Quality Assurance Manager

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QUALITY ASSURANCE MANAGER in the BERKSHIRE / MIDDLESEX AREA

Are you a Quality Assurance Manager looking for a new opportunity in the coming months?

If so 1st Step are currently working with a Leading M&E Contractor based in the Berkshire/Middlesex area that are currently looking for a QA Manager join their team in September. The client is looking to interview in the next few weeks for a swift transition before the New Year starts. Have you worked in a Critical Environment or maybe in Pharmaceutical projects recently and looking for a step up in your career?

Our client has great work culture with lots of development and progression available for those who are looking to step up in their career.

Duties Include:
• Assist the Project Manager to ensure inspection and test plans are in place and being carried out
• Ensure systems are in place to allow sample and benchmark plans to be established and agreed with customer, and sub-contractor supply chain
• Assist in developing specific project / task quality plans
• Undertake assurance that the Quality Plan is being followed and that requirements are being met
• Support the Quality team in dealing with external auditing governing bodies to maintain existing certification and continuous improvement
• Provide quality improvement performance measures and recommendations, and share best practice
• Ensure that the process is in place to deliver right first time to client specification, in conjunction with the Project Manager as appropriate
• Produce project and/or business quality reports as required
• Support the delivery of business stream quality programs and actions
• Collation of data for the monthly report
• Maintain highest levels of confidentiality in all aspects of employment
• Manage the Health, Safety and Environmental where applicable
• Assist in training, coaching & developing quality skills in business stream
• Support the establishment of a continuous improvement culture
• Undertake specific investigations and/or report on quality related issues as required
• Review Inspection and Test Plans for consistency
Update Inspection and Test Plan Tracker as required
• Chase Inspection and Test Plan Information where required
Educate Team/Suppliers / Sub-Contractors on Inspection and test Plans
• Encourage usage of Standard Templates
• Undertake supplier / Sub-contractor / internal audits as per the programme
• Evaluate KPI’s on a regular basis
• Raise / Close out / Analyse non-conformities
• Compliance check on all registers on a weekly basis