Total 22 Quality Assurance / Control job vacancies in Bootle, Merseyside, L2 2QP

We are currently seeking an interim Quality Control Analyst (Scientific), to work with our global FMCG client , renowned for brands such as Dove, Sure, Persil, and Simple, and become an integral part of their fast-paced FMCG environment.

The position is based in Port Sunlight Village, Wirral - easily accessible by train and car. This is a full-time temporary role to run for 12 months, requiring 37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday 8am - 4pm. Compensation for this role is competitive, paying between £36,577 per annum.

MAIN JOB PURPOSE:

The quality analyst is responsible for routine quality control of raw, intermediate and finished products. The analyst also ensures that any problems or issues are communicated and resolved. The role involves mostly independent working as part of team success and is critical to ensuring that all products that leave the factory meet consumer expectations and safety requirements.

Previous experience in a similar field or a science related degree is preferred, as well as good computing skills and being able to demonstrate an ability to think beyond the immediate next step is a plus

KEY AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY:

1. Safety

• Ensure Company safety policy, rules and procedures are understood and followed on all operational tasks and improvements
• Identify and report health or safety hazards and dangerous situations and put appropriate control measures in place
• Perform risk assessments as appropriate
• Prepare, maintain, monitor and lead COSHH assessments (following suitable training) where required

2. Quality

• Perform routine analysis of raw, intermediate, and finished products (chemical, microbiological and enzymatic) following established methods
• Good working knowledge of QC procedures, U/L GMP guidelines, any legal operating standards and assists in training other teams as and when required
• Initiate OOS notifications and follow up investigations
• Perform routine equipment calibration and maintain control charts
• Stock taking and submission of orders for laboratory consumables
• Provide support in hygiene laboratory with sample collection, media preparation, analysis (using established microbiology laboratory methods TVC or ATP) and release of products to market
• Support introduction of new innovations and hygiene validations
• Conduct audits of sourcing unit in different areas (for example CRQS, Environmental, Process, GMP)
• Demonstrate good knowledge and use of SAP system (QM)

3. Customer Service

• Provide advice to Leaders and Management on resolving out of specification results in a timely manner.
• Ensure timely release of product to market, interact with all levels within the Factory

4. 5S

• Perform regular inspections/audits for good housekeeping / 5S and ensure agreed actions are completed
• Ensure 5S standards are clearly defined and followed

5. Effective Maintenance

• Ensure all Laboratory equipment is maintained to the correct working standards.

6. Training and Development

• Ensure technical skills are maintained to current and future business requirements regarding product conformity
• Ensure full compliance with analytical training schedule where applicable

1. Attitude/Effort

• Ambitious to hit personal targets and standards
• Act to remove basic blocks to progress without waiting for others to do it
• Persistent in overcoming obstacles to success
• Highly motivated and committed to their role

2. Safety and Environmental Conduct:

• Actively support a safety environment, reacting quickly to safety incidents
• Follows and contributes to all safety regulations
• Encourages others to behave in a safe manner

3. Self Development and Others:

• Rapidly absorbs new information, knowledge and applies new techniques or procedures
• Pursue new opportunities to develop or enhance own experience and capabilities
• Support the development of colleagues
• Seek feedback from others to further development their own skills & behavior

4. Problem Solving:

• Apply WCM approach to identify and eliminate root causes
• Sees problems through to a complete solution to eliminate the problem
• Use technical skills to solve problems
• Demonstrate an ability to think beyond the immediate next step

5. Team Working:
   • Participate constructively and willingly as a team player - following the team Ways of Working
   • Demonstrate commitment to the team in helping it achieve its goals
   • Adapt own actions for the good of the team
   • Participate constructively and willingly as a team player
   • Proactively share best practice, ideas and insights with colleagues

The Quality Analyst role requires the following specific skills:

• Significant previous experience within a Quality role or a science related Degree (or equivalent)
• Previous experience in Root Cause Analysis and Corrective Action Tools
• Good computing skills

Alternative Futures Group is the North West’s largest Mental Health and Learning Disability charity.

With a strong track record over 30 years, we work locally in the community and through our Treatment and Recovery Centres to provide a wide range of innovative and bespoke care services.

We have a vision to create a world where people control their lives. Here at AFG, we pride ourselves on helping the people we support to design, develop and ‘own’ the support they receive by planning this with them; we support people to make informed choices and increase their own independence; and we support people to maintain their own health, wellbeing and living environment. These principles are really important to us.

As a ‘values based’ employer, the people that work for us genuinely care about the people they support, and we are seeking likeminded people to join our AFG family. If you are passionate about working in Health and Social Care and have a real desire to make a positive difference to the lives of the people we support then we would love to hear from you.

At AFG we also recognise the contribution and value that our staff make. We would not be able to provide the life changing support that we do without people like you!

In return for your contribution we will support you throughout your career and we provide a wide range of employee benefits, career development and lifestyle support services to ensure that you too feel supported, fulfilled and valued from day one of your employment with us.

Job Title: Quality Assurance Auditor

Reports to: Regional Manager

Job Purpose

Alternative Futures Group has an ambition to be a sector leader in quality, value and personal outcomes over the next 3 years by delivering:

• A person-centred, strengths-based, & outcome-focused support model that supports active citizenship, health and well-being.
• CQC ratings of Good or Outstanding in all services and domains.
• A philosophy of continuous improvement, co-production & innovation.

The Quality Assurance Auditor role ensures that the organisation is CQC inspection ready.

They provide a critical friend to audit services on a planned or as required basis using standardised audit tools and reports.. They quickly raise any issues locally and look to take the necessary remedial actions to improve practice and maintain safety.

Dimensions

• Undertake a programme of planned, and reactive, quality assurance audits across services to ensure CQC, commissioner and other statutory standards are met and exceeded by measuring performance against policy, procedure and regulations.
• Identify risks to safeguarding and quality of support, and implement measures to mitigate these, alongside operational managers.
• Accurately record and report on quality, safety and compliance KPIs and statistics to the Regional Manager and Registered Managers.
• There is no budget responsibility.

Principal Accountabilities

• Work across services to ensure the organisation is compliant with regulatory requirements and fulfils its duties and responsibilities in line with evidence-based practice, sector guidance and contractual requirements.
• Assess each registered location in terms of being CQC inspection-ready through mock inspections and audits of key quality, safety and compliance indicators.
• Provide specialist advice and support to operational managers and staff to meet, and exceed, regulatory and contractual standards and provide oversight to the Director of Operations.
• Proactively promote the organisation’s quality assurance agenda for the people we support.
• Contribute to the review of organisational policies and procedures.
• Provide and assist in the provision of reports to internal and external partners.
• Advise and support operational managers in meeting and exceeding sector standards.
• Collect, collate and analyse information to assist compliance and service improvement.
• Support the person supported engagement and co-production agenda involving people with lived experience in quality monitoring and improvement.
• Analyse all audit activity to monitor and report KPIs, identify and report on themes and trends for good practice and areas for improvement and lessons learned at organisational level.
• Develop mock CQC inspection ratings for registered locations.
• Produce a monthly quality and safety report for the Head of Operations.
• Produce any other quality and safety reports as required internally and externally.
• Undertake investigations of serious incidents across the organisation.
• Provide expert support, advice and guidance to operational managers to improve the quality of service delivery, ensuring services meet or exceed quality standards and regulatory requirements.
• Coaching operational managers on quality, safety and improvement, personalisation, co-production, and outcomes.

Person Specification - Quality Assurance Auditor

Essential

Skills and Knowledge

• Resilient and able to work at a pace and manage competing priorities.
• Highly numerate and excellent analytical skills.
• Excellent communication skills (both verbal and written) to both operational and corporate colleagues.
• IT literate.
• An understanding of contemporary models of mental health, learning disability and autism support in adult health and social care.
• An understanding of relevant health and social care legislation and regulatory frameworks.
• Awareness of the policy context of adult health and social care.

Values and Attitudes

• Passion for making a positive difference in the lives of others
• Commitment to AFG values

Experience

• At least 2 years’ experience working in adult health or social care supporting people with learning disability, autism, or mental health problems.
• Experience of working within a creative and innovative environment and using a range of reporting tools and evidence to inform and improve practice.
• Experience of CQC regulatory compliance framework and maintaining high standards of quality and safety.
• Monitoring and reporting quality, safety and operational KPIs for assurance and improvement.

Qualifications and Training

• NVQ Level 4 or equivalent

This role is Field Based with the expectation for you to be in services within the north west of England at lease 4 days per week, Therefore a driver with the use of a vehicle is therefore required.

This role is Band I as per our structure.

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Quality Specialist

Port Sunlight

£37,000 - £40,000

Private Medical

33 Days holiday - opportunity to purchase more

Extended Parental Leave

Flexibility around working hours

Increased salary and pension contribution opportunities

Do you have previous experience within a Quality role - whether that's Auditing or Root Causes Analysis investigations?

Would you like to join one of the worlds most prestigious manufacturing companies who can offer continual training and progression to propel your career? They are known world wide for innovation, sustainability and developing the brands we all know and love.

The company have been established for around a century and year on year just dominate the market!

Working in a team of 4 in one of the factories on site, you will be reporting into the Quality lead and conducting the following responsibilities:

Dealing with any complaints/defects from the shift before or over the weekend
Attending Daily factory meetings - You will be discussing any data findings /Give your quality report for the team
Internal Auditing
Undertake Root Cause Analysis - then taking it a step further "how do we stop that from happening again, what can we change" - using 5 Whys
Use of SPC - Statistical Process Control
Liaising with external suppliers via email and telephone to overcome any issues

I am looking to speak with candidates who have previous experience within Quality postions in a manufacturing or production environment.

£37,000 - £40,000

Private Medical

33 Days holiday - opportunity to purchase more

Extended Parental Leave

Flexibility around working hours

Increased salary and pension contribution opportunities

Consultant: Becka

If you are interested in this position please click 'apply'.

Hunter Selection Limited is a recruitment consultancy with offices UK wide, specialising in permanent & contract roles within Engineering & Manufacturing, IT & Digital, Science & Technology and Service & Sales sectors.

Please note as we receive a high level of applications we can only respond to applicants whose skills & qualifications are suitable for this position. No terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate against any of the protected characteristics that fall under the Equality Act 2010.

For the purposes of the Conduct Regulations 2003, when advertising permanent vacancies we are acting as an Employment Agency, and when advertising temporary/contract vacancies we are acting as an Employment Business.

This is a Liverpool City Council opportunity.

About the Role
Liverpool Children and Young People Services have high ambitions and are on track on their improvement journey to become outstanding. We have an inspirational senior leadership team with a fresh vision, dedicated to driving practice forward in all service areas. It’s a really exciting time to join us and be part of that change and shape the future.

We want to recruit an experienced Head of Service Quality Assurance and Improvement to join our leadership team to drive, motivate, support and inspire our workforce. You will report to the Director for Practice Improvement and Development and work with the Heads of Service for Performance and Systems, Workforce Development and Learning, Operational Development and Safeguarding partnerships to create a strong system to enable good practice to flourish.

You will have the drive and passion to deliver excellent services and improve practice quality and standards, to ensure a positive difference and brighter future for our children and young people and their families/carers.

The role

This role is key to lead, drive and continually review a practice quality assurance framework and associated policies, supporting learning and continued professional development of our workforce to ensure there is a continual learning ethos of practice improvement.
You will need to have a translatable vision about how to identify and implement cultural change through quality assurance and audit activity.
You will be responsible for the development, implementation and monitoring of an annual business plan and regular reports by ensuring effective QA, including identification of risk and capacity issues across the held portfolio of services.
You will understand how to use data and benchmarking to fully inform the strategic plan and work of your service.
You will have had high level experience in planning for external inspections, as this is an essential part of the role.
Why Liverpool?

We are proud of our world-famous thriving city with it’s rich culture, as well as affordable housing, good schools, beautiful green spaces – there’s really something for everyone!

Our offer to you includes an attractive package;

35 hour working week with hybrid working model a minimum of 3 days per week in the office
31 days annual leave (plus bank holidays), rising to 35 days
Very competitive salary, highest in our region
Regular high-quality supervision
Travel Pass Scheme
Cycle2Work Scheme
Car Lease Scheme
20% Discounted Lifestyles Membership
Family friendly policies including enhanced Maternity, Adoption and Paternity
Attractive Local Government Pension scheme
Additional Leave purchase option
High quality learning and development opportunities
5 days Employee Volunteering Scheme
Medicash – discounts off Dental Bills, Optical Care
Jenny Turnross, our Corporate Director warmly invites your application;

‘This is a really exciting time to join us in our improvement journey, we are truly committed to be the best Children’s Services and employer of choice, so come and join us and be part of our forward and innovative vision for our children and young people’
Applicants to apply online, the reference for this opportunity is LCC04475.

Building Control Officer (Grade 7)

PRIMARY PURPOSE OF THE JOB:
To carry out a full range of Building Control functions including the on-site supervision of building works and dealing with dangerous structure reports


MAIN AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY:

• The enforcement of the Building Regulations and associated legislation in respect of building works in progress on site.
• To keep adequate records of enforcement relevant to the Service’s responsibilities and for future reference.
• To supervise and control the demolition of buildings in accordance with relevant legislation, including preparation of specification and approval of method statements.
• The inspection of dangerous and alleged dangerous structures, and taking action under relevant legislation for the removal or securing of structures found to be dangerous.
• The preparation work for the service of statutory notices, and summonses to be heard in courts of law, which will include the preparation of reports, specifications and statements of evidence.
• The attendance at office and site meetings, public enquiries, courts of law and meetings of external agencies and voluntary organisations and courses, when required.
• The receiving and processing of correspondence, plans, specifications and details relevant to the enforcement mentioned above.
• The appraisal of selected applications formally submitted for consideration under the current Building Regulations and allied national and local legislation.
• The receiving and processing of complaints and enquiries from members of the public, Councillors, Members of Parliament and the Ombudsman.
• The supervision and assistance in the training of staff temporarily assigned to the district.
• To carry out any other relevant duties as may from time to time be assigned commensurate with the grade.
• To maintain, support and develop close working relations with other Sections and Service Areas and to attend site as required. Be responsible to the Principal Building Control Officer for the administration and enforcement of relevant legislation in the implementation of council policies, programmes and procedures.
• To deputise as required for other members of the team.
• To assist with the activities of the team in the achievement of the Council’s and Service’s objectives, policies and duties.
• To provide advice on legislation, technical matters, guidance and instruction to the public, architects, surveyors, agents, builders and staff within other sections of this Division and other Portfolio’s where appropriate.
• To assist in studying and reporting on new or proposed legislation, circulars or other matters affecting the function of the Service. Establish or revise operational systems, procedures and policies as required.
• To develop, implement and maintain a quality system of data quality management and archiving that complies with BS EN ISO 27001:2005 accreditation and audited by an external accreditation body.

• To monitor, review and ensure a balanced and cost effective discharge of the Service’s functions by organising and continuously developing working practices.

• Contribute to sustainable development in all duties undertaken.

• To participate in all aspects of training and development of staff, including the maintenance of disciplinary standards, as directed. Use all learning opportunities to develop personal skills necessary to improve effectiveness, efficiency and delivery of service in recognition of the Portfolio’s business and service targets.

• Subject to consultation with staff or their representatives, to undertake any other duties of a similar nature and level which may from time to time be assigned in the interests of and/or improvement of the service, or in response to the urgent or pressing need of the service.


Hours Per Week: 35.00
Start Time: 09:00
End Time: 17:30
Pay Per Hour: £19.89
Location: Liverpool, Merseyside

Should you wish to apply for this job opportunity, please, send an up to date CV.

A client within the Public Sector based in Merseyside is currently recruiting for a Building Control Officer to join their team as soon as possible. The client is offering a full time, temporary position on an ongoing basis with the ideal candidate having experience of working within a local authority.

The Role

Key purpose of the role is to carry out a full range of Building Control functions including the on-site supervision of building works and dealing with dangerous structure reports.

Key responsibilities will include but not be limited to:

• The enforcement of the Building Regulations and associated legislation in respect of building works in progress on site.
• To keep adequate records of enforcement relevant to the Service's responsibilities and for future reference.
• To supervise and control the demolition of buildings in accordance with relevant legislation, including preparation of specification and approval of method statements.
• The inspection of dangerous and alleged dangerous structures and taking action under relevant legislation for the removal or securing of structures found to be dangerous.

The Candidate

To be considered for this role you will require to have the following experience:

• ensure that their work complies with all statutory requirements with Standing Orders and Financial Regulations of the Council
• ensure that all work functions are undertaken in accordance with health and safety legislation, codes of practice and the City Council's safety plan

The client is looking to move quickly with this role and as such are offering £45 per hour Umbrella LTD Inside IR35.

How to Apply

If this position sounds of interest, email a copy of your up-to-date CV to amy.dhawan@servicecare.org.uk or call Amy at Service Care Construction on 01772 208967 to discuss the vacancy in more detail.

Also, if this role is not of interest to you, but you are looking for new opportunities, please still get in touch as we cover all construction-related vacancies across the region.

Referral Bonus

If this role is not suitable for yourself, but you know someone who may be interested, please pass on their details, or forward these details to them. If they are successful in applying, you will receive a £250 referral bonus upon completion of an initial probationary period.

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The Fleet and Compliance Administrator is a key role responsible for maintaining compliance within the VMU department to ensure the smooth operation of the transport function.

Collaborating with the Fleet/VMU Manager, this role involves planning and overseeing fleet maintenance schedules, updating systems, and managing documentation.

The ideal candidate should possess knowledge of transport legislation, fleet compliance, and service scheduling, with experience in large commercial fleet administration being advantageous.

Package

• £27,055 per annum
• Monday - Friday
• 37.50 hours
• 5.6 weeks paid holiday per year including bank and public holiday allowance rising to 6.6 weeks upon 5 years' service
• Contributable Company pension scheme

Employee benefits

• MyHB employee benefits platform with access to:
  • Retail and leisure discounts plus hundreds more
  • Free Financial Advice
  • Bank your savings into an ISA
  • 24/7 confidential counselling and advice line
  • Low cost voluntary insured health plans
• Subsidised onsite Health and Fitness Centre
• Subsidised canteen
• Free car parking
• Preference to promote from within
• Access to social and sporting events
• 10% store discount
• Death in Service Benefit (subject to 12 months complete service)
• Long Service recognition scheme

Job Overview

Assist the Workshop Manager in ensuring compliance with all legal, safety and ‘O’ Licence requirements at all times by ensuring:

• All fleet documentation is kept for the legally required time frame
• All defects are completed and signed off by the repair workshop
• All repairs are tracked for costing and analysis
• The workshop is communicated with regularly to keep fleet repair times to a minimum and assist the Transport Department in maximising fleet availability
• Complete administrative tasks and reports as requested

Minimum Criteria To Apply

• Experience of working in an administrative role, preferably in a similar role
• Computer proficient; Word, Excel, Access database and documents
• Good communication skills to liaise with fleet maintenance team
• Experience of fleet compliance in respect of DVSA requirements and ‘O’ licence adherence
• Experience of large commercial fleet administration in a busy retail organisation is an advantage

About The Company

TJ Morris Limited trading as Home Bargains is a privately owned family run discount retailer selling top brands at the lowest possible price on the UK high street.

Having started 45 years ago in Liverpool our customers continue to be at the heart of everything we do and throughout our 580 stores we have over 5 million customers each week.

With plans to increase our store portfolio to 1,000 stores throughout the UK we are a fast-paced retailer opening 50 stores a year (nearly one every weekend) - and we wouldn't have it any other way!