Total 68 Quality Assurance / Control job vacancies in 2223 Chester House Farnborough Aerospace Centre Farnborough UK

Delivering consistently delicious food to a loyal fanbase takes dedication. Uncompromising standards and quality ingredients are where it all starts for this Supplier QA Manager role.

This branded food business has household heritage brands. Delivering delicious, top-quality food to a big UK fanbase means uncompromising quality ingredients and a dedicated supplier base to meet the high standards.

The business is changing the way technical is set up and as part of this technical has its own reporting line straight into the board. It is also looking to strengthen its relationship with its suppliers and this is where you will come in as the Supplier QA Manager. The really exciting part of this role is you will in effect set up what this new centralised technical function, so if you want to create something new and not walk in old worn trodden boots this is a superb opportunity.

Working with the Head of Technical, you and your team will be accountable for suppliers across the broad including food, packaging and food contact equipment, to improve technical policies and supplier compliance. Evaluating risk and supplier performance, coaching to raise standards and working with suppliers to investigate and manage complaints, we’re looking for a proactive and motivational approach who can build collaborative relationships with your suppliers.

What is key in this role is knowing what a good supplier assurance program looks like, so you can implement it into this business. You will be analysing the current offering and rolling out the the pockets of best practice across the group as part of a unified approach.

An element of your time will be spent travelling to sites and suppliers with the majority of your time being remote working (if you wish), so a UK driving licence and willingness to travel is needed.

This is one of the most exciting Supplier QA roles available at the moment offering a goldilocks porridge element of small enough to be manageable but large enough to offer variety and interest.

Please apply today for this Supplier QA Manager role or contact Dominic for more details.

REF. DAC47951

Head of Academic Quality (1.0 FTE)

Academic Quality

Location: Glasgow (Hybrid working available)

Grade 8: £56,921 - £65,814 Per Annum, pro rata

Permanent



Applications are invited for a Head of Academic Quality (1.0 FTE) at the Glasgow School of Art.



The Head of Academic Quality will provide strategic and operational leadership to ensure the security of academic standards and assure the quality of GSA’s educational provision. The role holder will work effectively across the institution to develop, monitor and ensure robust institutional oversight and implementation of policies, systems and processes to assure the overall quality of our educational experience, thus ensuring that sectoral and regulatory body expectations for quality and standards are met.



The successful candidate will have extensive experience in the design, management and review of quality assurance processes in higher education, as well as a track record of leading change at an institutional or departmental level.



Download: job description



Closing date for submission of completed applications: 23:59pm, Monday 25 November 2024.



Interviews for this post will take place week commencing 9 December 2024.


For full details and to apply online, please visit: https://gsa.engageats.co.uk/V2/Vacancy


If you don’t currently have the right to work and live in the UK, we are able to offer sponsorship for Skilled Work Visas subject to UK Visa’s and Immigration (UKVI) requirements if the role meets the Home Office eligibility requirements. Details can be found on the Home Office website - https://www.gov.uk/skilled-worker-visa



If you have any questions regarding the role, please contact hr@gsa.ac.uk

The Glasgow School of Art is committed to ensuring equality of opportunity in work and study. We strive to create and maintain an inclusive environment where all students and employees feel safe, understood and valued. Applications are welcomed from candidates regardless of age, disability, sex, ethnic or religious background, gender identity or sexual orientation, marital status, pregnancy, maternity, caring responsibilities or care experience.

We recognise we do not have the diversity of staff that we want and we particularly welcome and encourage applications from candidates who identify as being from a Minority Ethnic background, who are underrepresented at The Glasgow School of Art.

To view our Fair Work statement, please click here and to view our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion documents here.

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JOB TITLE: Assistant Manager, Control Execution

SALARY: £42,120 - £46,800

LOCATION(S): Chester, Leeds or Manchester

HOURS: Full time

WORKING PATTERN: Hybrid, minimum 2 days per week at Cawley House, Portland Street or Wellington Place.

About this opportunity

We're on an exciting journey and there couldn't be a better time to join us. We're putting in place a fresh operating model for non-financial risk management across Lloyds Banking Group, empowering our people to take end-to-end accountability for managing the risks they face.

This assistant manager role is within our Library Control Execution Team which is a core part of the Consumer Lending Chief Controls Office. We use our operational knowledge of the Group structure and Consumer Lending business unit to lead the application of the risk taxonomy and improvements in the control environment. You'll be designing, implementing, assessing and improving controls across the whole taxonomy for all of the Lending business.

Supervising and supporting a range of control management processes and activities in alignment with the Group's Enterprise Risk Management Framework (ERMF). Managing the timely and accurate production of high-quality documentation, reporting and analysis to support development of the control environment:

• Working with risk and control owner teams to help deliver against aligned customer, business and strategic outcomes.
• Producing timely and accurate documents and reports by collecting risk and control data from a variety of sources and input data into standardised formats.
• Assisting the development of the first line control management centre of excellence that supports safe growth and enables high quality customer service.
• Delivering prescribed outcomes by working with established control design, mapping, monitoring and testing approaches. Reporting findings to senior colleagues.
• Assisting in the management of actions on operational risk events and breaches following Risk & Control Self-Assessment (RCSA). Identifying issues and then suggesting and implementing improvements to the control environment with guidance from senior colleagues.

About us

Like the modern Britain we serve, we're evolving. Investing billions in our people, data and tech to transform the way we meet the ever-changing needs of our 26 million customers. We're growing with purpose. Join us on our journey and you will too…

What you'll need

We're looking for someone who can apply Operational knowledge of our Consumer Lending business unit sufficiently to be able to support a range of processes relating to implementation of the Risk Taxonomy, RCSA management and control execution. Ideally with experience in a related field (eg audit or risk & control management) or, alternatively, having gained capability through experience in a similar function along with:

• Control management - experience of data-led control management and its practical implementation. Good organisational skills to support the preparation of documentation that includes summarising data and information to produce and maintain standardised risk and control process maps. Ability to provide support to the ongoing development of control tooling solutions to enable optimisation and automation of the control environment.
• Data & Analytics- ability to understand and assimilate different sources of data and complex information to support with effective problem solving that leads to relevant conclusions and recommendations. Experience of bringing to bear strong analytical skills to support the assessment of the control environment effectiveness using a wide range of information and sources to identify potential impacts on the business.
• Reporting- ability to provide support with control testing activity to enable the production of concise reporting outputs on the efficiency and performance of controls and compliance.

About working for us

Our focus is to ensure we're inclusive every day, building an organisation that reflects modern society and celebrates diversity in all its forms.

We want our people to feel that they belong and can be their best, regardless of background, identity or culture.

We were one of the first major organisations to set goals on diversity in senior roles, create a menopause health package, and a dedicated Working with Cancer initiative.

And it's why we especially welcome applications from under-represented groups.

We're disability confident. So, if you'd like reasonable adjustments to be made to our recruitment processes, just let us know.

We also offer a wide-ranging benefits package, which includes:

• A generous pension contribution of up to 15%
• An annual bonus award, subject to Group performance
• Share schemes including free shares
• Benefits you can adapt to your lifestyle, such as discounted shopping
• 28 days' holiday, with bank holidays on top
• A range of wellbeing initiatives and generous parental leave policies

If you're excited by the thought of becoming part of our team, get in touch. We'd love to hear from you.

Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme

JOB TITLE: Lead Quality Engineer

SALARY: £68,202 - £75,780

LOCATION(S): Chester

HOURS: Full time

WORKING PATTERN: Our work style is hybrid, which involves spending at least two days per week, or 40% of our time, at one of our office sites.

About this opportunity

We're recruiting for a Lead Quality Engineer to work closely with the Engineering Lead within the Embedded Finance Team.

This is a key role offering a unique and challenging opportunity to shape the growing Embedded Finance Tech Team and Quality Engineering framework.

At Lloyds Banking Group, we're inspired by a clear purpose: to help Britain prosper. Across the Group, our colleagues are passionate about making a difference to customers, businesses, and communities.

The Embedded Finance team is a fast-paced start-up group within Consumer Lending and is tasked with building out propositions that solve customers' financial needs, when and where they are. We have just launched our first product, Black Horse Flex Pay, and we're developing innovative products aiming to offer customers and merchants modern ways for online purchasing, with the ethos of Lloyds Banking Group responsible lending.

As the Lead Quality Engineer, you'll be in charge of leading all aspects of the quality roadmap, including creating testing strategies and coordinating the automation process using standard software testing practices.

Plus, you'll work closely with developers, business partners and product managers to build the testing framework and test suites to support our continuous deployment pipeline ensuring robust and efficient releases.

Aside of hands-on contribution, you'll hire and grow a team of Quality Engineers, developing people by coaching and technical leadership.

You'll provide Quality Engineering oversight and technical expertise throughout the entire software lifecycle, in a complex scenario integrated with third-party systems.

Why Lloyds Banking Group

We're on an exciting journey to transform our Group and the way we're shaping finance for good. We're focusing on the future, investing in our technologies, workplaces, and colleagues to make our Group a great place for everyone. Including you.

What you'll need:

• Strong Quality Engineering background, including automated testing frameworks and testing best practices

• Automation-first approach, with a passion for driving productivity and a focus on reducing risk

• Experience with cloud environment (e.g. GCP) and testing infrastructure

• Proven leadership skills in guiding Quality Engineering teams or complex programmes using Agile methodologies

• Proficiency in coding languages such as Java, Python, or similar

• Solid knowledge of CI/CD pipelines

And any experience of these would be really useful:

• Familiarity with Embedded Finance or financial services applications

• Experience with Jira Align and Confluence

• Familiarity with SQL and Snowflake

• Experience on non-functional testing on live systems at scale

About working for us

Our focus is to ensure we're inclusive every day, building an organisation that reflects modern society and celebrates diversity in all its forms.

We're committed to creating a consciously inclusive workplace where our colleagues can be themselves, thrive and perform at their best. We were one of the first major organisations to set goals on diversity in senior roles, create a menopause health package, and a dedicated Working with Cancer Initiative.

As an inclusive employer, we offer Workplace Adjustments for colleagues with a disability (which may include long-term health and neurodivergent conditions) where it is reasonable to do so. This could include flexibility with regards to office attendance, location, and working pattern.

We're proud to be a Disability Confident Leader. If you have a disability, you can also apply via our Disability Confident Scheme (DCS). Through the DCS, we guarantee to interview a fair and proportionate number of applicants with a disability, whose application meets the minimum criteria for the advertised job role.

We also provide adjustments that are reasonable throughout the recruitment process to reduce or remove barriers for applicants with a disability, long-term health condition or neurodivergent condition. If you'd like an adjustment to the recruitment process just let us know.

We also offer a wide-ranging benefits package, which includes:

• A generous pension contribution of up to 15%

• An annual performance-related bonus

• Share schemes including free shares

• Benefits you can adapt to your lifestyle, such as discounted shopping

• 30 days' holiday, with bank holidays on top

• A range of wellbeing initiatives and generous parental leave policies

Want to do amazing work, that's interesting and makes a difference to millions of people? Join our journey!

Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme

Your new company
Join a reputable local organisation that specialises in hospitality leasing across the UK. Based in Chester, this growing company is looking for a fantastic administrative professional to join their property help desk team, supporting with administration and compliance processes.
Your new role
You will be supporting the property team to make sure any compliance obligations are met. You will be in regular communication with licensees and other third parties in regard to compliance certifications, inspections and change of tenancy.
What you'll need to succeed
Good computer literacy is essential to this role as you will be required to utilise a number of internal systems and databases to manage the compliance process, as well as creation and management of orders. Excellent administrative skills, with prior experience working in a similar role, this position will require stakeholder engagement and management. The selected candidate will display exemplary customer service, communication and attention to detail.
Knowledge of statutory legislation or experience within property maintenance is an asset but not a requirement.

What you'll get in return
Be a part of an open and inclusive company who put their employees at the heart of their business. Join a team of passionate, hard-working, dedicated, and ambitious people today! Monday-Friday 35hrs per week
What you need to do now


If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now.
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Your new role
We are seeking an experienced Property Compliance coordinator to join our team for a hybrid role based in the North West. You will be responsible for managing and implementing statutory testing obligations and planned preventative maintenance programs in line with the guidance and support of the Contract Manager.

Key Responsibilities:
- Manage and instruct contractors in the delivery of compliance programs within defined KPI's.
- Manage the CAFM system, the loading, and audit of certification in the Property Management System.
- Proactively manage and resolve any notices or communication with local authorities and/or statutory consultees in regard to statutory matters
- Actively support the issue of compliance certification for "Safe-Start" compliance on licensee changes providing confirmation for all agreement changes where required in a timely manner.
- Audit Compliance Contractors use of CAFM system, service delivery, and SLA's.
- Provide Compliance Contractor reviews and manage their performance on site and in their office location.
- Actively highlight and review changes in statutory compliance legislation providing impact guidance to consultees.
- Undertake cost validation audits on required testing remedials.


What you'll need to succeed
Skills and Experience:- Property Compliance experience - programming, management, legislation, and delivery
- Excel skills essential
- NEBOSH or IOSH qualified or working towards
- Accuracy and attention to detail
- Organisational skills and ability to work to tight timescales
- Excellent communication skills
- Effective minute writing skills
- Knowledge of statutory legislation
- Flexibility to cover other department tasks or assist as required
- Excellent customer service
- Good team player
- Able to manage difficult conversations

What you'll get in return
Salary 32-37k
3 days a week hybrid working
Company benefits package - information to follow

What you need to do now
If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now.
If this job isn't quite right for you, but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion about your career.

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Date: 31/10/2024

Job Name: QA Integration Test Engineer

Job Id: RIL-2K24-004
No. of Positions : 1

Renaissance, an equal opportunity employer, recognizes that our success in our mission is due to the remarkable talent and dedication of our employees. We offer competitive salaries and benefit packages in a casual and fast-paced work environment. All qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.


We are looking to recruit QA Integration Test Engineer who will be responsible for build coordination and testing of software/websites to support the company’s products and services. This role requires a technically proficient individual capable of testing software as per the specifications and liaising with customers and collaborators on software-related matters. Holds commercial experience, sound Analytical and problem solving skills. Ideally from a software development / Programming background you will need to be a proactive and versatile team player who is able to undertake all Software Development / Support activities with minimal supervision. The candidate should have sound knowledge in SDLC concept / Testing services and QA Process. You should be a quick learner and a self-motivated personnel having good communications skills. Engineering Degree level qualification or an NVQ Level 6 qualification with experience. Salary £35K - £42K depends on experience/Qualification.

Key Skills and Job expectations:
Providing accurate estimates for cost and timelines.
Excellent offshore coordination skills along with expertise in Client interaction and interaction with various stake holders like developers, third parties to ensure that testing aligns with overall business objectives.
Wide range of experience mostly in testing integrated applications.
Experience in building Test plan and strategy.
Should be comfortable in creation of detailed, well-structured test cases and scenarios in JIRA and maintaining reports in Confluence and also comfortable in involving in various technical discussions.
Should be analytically good and should be comfortable in early BUG identification and management.
RISK identification and highlighting at early stage of project.
Defect management in-terms of identification and independently working along with developers for its closure.
Process Improvement: Continuously analyse test processes and procedures, identifying areas for improvement.
Define and track quality metrics (e.g., test coverage, defect rate, pass/fail rates) to measure and improve the effectiveness of the testing process. Prepare regular status reports for upper management and stakeholders.
Ensure that complete end-to-end testing is performed across systems, ensuring that various modules and components integrate seamlessly and function as intended.
Good understanding of the Software Engineering Lifecycle, particularly test and integration.
Willingness to travel occasionally to visit customer in-person and explain the progress of activities.
Basic understanding of International Money Transfer Business would be advantageous.
Experience working with e-commerce website and testing

Your new role
We are seeking an experienced Property Compliance coordinator to join our team for a hybrid role based in the North West. You will be responsible for managing and implementing statutory testing obligations and planned preventative maintenance programs in line with the guidance and support of the Contract Manager.

Key Responsibilities:
- Manage and instruct contractors in the delivery of compliance programs within defined KPI's.
- Manage the CAFM system, the loading, and audit of certification in the Property Management System.
- Proactively manage and resolve any notices or communication with local authorities and/or statutory consultees in regard to statutory matters
- Actively support the issue of compliance certification for "Safe-Start" compliance on licensee changes providing confirmation for all agreement changes where required in a timely manner.
- Audit Compliance Contractors use of CAFM system, service delivery, and SLA's.
- Provide Compliance Contractor reviews and manage their performance on site and in their office location.
- Actively highlight and review changes in statutory compliance legislation providing impact guidance to consultees.
- Undertake cost validation audits on required testing remedials.


What you'll need to succeed
Skills and Experience:- Property Compliance experience - programming, management, legislation, and delivery
- Excel skills essential
- NEBOSH or IOSH qualified or working towards
- Accuracy and attention to detail
- Organisational skills and ability to work to tight timescales
- Excellent communication skills
- Effective minute writing skills
- Knowledge of statutory legislation
- Flexibility to cover other department tasks or assist as required
- Excellent customer service
- Good team player
- Able to manage difficult conversations

What you'll get in return
Salary 28-32k
3 days a week hybrid working
Company benefits package - information to follow

What you need to do now
If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now.
If this job isn't quite right for you, but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion about your career.

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MUST HOLD CURRENT MOT TESTER STATUS.

mot tester mechanic required to work in a busy town centre based mot test and service centre.

duties
-Perform MOT test on a variety of vehicles
-Identify and report any vehicle defects or issues
-Use hand tools and power tools as required to service and repair vehicles
-To undertake maintenance, servicing and repairs on motor vehicles to the highest standard
-Maintain a clean working environment
-Full uk driving licence
-Ability to work as part of a team or independently to a high standard
-To have confident communication skills for a customer based company

Full Time monday-friday 8.30-5.30 saturday 8.30-1.00

pay : £34.000

JOB TITLE: Senior Manager, Control Design & Optimisation - Unsecured Consumer Lending

SALARY: From £80,206

LOCATION(S): Chester, Cardiff, Leeds or Manchester

HOURS: Full time

WORKING PATTERN: Hybrid, 40% (or two days) in an office site

About this opportunity

We are looking for a dynamic, motivated, and forward-thinking senior manager to join the Consumer Lending Chief Controls Office. In this role, you will:

• Lead key initiatives to improve our non-financial control environment.
• Embed control by design and advance control automation within Consumer Lending.
• Support Consumer Lending in identifying opportunities to simplify, optimise, and automate controls using innovative technology.
• Support Consumer Lending in achieving strategic goals and delivering faster, more efficient services for our customers.

We are committed to building a high-performing team where each colleague is valued, supported, and empowered to become an expert in their field. Our goal is to ensure every team member understands their role within the broader Group strategy, contributing to the safe and effective management of non-financial risk in Consumer Lending.

About us

As the Group embarks on one of the UK's most significant financial services transformations, our internal risk transformation focused on instilling a robust risk and control culture has never been more crucial. We're on an exciting journey and there couldn't be a better time to join us. The investments we're making in our people, data, and technology are leading to innovative projects, fresh possibilities, and countless new ways for our people to work, learn, and thrive.

What you'll need

• Leadership: Ability to inspire and lead a team towards achieving strategic goals.
• Communication: Strong verbal and written communication skills to convey complex ideas clearly.
• Strategic Thinking: Capability to think ahead and plan for future control needs and improvements.
• Problem-Solving: Aptitude for identifying issues and developing effective solutions.
• Collaboration: Working effectively with other areas and stakeholders.
• Adaptability: Being flexible and open to change, especially in a challenging environment.

It would also be great if you have:

• Risk and Control Management: Robust understanding of the Risk and Control Management Framework with practical control management knowledge and experience.
• End to End Risk and Control mapping - Delivering prescribed outcomes by working with established control design, mapping, monitoring and testing approaches.
• Control by Design (CbD) - An understanding of the Control by Design Methodology.
• Platform Change Framework (PCF) - Knowledge of PCF and how change is delivered within the Group.
• RCSA - Experience using the RCSA system and working with risk and control owner teams.

About working for us

Our focus is to ensure we're inclusive every day, building an organization that reflects modern society and celebrates diversity in all its forms.

We want our people to feel that they belong and can be their best, regardless of background, identity or culture.

We were one of the first major organisations to set goals on diversity in senior roles, create a menopause health package, and a dedicated Working with Cancer initiative.

And it's why we especially welcome applications from under-represented groups.

We're disability confident. So, if you'd like reasonable adjustments to be made to our recruitment processes, just let us know.

We also offer a wide-ranging benefits package, which includes:

• A generous pension contribution of up to 15%
• An annual bonus award, subject to Group performance
• Share schemes including free shares
• Benefits you can adapt to your lifestyle, such as discounted shopping
• 30 days' holiday, with bank holidays on top
• A range of wellbeing initiatives and generous parental leave policies

If you're excited by the thought of becoming part of our team, get in touch. We'd love to hear from you.

Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme

This is a new and exciting role reporting into the Head of Safety working nationally across the Booker Group.

In this role you will provide strategic direction to the business in the areas of food and health and safety compliance. You will lead the Food & Safety Compliance teams in the delivery of competent advice to enable the company to meet relevant legal requirements; drive improvements in standards; mitigate risk; and promote a positive safety culture.

You will support the senior leadership team in setting companywide objectives and play an important role in the governance and monitoring of safety, providing accurate updates on performance.

The role spans all parts of the Booker Group, and you will have responsibility through your teams to continuously review standards by analysing data and reviewing the outputs from third parties.

You will work closely with Tesco Group Safety teams to identify opportunities for continuous improvement in Booker policies and procedures and to ensure compliance with Group Safety Standards, helping to make sure “Everyone, Every Day, Home Safely” is achieved.

By providing leadership and team management to the Food and Safety teams across the Booker Group you will help to develop and review training, policies and procedures that equip sites with the tools that they need to achieve compliance and drive standards.

You will take the lead in dealing with relevant enforcement activities and challenges as well as dealing with outputs of third party suppliers, including audits, pest management and fire risk assessment

Through Business Partnering senior leaders across the Group you will agree and set objectives which deliver quantifiable improvements on the areas under your remit while overseeing the continuous review of policies and procedures against Tesco Group Safety Blueprint and Safety Standards.

Through the teams that you manage, you will ensure that the business is informed of and prepares for forthcoming changes in legislation or best practice which will have an impact.

You will be able to demonstrate experience in managing teams and Business Partnering across a wide network and with your experience from previous roles with health and safety responsibilities be able to build strong relationships to effectively collaborate, influence and deliver through others.

In the role you will be able to develop strategy and objective setting, driving continuous improvement. With the ability to think on your feet and make informed decisions at short notice you will be self-motivated and be able to organise your own work schedule to deliver on time.

Good written and verbal communication skills are key to the role and you will possess a NEBOSH level 7 qualification or equivalent as well as Food Safety Level 4.

It is a National role that will require plenty of travelling and we will provide a car allowance or travel allowance.

About The Role
Job Purpose:

The Quality Assurance Analyst is responsible for supporting the full software development lifecycle through the planning, design and execution of system testing on projects of varying sizes and complexities to ensure the delivery of high quality business critical applications and reports.

The QA Analyst will work within the IT department and collaboratively with other areas of the business to execute and validate test cases based upon system requirements.

The QA Analyst will also deliver management information and perform ad-hoc analysis to the business as and when required.

Key Accountabilities:

To define and execute the testing strategy
To establish quality standards and monitor these over time in order to drive improvements
To help assure coding / config quality throughout the systems development lifecycle through robust testing procedures
To help assure coding quality of any complex Management Information / data imports / data cleanses etc. through robust testing procedures
To test any software upgrades using appropriate test scripts and involving the relevant user groups
To test solution proposals in the test environments prior to implementation to ensure that they will work in practice
To work closely with colleagues across the business to understand their requirements and processes through requirements gathering and validation
To work closely with end users, identifying test scenarios and any gaps in user requirements / acceptance criteria
To develop and maintain a catalogue of appropriate test scripts for each system, keeping up to date as required
To carry out both blackbox and whitebox testing to appropriate testing standards which will cover the following: unit, integration, functional, system, stress, performance, usability, acceptance and regression testing
To identify appropriate tools and automate testing wherever necessary
To accurately record and monitor issues and report on progress
To sign off new functionality / reports from an IT perspective
To communicate test findings clearly and accurately to relevant stakeholders (both internal and external)
To take ownership of the test environments for each of the core systems
To ensure the right stakeholders are involved in UAT and lead the UAT sessions accordingly, supporting the end users throughout the process
To identify data accuracy / integrity issues and then identify and implement solutions
To support the Business Systems Manager in championing the use of ‘fit for purpose’ applications across the organisation, ensuring that IT is being used effectively as a tool to support the business at all times
To undertake tasks to promote new systems / functionality, obtain user buy in, engagement and maximise the use of systems across the business
To support the full project lifecycle which will normally include System and Process design, build, testing, training, system documentation, post go-live support and ongoing system administration
To support the Business Systems Manager to deliver on project deadlines and ensure that any improvements to Applications and Information System processes are kept up to date and properly documented

Person Specification - Essential Criteria
Experience
At least 3 years’ experience in a QA Analysis related role.
Demonstrable experience of working on the full software development lifecycle.
Demonstrable experience of working with test management tools and managing issues through to completion.
Demonstrable experience of testing processes and techniques, including automated testing.
Demonstrable experience of advanced reporting and data analysis utilising SQL databases.
Demonstrable experience of working on large, complex system implementations.
Leading and contributing to large meetings with varying levels of stakeholders.
Skills
Ability to perform blackbox and whitebox testing to appropriate testing standards which will cover the following: unit, integration, functional, system, stress, performance, usability, acceptance and regression testing.
Ability to script and perform automated testing
Strong Database / TSQL Skills – understanding database structures with the ability to write complex SQL queries, working with large datasets and tables, views, functions, stored procedures etc. and implementing necessary data cleanses
Use of Reporting Tools – to query the SQL database and present information in an intuitive meaningful way.
MS Office - Excellent working knowledge of all MS Office packages, with advanced knowledge of Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Access.
Requirements gathering - Ability to identify areas for improvement. Ability to understand end user requirements, translate into technically feasible solutions and document accordingly in detailed specifications / test scripts.
Testing Skills - Performing in depth testing, both destructive and UAT
Analytical Skills - Excellent analytical skills. Ability to identify data issues and implement measures to enforce data integrity.
System Configuration Skills – Ability to understand system forms / lookups and how they adhere to specification in order to meet end user requirements.
Excellent documentation skills.
Excellent communication and presentation skills.
Excellent organisation and time management skills.
Ability to multi-task.
Ability to prioritise own workload and deliver to tight deadlines.
Excellent influencing and persuasion skills.
Ability to work as part of a team and independently
Knowledge
Excellent understanding of the full software development lifecycle.
Good understanding of SDLC methodologies.
Good understanding of Project Management
Additional
Must be a driver with own method of transport and a clean, valid driving licence, willing to travel to other sites, when required
Willing to undertake any necessary tasks in order to support IT systems / projects

Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme

QUALITY MANAGER/QUALITY ASSISTANT
YORKSHIRE
PRINT SECTOR
Salary 40-55k
Experience with ETI Base Code, Compliance Audits, Sedex, ISO standards, Health and Safety management, Lean Management and Six Sigma
Knowledge of NEBOSH is a plus!

MOT Tester

- Well established Independent Garage
- Modern clean workshop with the latest diagnostic equipment
- Chester
- Monday - Friday 40 Hours - No Weekends
- Basic up to £32,000 (Experience Depending)

MOT Tester required for our Client’s busy independent garage, located in Chester. Our Client is seeking an MOT Tester to join their busy servicing department.

Working as an MOT Tester for your client you can expect a salary of £32,000.

The hours of work in this MOT Tester position are Monday - Friday 40 Hours - No Weekends.

MOT Testers play a huge role in our Client’s company and they play a huge role in keeping our roads safe!

Responsibilities and Requirements of the MOT Tester position:

- Hold a valid MOT Tester Licence
- Have previous working experience within an MOT Tester role
- A Full UK Driving Licence
- The ability to communicate with customers effectively
- A sound Mechanical knowledge
- Carrying out MOT Failure rectification work as and when required
- Ensuring VOSA standards are met at all times

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Quality control Inspector

Farnborough GU14
£15.00 - £17.00 Per hour
Fixed term contract until 31/12/2024
Monday to Friday 8am - 4pm

Position Overview:

You will be doing quality control Inspections on Medical devices Vital sign monitors, you will play a critical role in our supply chain and quality control processes. Your primary responsibility will be to ensure the accuracy of incoming finished products, verifying their quality, and conducting inspections to maintain our high standards.

Key Responsibilities:

• Conduct thorough inspections of incoming finished products to ensure their conformity to quality standards, specifications, and regulatory requirements.
• Utilise visual inspections, functional tests, and measurement tools to assess product quality and identify any deviations or non-conformity's.
• Collaborate with the warehouse team to accurately receive and document incoming products, ensuring proper inventory management.
• Conduct inventory reconciliations, ensuring that quantities received match the accompanying documentation.
• Work closely with cross-functional teams, including production, quality assurance, and logistics, to address any quality concerns or discrepancies.
• Maintain accurate records of inspections, complete documentation, and generate reports as required.
• Identify areas for process improvement and contribute to continuous improvement initiatives within the goods-in process.
• Has an operational quality role. Checks quality of own operations and intervenes within fixed limits. Performs primarily routine work, carried out on the basis of clear working instructions. Works in accordance with procedures and rules. Works under direct supervision
• Carries out activities that support the execution of regulatory quality control activities

Qualifications and Skills:

• Previous experience as a Goods In Inspector or similar role, preferably in a manufacturing or warehouse environment.
• Strong understanding of quality control principles, inspection methodologies, and regulatory requirements.
• Excellent attention to detail, with the ability to identify product defects and non-conformity's.
• Familiarity with inspection tools and equipment, including measurement devices and visual inspection techniques.
• Strong organisational skills and the ability to manage and reconcile inventory accurately.

To apply, please submit your CV. Or for more information you can call Sean 01489 535 703

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Candidates must be eligible to live and work in the UK.

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