Conformances or Observations which are raised, recorded, and managed to a suitable conclusion, whilst also managing complaints and technical issues related to product design and manufacturing.
* Assume overall responsibility for the management and completion of internal audits in accordance with the company audit schedule.
* Working alongside the SQEM and the respective Project Manager, to ensure that customer audits are managed accordingly.
* Risk Mitigation - Instituting best-practice procedures to minimise risk and enhance compliance to help prevent accidents, injuries and violations by standardising practices, policies and procedures throughout the organisation.
* Strategy Development – Developing strategies and implementation plans for compliance-related matters. This includes staying up to date with regulatory developments within the respective industries.
* Effective Communication – Explaining and defining compliance protocols and measures to stakeholders and relevant authorities.
Management Systems Development (including Q-Pulse)
* Continuously review and develop the company management systems, ensuring that each framework continues to meet the requirements of the standard.
* Issue technical specification documents to customers when required.
* Monitor performance by gathering relevant data and creating technical reports for senior management.
* Analysis of data for process improvement, continuously looking to improve and suggest efficiency improvements.
Person specification / Core Competencies:
Experience:
* ISO Lead Auditor desirable.
* Good understanding of systems management.
* Experience of working in a fast-paced, product-based environment.
* Experienced with working with spreadsheets and databases.
* Excellent time management skills.
Skills:
* High level of communication skills both verbal and written at all levels within the organisation.
* Microsoft Excel proficient with the ability to interrogate and manipulate data.
* Microsoft Word and PowerPoint proficient.
* Able to execute projects at speed.
* Ability to work to tight project timelines.
* Excellent attention to detail
Reporting to: Senior Quality & Environmental Manager
This role would suit a Quality & Compliance Engineer who is experienced in leading external audits, internally, in a manufacturing/production setting. The job will focus on regulatory audits regarding Quality, Environmental, and Health & Safety, reporting non-conformances and simply explaining complex concepts to non-technical members of staff.
You must be an excellent communicator with strong understanding of regulatory audits, systems management, and excel spreadsheets/databases.
Our client is a B-Corp certified packaging and cartons manufacturer, who design and create packaging for a range of luxury cosmetics, fragrance and other brands, with 80 years of history behind them.
About the job
Main Duties/Responsibilities
Accountabilities (and supporting activities)
Compliance:
* Assume overall responsibility for the management of all external audits within the business, including (but not limited to): ISO9001, PS9000, ISO14001, ISO45001, SEDEX/SMETA, FSC, B-Corp, Ecovadis, Customer assessments
* Ensure that any Non-Conformances or Observations which are raised, recorded, and managed to a suitable conclusion, whilst also managing complaints and technical issues related to product design and manufacturing.
* Assume overall responsibility for the management and completion of internal audits in accordance with the company audit schedule.
* Working alongside the SQEM and the respective Project Manager, to ensure that customer audits are managed accordingly.
* Risk Mitigation - Instituting best-practice procedures to minimise risk and enhance compliance to help prevent accidents, injuries and violations by standardising practices, policies and procedures throughout the organisation.
* Strategy Development – Developing strategies and implementation plans for compliance-related matters. This includes staying up to date with regulatory developments within the respective industries.
* Effective Communication – Explaining and defining compliance protocols and measures to stakeholders and relevant authorities.
Management Systems Development (including Q-Pulse)
* Continuously review and develop the company management systems, ensuring that each framework continues to meet the requirements of the standard.
* Issue technical specification documents to customers when required.
* Monitor performance by gathering relevant data and creating technical reports for senior management.
* Analysis of data for process improvement, continuously looking to improve and suggest efficiency improvements.
Person specification / Core Competencies:
Experience:
* ISO Lead Auditor desirable.
* Good understanding of systems management.
* Experience of working in a fast-paced, product-based environment.
* Experienced with working with spreadsheets and databases.
* Excellent time management skills.
Skills:
* High level of communication skills both verbal and written at all levels within the organisation.
* Microsoft Excel proficient with the ability to interrogate and manipulate data.
* Microsoft Word and PowerPoint proficient.
* Able to execute projects at speed.
* Ability to work to tight project timelines.
* Excellent attention to detail
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