Total 17 Quality Assurance / Control job vacancies in Macduff, AB44 1AB

Quality Technician

Solihull, Birmingham B40 1AB

Salary: £33,700 p.a.

Role Overview

We are on the lookout for a permanent dynamic Quality Technician to join our client's team. Reporting into the Senior Quality Engineer you will support operations driving internal and external quality issues. Working 40-hour week on 3 shift rotation: afternoons (14:00-22:00), mornings (06:00-14:00) and nights (22:00-06:00).

As a Quality Technician your role will consist of:

• Ensure working & master samples are valid and available for production
• Issue and monitor Quality Alerts and ensure they are being adhered to
• Initiate temporary/permanent fix to quality problems
• Ensure audits on product have been conducted
• Assist customer for concerns on shift
• Visit customer when required
• Support line trials
• Global 8D reporting - using multifunctional team support
• Understanding IATF16949, ISO 9001 quality standards
• Ability to understand engineering drawings
• Able to generate informative and accurate data

Qualifications, Skills, and Experience

• ONC (or equivalent) in Q/C Techniques
• Working knowledge of FMEA's and control plans
• Process & Product Audit experience
• Metrology Experience
• X-rite colour measurement
• APQP understanding
• Good communicator at all levels within the business
• PC skills, including Microsoft Excel, Word, Power Point and Project
• Knowledge of Paint, Plastic and Assembly high volume processes

If this sounds like you, then apply now!

Quality Technician

Solihull, Birmingham B40 1AB

Salary: £33,700 p.a.

Role Overview

We are on the lookout for a permanent dynamic Quality Technician to join our client's team. Reporting into the Senior Quality Engineer you will support operations driving internal and external quality issues. Working 40-hour week on 3 shift rotation: afternoons (14:00-22:00), mornings (06:00-14:00) and nights (22:00-06:00).

As a Quality Technician your role will consist of:

• Ensure working & master samples are valid and available for production
• Issue and monitor Quality Alerts and ensure they are being adhered to
• Initiate temporary/permanent fix to quality problems
• Ensure audits on product have been conducted
• Assist customer for concerns on shift
• Visit customer when required
• Support line trials
• Global 8D reporting - using multifunctional team support
• Understanding IATF16949, ISO 9001 quality standards
• Ability to understand engineering drawings
• Able to generate informative and accurate data

Qualifications, Skills, and Experience

• ONC (or equivalent) in Q/C Techniques
• Working knowledge of FMEA's and control plans
• Process & Product Audit experience
• Metrology Experience
• X-rite colour measurement
• APQP understanding
• Good communicator at all levels within the business
• PC skills, including Microsoft Excel, Word, Power Point and Project
• Knowledge of Paint, Plastic and Assembly high volume processes

If this sounds like you, then apply now!

Manpower UK Print & Packaging Division are excited to bring an opportunity to market for a Quality & Product Safety Coordinator based on our clients Sunderland site. This full-time permanent opportunity is working for one of our prestigious partners, a market-leading, global print business.

The successful candidate will support the QHSE Manager in maintaining the company's Quality and Hygiene Management System. The position involves working closely with the site management team daily. Focus is aimed at compliance with related policies and procedures and ensuring products supplied to customers are of a consistently safe and high standard of quality.

Key Activities and Responsibilities

• Liaising with certification bodies; organising site audits; responding to non-conformance's and ensuring full compliance certification standards and accreditation systems.
• Working with the QHSE Manager to review and update policies & procedures to continually strengthen & improve quality management systems.
• Completion of customer questionnaires and preparation of technical specifications.
• Manage the company's internal audit and self-inspection programs.
• Help develop and implement a robust and efficient CAPA Program.
• Maintain up-to-date calibration records & arrange service and repair of laboratory equipment.
• Conduct and document forward and reverse traceability exercises and a product withdrawal.
• Assist in maintaining the company's HACCP's plan.
• Deliver short training programs and conduct information and awareness briefings.
• General quality assurance duties: process quality checks, compiling certificates of analysis, archiving samples, conducting laboratory tests including oxygen transmission rate, heat-seal / lamination bond strengths, coefficient of friction, solvent retention and primary aromatic amines.

So, if you tick the above boxes, we encourage you to apply today, and a member of the team will review your details and book in a call at a time convenient to you!

Manpower Print & Packaging Division are currently retained on behalf of one of our prestigious partners, who are a global industry leading brand within their industry. With 200+ years heritage, a presence in 18 countries, no less than 45 plants globally (with additional sites in development) and being recognised as innovator within industry with a passion and global ethos focused on sustainability, they are considered within our industry as an 'Employer of Choice'.

Our client is looking to strengthen their existing team by appointing an experienced Quality Auditor to maintain and drive all quality and internal audit processes for ISO9001, ISO14001, ISO45001 and BRC Packaging V6 standards.

Responsibilities

• Conduct internal audits on ISO9001, ISO14001, ISO 45001 and BRC V6 standards
• Coordinate the internal audit team to ensure all audits are carried out on time
• Ensure all audit actions are carried out in a timely fashion
• Maintain internal calibration processes
• Participate in the HACCAP program including risk assessments for food
• Update and control the site database of company documents and procedures, to ensure accuracy and compliance
• Redesign / transfer all current SOPs into new agreed format, seek approval and publish.
• Collect, analyse and present data on company quality systems
• Prepare reports, summarise findings and recommend solutions to problems identified during audits or investigations
• Provide feedback to management regarding improvements that can be made based on findings from audits or investigations
• Design and manage (document) briefings and the associated Sign Off sheets and updating the relevant training record.
• Complete the administration of Customer Complaints to the given deadlines.
• Generate, standardise and co-ordinate all factory SOP's as required.
• Review and manage the action plan with the WCP portal including inputting and updating actions as required.

Experience/Qualifications

• Knowledge of Internal auditing including ISO9001, ISO14001, ISO45001 essential.
• Knowledge of BRC v6 and lead auditor experience advantageous.
• Minimum 5 years' experience within, or leading, an audit team.
• Graduate level qualified in a quality, engineering or science discipline with 4-5 years relevant manufacturing experience in a similar environment.

Get in touch today so a member of the team can review your application and look to schedule in call at a time suitable to you!

Job Purpose:

Before applying for this job, it is important that you read the Applicant Guidance by clicking on this link and the Job Profile attached. These explain the job role and the type of person we're looking for.

Location: Marischal College, Broad Street, Aberdeen

Duration: Permanent, Full Time

Roles that require PVG Membership

Please note that with effect from 1 April 2023, where a role requires PVG membership, candidates will be required to meet the cost of the PVG membership. This applies only to roles with a full time equivalent salary of £30,000 and above. (Teaching roles and jobs at Grade 11 and above (currently £30,727 per annum / £15.97 per hour)

The Council will pay for the PVG membership cost initially, either £18 for existing PVG scheme members, or £59 for non-members, and this cost will be deducted from an employee’s first FULL month’s salary payment.

job purpose/about the role

The roles of the Quality Improvement Manager are to:

 promote and support the improvement agenda
 effectively manage allocated areas of responsibility, including line management of a team of Quality /Improvement Officers and Education Support Officers
 support the delivery of the policies set by Education and Children’s Services Directorate under the overall direction of the Director of Education and children’s services and
 provide leadership, vision, professional advice and effective management to the Council and in particular, the Head of Education Services.

Ensuring effective partnership working within schools and with partner organisations (both locally and nationally) with an interest in education will be vital.

The post holder will also demonstrate sound governance at a financial and operational level and, along with Schools Team colleagues, will be accountable to the Head of Education Services, the Director for Education and Children’s Services, the Chief Executive and Elected Members for ensuring that the Council’s corporate and strategic objectives are met and are reflected in the services under their responsibilities.

The post holder needs to hold as a minimum:

 Educated to degree level
 Relevant professional teaching qualification
 Ability to provide evidence of GTCS registration or eligibility
 PVG Membership for Regulated work with Children and/or Protected Adults or willingness to obtain prior to a formal offer of employment being made.

The postholder is able to demonstrate:

 integrated and cross-cutting approaches to policy and service development, implementation and improvement
 experience relating to work portfolio and knowledge of relevant legislation, council education policy and best practice
 proven record at management level of delivering required results within a customer focused organisation
 establishment and maintenance of successful, complex internal and external relationships across a variety of forums
 effective interpretation and implement of organisational policy in order to design and improve service delivery
 ability to treat people with respect; focus on equality, social inclusion and promote diversity throughout the organisation.
 excellent people management skills
 capacity to meet deadlines, satisfy political objectives and organisational priorities.

About Us

Please see the Job Profile for further details.

Aberdeen City Council is an equal opportunities employer and we are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion. For further information, please see our Equality, Diversity, Inclusion and Recruitment pack.

Flexible Working

We are happy to talk flexible working and offer flexible working for most roles in the organisation meaning that many of our employees enjoy the freedom of choosing a working pattern that suits them as much as it suits the organisation.

Disability Confident

We are a Disability Confident Employer. If you consider yourself to have a disability and think you may require a reasonable adjustment to be made for this part of the selection process, or would like further information in relation to reasonable adjustments, please contact AskHR@aberdeencity.gov.uk.

Armed Forces

We are a forces-friendly employer, have signed the Armed Forces Covenant and are a silver award recipient in the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme. We have a specific email address for those in the forces, those who have left the forces, as well as their partners / spouses / families: armedforces@aberdeencity.gov.uk. We are able to answer questions about jobs and our application / selection process, as well as about our employee support provisions.

Guaranteed Interview Scheme

We have a number of guaranteed interview schemes available to applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the role they are applying for who:

• have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010 (all jobs)
• looked after young people, those that are in continuing care or are a care leaver up to the age of 29 (all jobs)
• are aged 16-24 and live in Aberdeen City or have been to an Aberdeen City Council school and are applying for a Modern Apprenticeship (except Trades apprenticeships)
• have done a Foundation Apprenticeship with Aberdeen City Council and are applying for any apprenticeships relevant to the area in which they did their Foundation Apprenticeship
• are New Scots* aged 16-24 and are applying for any apprenticeships

*"New Scots" are defined as refugees and asylum seekers who are in Scottish communities and include those who have been granted refugee status or another form of humanitarian protection, people seeking asylum, those who have been refused asylum, and those whose application has been refused but who remain in Scotland.

Further information can be found at https://www.aberdeencity.gov.uk/services/jobs

Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme

Our client is currently looking for a Process and Quality Coordinator to join their team due to rapid growth, they have a small team so they are looking for someone who can coordinate staff to ensure site processes are followed. This role is a full time position, but may be available part time for the right candidate.

What you can expect in this role:

• End-to-end production coordination, including ensuring staff levels, logistics, stock and materials are in place on a timely basis so that orders can be fulfilled as efficiently as possible.
• Implementation of Quality Assurance processes
• Creation and maintenance of spec sheets.
• Fulfilling customer sample requests for existing or potential customers.
• Maintaining HACCP plans.

What we need from you:

• Experience in the food industry, eg with SALSA or BRC and with best practice and record keeping.
• Excellent communication skills and some customer service experience
• Candidates should have experience in maintaining HACCP plans.
• Interest in sustainability programmes such as Fairtrade and Rainforest Alliance - with a view to developing processes and maintaining compliance.
• It is key that the person taking on this role is able to engage with and motivate our excellent factory team.
• The right candidate will also be able to engage with our international customer and supplier base, recognising that most customers and suppliers know of each other.
• This is a technical role and so competency with process, a structured approach and attention to detail will be fundamental.

What we can offer you:

• A Salary of up to £28,000, based on 37.5 hours a week
• 25 days holiday + bank holidays.
• A company that is dedicated to training and up-skilling their staff.
• Room for progression in a growing company.
• Free Parking on site

If this role does look like something you would be interested in, please do feel free to simply click "apply" or give me a call on 01484 970238 to discuss further.

Manpower are excited to bring a new opportunity to market for a Quality Assurance Officer based on site in Northampton. Our prestigious client is a dynamic and innovative manufacturing company dedicated to producing high-quality products. Launched in 1979, the company initially focused solely on the UK consumer market but quickly became an industry branded name and now exports to over 29 countries around the world. With a commitment to excellence and a focus on continuous improvement, they are seeking a seasoned professional enhance their team.

The Quality Assurance & Compliance Officer plays a crucial role in enhancing business quality processes to ensure customer satisfaction. Assisting the Head of HSEQ in maintaining an effective quality system through proactive audits and the investigation of non-conformances to ensure quality standards are met and identify where improvements can be made. The role will also support the Technical Department in authoring and maintaining safety data sheets for the product range.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

Quality Assurance

• Implement and maintain quality assurance measures to drive process improvement.
• Take the lead with internal and external complaints, perform root cause analysis to develop appropriate corrective and preventative measures, and implement change within agreed deadlines.
• Carry out quality assessment measures of incoming componentry and finished products.
• Guide and mentor the business about any quality control and assurance.
• Attend and support production team huddles.

Compliance & Audit

• Co-ordinate a global overview of regulatory compliance and product stewardship practices.
• Provide classification and labelling data, including transport classification for products, such as REACH, GHS/CLP, ADR, etc.
• Generate and maintain finished product SDSs using LISAM and/or LYCOS.
• Lead the internal audit programme in line with ISO 9001 requirements.
• Escalate compliance issues, breaches, or incidents and ensure appropriate remedial actions are taken.
• Perform regular quality checks on production lines to ensure production standards are being met.
• Ensure compliance to all other HSE & HR Policies & Procedures.

Health & Safety

• Ensure systems and processes are followed to minimise the environmental impact of the operations.
• Ensure all activities on site are carried out in a safe manner, in line with policies, ensuring that all Health, Safety and Environmental statutory requirements are met.
• Support with the implementation of health, safety, and environmental management systems.

Equipment Maintenance and Troubleshooting

• Using problem solving methods to understand system or process failures.

Continuous Improvement

• Participate in continuous improvement activities such as Kaizen events.
• Support continuous improvement projects by supplying relevant data.

Communication

• Maintain close working relationships and excellent communication with all departments.
• Interpret and communicate legal text and standards at various levels within the business.
• Ability to develop and present data/findings using various types of media.

Reporting and Documentation

• Support with administrative duties associated with document control within the Quality Management System (QMS).
• Ensure department Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) are monitored and presented.
• Ensure personal goals and objectives are aligned with the business improvement plan.

Person Specification

• Good understanding of chemicals and manufacturing processes
• Strong organisational skills, with the ability to manage and prioritise multiple tasks simultaneously.
• Self-motivated, have strong team player skills as well as being able to work on your own initiative
• Demonstrate commitment to providing a quality service and have a flexible, positive, and logical approach.
• Process driven.
• Experience of managing projects
• Experience with continuous improvement activities.
• Competent with the use of Microsoft Office software. Experience with SAP desirable.

So, if you tick the above boxes, we encourage you to apply today, and a member of the team will review your details and book in a call at a time convenient to you!

This vacancy is internal and open only to employees of North Lanarkshire Council and Associated Employers*

*Fusion Assets, NLP LLP

NLC 9 - (£32,339 - £37,462) Pro Rata

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic, customer focused and confident individual to join our team in this key role supporting delivery of the Clyde Valley Residual Waste Contract through the monitoring of community benefits and providing site, technical and contract management support.

With an SVQ3/HNC/Apprenticeship in an appropriate subject, you will have moderate work experience within a relevant field and be able to demonstrate continuous professional development.

You must have experience of working in a contract support and project environment and with confidential information. In addition, you will have experience of undertaking audit/compliance checks and of implementing document control and tracking procedures. Experience of partnership working and of waste management is also essential, as is an awareness of relevant legislative directives.

To succeed in this role, you must be an innovative problem solver who is able to work independently. You must have excellent organisational and IT skills, be a clear verbal and written communicator and have the ability to analyse data, identify gaps in information and produce relevant reports.

You must have a current driving licence.

This position is temporary for a period of up to 1 year for a maternity leave cover.

Work Pattern:

Monday to Thursday - 8.45am to 4.45pm

Friday - 8.45 to 4.15pm

Working here at North Lanarkshire Council

If you’re considering a career with us, you’ll be keen to know what’s in it for you. We have a great package of benefits available, from health and wellbeing to finances and family. This includes 27 days annual leave and 6 public holidays*, and a wide range of benefits available to you, find out more at work well NL. We also have a full package of learning and development through our learning academy LearnNL to help you reach your full potential and further your career.

For more information on local authority careers visit the myjobscotland career hub

North Lanarkshire Council are Happy to Talk Flexible Working, we operate a Smarter Working Policy.

Click here to see our Recruitment Charter.

*For all casual/sessional roles, you will receive 12.1% of your hourly rate for every hour worked in total recompense for annual leave, including public holidays. These rates will be indicated separately on your payslip. You will only be paid for the hours that you work.

We are a Disability Confident Leader and offer a guaranteed interview to applicants who consider themselves to be disabled, as long as they meet the essential criteria of the person specification/job description.

We have also adopted the Armed Forces Community Covenant to show our support for service personnel, veterans and their families. We offer a guaranteed interview for service leavers, spouses, reservists and veterans, as long as they meet the essential criteria of the person specification/job description.

North Lanarkshire Council is committed to #KeepingThePromise. This means that if you have ever been in care (looked after at home with a social worker, lived with a relative other than your parents, experienced foster, residential or secure care) you are entitled to a guaranteed interview for this post, as long as you meet the essential criteria of the person specification/job description. This is one way North Lanarkshire is demonstrating our commitment to supporting Care-Experienced People.

The Plan for North Lanarkshire is to be the place to live, learn, work, invest and visit. The Council recognises that work is an important part of adult life and is critical to our wellbeing and shaping how we live. The Fair Work Convention’s Framework defines Fair Work as work that offers effective voice, fulfilment, opportunity, respect and security. We believe Fair Work can boost creativity, realise untapped potential and increase productivity. To find out more click on the link.

Alternative Application Packs can be requested in other formats for example, Large Print, Braille, and Audio. To request an alternative Application Pack please phone 01698 403151.

The following link contains our Easy Read documents which will help explain the process and what happens during the selection process: Easy Read – My NL

***PLEASE NOTE WE DO NOT ACCEPT CVS IN PLACE OF THE APPLICATION FORM. TO BE CONSIDERED FOR THIS VACANCY YOU MUST ENSURE AN APPLICATION FORM IS SUBMITTED. ANY CV SUBMISSIONS WILL BE DISREGARDED.***

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Your new company
Our client is a leading multi -faceted building company based in Glasgow but with national operations. From delivering schools to local councils to building infrastructure to the MOD, they can offer their staff a sustainable and exciting career on interesting and stimulating projects. They are now ready to appoint a Quality Advisor to their business to drive forward their commitment to building excellence.


Your new role
As Quality Advisor, you will be based in their head office in Glasgow but with regular travel throughout the UK. Reporting to the head of quality, you will be responsible for supporting all your assigned projects in ensuring they are building and operating in line with our clients' stringent quality management system. This will be done through gathering and monitoring information from sites but through regular site audits and meetings. From there, you will ensure any non-compliance is managed and rectified and support the operations team in driving this into the business.


What you'll need to succeed
Our client is looking for an expert in quality who has ideally worked in a construction, engineering or subcontractor environment and would ideally like to apply their experience with a national builder on large publicly funded projects. You will be experienced in quality management systems and standards and ideally have a related technical qualification in quality management. You enjoy being busy and like working in a stimulating environment which will challenge and develop you.


What you'll get in return
Our client is a fantastic employer with a strong brand in the market. They have a well-rounded and compressive approach to salaries and benefits packages. This is a great role for an ambitious quality management professional to join a national player and really secure their employment for the next 5 to 10 years. Get in touch asap


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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Your new company
You will work for a leading law firm and sit within the Credit Control department. This role is a full time and permanent opportunity, reporting into the Credit Control Manager / Financial Controller.

Your new role

• Managing the outstanding sales balances falling due and ensuring payment of outstanding invoices by appropriate use of e-mail, letter and telephone contact with our clients.
• Sending out statements of accounts to our clients.
• Recording all communications made with clients.
• Sending out copy invoices to clients.
• Liaising internally with fee earners and the E-Billing Administrator progress any problems regarding invoice delivery and/or payment.
• Daily banking of cheques (when received) and manage the Barclaycard merchant services account.
• Posting receipts on to our IPT system and allocating the payments to outstanding invoices.
• General sales ledger administration to ensure our client records are kept up to date.
• Maintain the Sterling, US$ and Euro cashbooks.
• On-boarding new clients to include financial risk assessment, AML, terms of business and client engagement letters.
• Regularly meet and discuss with the Credit Controller and Financial Controller the position on new clients, debtors, cash collections against targets and any related issues.
• This is not an exhaustive list. The post-holder will be required to undertake any other reasonable duties in line with the overall purpose and level of the role and as the needs of the business change over time.

What you'll need to succeed

• IT literate - must be comfortable working with new IT systems
• Diligent, attention to detail
• Methodical approach to work
• Excellent communication skills
• Proactive approach to problem solving
• Ability to prioritise workload and work under pressure

What you'll get in return
Flexible working options available.

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 on your career.

Hays Specialist Recruitment Limited acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and employment business for the supply of temporary workers. By applying for this job you accept the T&C's, Privacy Policy and Disclaimers which can be found at hays.co.uk

About the Role

’Quality Matters … join the quality team and support homes and the people living in them to have a great quality life'.

A new and exciting vacancy has arisen for a dynamic Quality Support Partner to join the Quality team at MMCG.

The successful candidate will support specific services in a designated area in around the specified region.

The post holder be part of the quality team and adopt a hand on practical approach to delivering positive improvement and change within a service.

The main function of the role is to be deployed into a service which requires care support to achieve quality focused outcomes. Such as coaching staff on medicine management, writing and evaluating person centred care plans, supporting in management of individual care needs.

As a Quality Support Partner, you'll deliver warm, empathetic and respectful care and support across an allocated group of care homes. On a practical level you will support the homes completing identified actions that have been generated from internal audits. The post holder will report to the Head of Quality Excellence.

Our ideal Quality Support Partner will have the following skills and values:

• Care Practitioner / Senior Care Level – holding NVQ 3 as minimum
• At least 2 years in a Care Home setting is desirable
• A practical, 'hands on' approach – working on the floor guiding, coaching, and training staff
• Strong organisational skills
• Sound knowledge of regulatory standards, statutory requirements in a care home setting and of improvement methods with the ability to guide, coach and practically empower services to implement change.
• Experience of conducting checks of medications, care plan completion & staff observation – adopting the principle of showing the person, watching the person complete and providing feedback
• Experienced in supporting other to manage a shift through delegation and allocation of staff
• Exceptional communication skills, both written and verbal
• Experience of developing links with healthcare professionals and external organisations
• Full UK Driving Licence
• An ability to work flexibly to the needs of the service and organisation.

Working with us will result in some excellent rewards & benefits including:

• Simply Health – company funded, providing cashback for prescriptions, optical and dental costs 24/7 virtual GP access plus more for you and up to 4 children*
• Early Pay – Access to earned pay prior to payday
• Benefits platform – discounts across multiple retailers, leisure providers, hospitality etc.
• Pension Scheme with Nest
• Personal car leases via salary sacrifice**
• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays
• Holiday Flex – purchase additional holiday**
• Flexible working patterns
• Cycle to work scheme**
• Recommend a friend
• Service recognition
• Training support and development opportunities
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Wellbeing support
• Discounted gym membership

*Benefits require completion of a 12-week probationary period before they can be accessed.

**Benefit subject to deduction not taking colleague National Living Wage

This role comes with a competitive salary, and car allowance.

Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme

Manpower UK Print & Packaging Division are currently working on behalf of one of our prestigious partners, a market leading Labels and Flexible packaging company who, having seen consistent growth, and are heavily investing across their business. They are therefore eager to enrich their existing longstanding team with an additional Quality Assurance Technician.

The successful candidate will play a crucial role in ensuring the quality and accuracy of our labels and print products. You will be responsible for conducting thorough inspections, performing tests, and maintaining quality control processes throughout the production cycle. This position requires a keen eye for detail, strong analytical skills, and the ability to work effectively in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.

Daily duties will include:

• Conduct routine inspections of labels and print products at various stages of the production process to ensure compliance with quality standards and specifications.
• Perform visual inspections to detect defects, imperfections, or deviations from quality standards, such as colour accuracy, print clarity, and alignment.
• Document inspection results, test findings, and quality issues accurately and thoroughly in written reports or electronic databases.
• Collaborate with production teams to identify and address root causes of quality issues, implement corrective actions, and prevent recurrence of defects.
• Assist in the development and implementation of quality control procedures, protocols, and work instructions to optimize efficiency and minimise errors.
• Communicate effectively with supervisors, operators, and other team members to ensure alignment on quality objectives, priorities, and expectations.
• Participate in continuous improvement initiatives, quality audits, and training programs to enhance your skills and contribute to the overall success of the quality assurance department.

If you are passionate about quality, precision, and continuous improvement, and you thrive in a dynamic manufacturing environment, we encourage you to apply for the position today so we can review your application and look to schedule in call at a time suitable to you!

Job Purpose:

Before applying for this job, it is important that you read the Applicant Guidance by clicking on this link and the Job Profile attached. These explain the job role and the type of person we're looking for.

Location: Marischal College, Broad Street, Aberdeen

Duration: Fixed Term, Full Time

Roles that require PVG Membership

Please note that with effect from 1 April 2023, where a role requires PVG membership, candidates will be required to meet the cost of the PVG membership. This applies only to roles with a full time equivalent salary of £30,000 and above. (Teaching roles and jobs at Grade 11 and above (currently £30,727 per annum / £15.97 per hour)

The Council will pay for the PVG membership cost initially, either £18 for existing PVG scheme members, or £59 for non-members, and this cost will be deducted from an employee’s first FULL month’s salary payment.

The roles of the Quality Improvement Manager are to:

 promote and support the improvement agenda
 effectively manage allocated areas of responsibility, including line
management of a team of Quality /Improvement Officers and Education Support Officers
 support the delivery of the policies set by Education and Children’s Services Directorate under the overall direction of the Director of Education and children’s services
 provide leadership, vision, professional advice and effective
management to the Council and in particular, the Head of Education
Services.

The post holder needs to hold as a minimum:

 Educated to degree level
 Relevant professional teaching qualification
 Ability to provide evidence of GTCS registration or eligibility
 PVG Membership for Regulated work with Children and/or Protected
Adults or willingness to obtain prior to a formal offer of employment being
made.

The postholder is able to demonstrate:

About Us

Please see Job Profile for further details.

Aberdeen City Council is an equal opportunities employer and we are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion.

Flexible Working

We are happy to talk flexible working and offer flexible working for most roles in the organisation meaning that many of our employees enjoy the freedom of choosing a working pattern that suits them as much as it suits the organisation.

Disability Confident

We are a Disability Confident Employer. If you consider yourself to have a disability and think you may require a reasonable adjustment to be made for this part of the selection process, or would like further information in relation to reasonable adjustments, please contact AskHR@aberdeencity.gov.uk.

Armed Forces

We are a forces-friendly employer, have signed the Armed Forces Covenant and are a silver award recipient in the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme. We have a specific email address for those in the forces, those who have left the forces, as well as their partners / spouses / families: armedforces@aberdeencity.gov.uk. We are able to answer questions about jobs and our application / selection process, as well as about our employee support provisions.

Guaranteed Interview Scheme

We have a number of guaranteed interview schemes available to applicants who meet the minimum criteria for our roles and who:

• have a disability
• are care-experienced and aged 16-29
• are aged 16-24 and live in Aberdeen City or have been to an Aberdeen City Council school and are applying for a Modern Apprenticeship (except Trades apprenticeships)
• have done a Foundation Apprenticeship with Aberdeen City Council and are applying for any apprenticeships relevant to the area in which they did their Foundation Apprenticeship
• are New Scots aged 16-24 and are applying for any apprenticeships

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Your new company
A successful manufacturing plant in Antrim has been operational for the past 40 years. They are a large business offering great opportunities. Due to their continued success in well designed and quality assured products they have gained new customers and increased orders, therefore have a requirement to add to the team.


Your new role
As a Senior Quality Improvement Manager, you will play a critical role in ensuring that the manufacturing processes, products, and services meet the highest quality standards. You'll be responsible for driving continuous improvement initiatives, maintaining compliance with ISO9001 requirements, and fostering a culture of quality excellence.You will report to the Operations Manager and have a supportive team report to you.

Hours:
Mon - Thurs 8am - 5pm and Fri until 1.30

What you'll need to succeed
Ideally you will have a Bachelor's degree in a relevant field (e.g., Quality Management, Engineering, Manufacturing) or 4 years experience in a quality role. You will have proven experience in quality management, preferably within a manufacturing environment. Knowledge of ISO9001 standards and quality control practices. Strong analytical skills and attention to detail. Excellent communication and collaboration abilities. Certifications such as Lean Six Sigma or ISO auditor certification desirable but not essential as long as have working knowledge.


What you'll get in return
Competitive salary, negotiable depending on experience.
Life Insurance
31 days holidays
Pension

What you need to do now


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Engineering QA Inspector

We have an exciting opportunity to join our client in the Canterbury area as an Engineering QA Inspector. This role will involve the inspection of vendor supplied products and verifying that the product meets all the drawing and specification requirements prior to release to stock.

Hours:

08:00 - 16:30 Monday - Thursday

08:00 - 13:30 Friday

Other duties will involve:

• Working proactively and prioritising inspection activities to keep the assembly lines supplied with product.
• Carrying out minor reworks such as FOD removal and component cleaning.
• Proactively moving between QC locations to ensure efficient and effective inspections.
• Understanding and able to carry out independent inspections and CEO inspections.
• Recording data accurately, both electronically and handwritten.

Company benefits include:

• 25 days + bank holidays.
• Group Personal Pension Plan
• Life Assurance
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Company Sick Pay
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Subsidised Restaurant facility
• Free on site parking

CV's from a qualified and experienced Engineering QA Inspector in Word format please.

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