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A new Quality Supplier Officer vacancy has arisen in our fast growing company. This is a fantastic opportunity to join our QSHE team reporting to the Quality Manager.
LOCATION: Skegness - Holly Road Head Offices, with regular working at other sites in Lincolnshire with requirement for regular national and international auditing.
JOB TITLE: Quality Supplier Officer
JOB TYPE: Full Time
HOURS OF WORK: Monday to Friday – 9.00am to 5.00pm (with half an hour unpaid lunch break)
SALARY RANGE: £36,000 - £40,000pa (dependent on skills and experience)
ADDITIONAL BENEFITS: Relocation package of up to £2,000, generous yearly bonus (Profit Related Pay), company sick pay, 30 days holiday
JOB SUMMARY:
We are looking for a full time Supplier Quality Officer to join our Quality Team in the QSHE department. As Supplier Quality Officer you will be responsible for the maintenance and ongoing continual improvement of a supplier approval system compliant with our Integrated Management System and incorporating the requirements of ISO 9001, ISO 13485, BS EN 14065, ISO 14001, ISO 50001 and Micronclean’s Health and Safety standard. This will include the review, audit and approval of new suppliers, in addition to re-approval or performance management of existing suppliers to Micronclean Limited. The successful applicant will play a key role in working with the Quality team to develop and maintain a process for ensuring the consistent quality of our products and services, providing guidance and expertise to those responsible for Quality.
The Supplier Quality Officer will specialise in Supplier Performance Quality and ensure that the products and services supplied to Micronclean meet agreed specifications and that the organisations / facilities supplying them have suitable systems and controls to demonstrate our required levels of capability.
Key Duties to include:
- To represent Micronclean & our expectations on our suppliers’ sites and act as the Micronclean primary interface on supplier quality issues, keeping the business informed of all activities related to supplier performance.
- To effectively manage, plan, schedule and perform external supplier audits, including international audits, in-line with relevant schedules and certification, supporting all areas of the business. Responsibility will include the generation and issue of audit reports, follow-up of any quality issues associated with the supplier and ensuring that corrective actions are closed out / completed
- Close collaboration with the Micronclean Procurement department during supplier selection to assess risk and ensure that all relevant documentation is obtained for approval to supply including accurate and comprehensive technical specifications for incoming products.
- Ensure that all relevant supplier documentation is correctly filed / stored and available, and that relevant associated systems are up to date at all times.
- Conduct internal audits to identify Quality issues within the business, to proactively identify Quality issues and to assess the effectiveness of solutions in place, reviewing systems for effectiveness.
- Monitor and manage Supplier Quality KPIs, CAPAs and supplier performance including escalation of poor supplier performance and the management of supplier quality risks
- Assist the QSHE team with Daily Activities as required.
- Assist with training of relevant personnel.
- Maintain a Clean and Safe working environment.
The candidate must:
- Be a self-motivated, highly determined individual who wants to affect change.
- Be a good communicator and team worker
- Be able to work independently, with good attention to detail and able to work to deadlines
- Hold a full UK/EU manual driving license
- Hold a Science degree or equivalent suitable experience in a supplier management role
- have a detailed knowledge and practical experience of management of quality management systems, particularly ISO 9001:2015
- Be an experienced Lead Auditor for ISO 9001 and auditor experience in ISO 13485.
- Be willing and able to execute international audits independently
- Be experienced working with Office applications to include word, excel, sharepoint and powerpoint.
Preferable skills/experience:
- Internal auditor qualification
- Experience working with an ERP system
- Training/experience in validation
- GMP Knowledge/background
Why Work for Micronclean as a Quality Supplier Officer?
There are many reasons to join the Micronclean family, but here are just a few more:
- Competitive rates of pay, and voluntary overtime frequently available.
- Company pension contributions of 5% of salary.
- 30 days’ annual leave (including bank holidays), increasing to 33 days for loyalty service
- Company Sick Pay scheme
- Various schemes to support employees with their mental health and wellbeing.
- A generous yearly bonus paid every January, to all staff
- A growing, family owned, highly successful business, with a history spanning back to the 1920s.
- Highly committed to investing in people and training, with a proven history of opportunities and promotions from within for employees who wish to progress.
About Micronclean
Micronclean is a family-owned business based in Lincolnshire employing over 400 people. The company provides products and services to various industries.
Our current focus areas include rental of specialist work wear to cleanroom industries (pharmaceutical, medical devices, aerospace), and of protective workwear to manufacturing industries (engineering, automotive). The company also manufactures and distributes a range of cleanroom products, which it sells in the UK and exports throughout Europe and further afield, including India, Australia, and Canada.
The company has an ambitious vision for growth both in the UK where we are investing in all our plants and abroad. where our plant in Bangalore, India has recently been commissioned and is supporting the production of Covid-19 vaccines in India.
For more information about Micronclean, please visit our website.
IF YOU WISH TO SPEAK TO SOMEONE ABOUT THE ROLE OF QUALITY SUPPLIER OFFICER IN MORE DETAIL, PLEASE CONTACT US.
Benefits:
- Additional leave
- Bereavement leave
- Company events
- Company pension
- Cycle to work scheme
- Employee discount
- Enhanced maternity leave
- Gym membership
- Health & wellbeing programme
- On-site parking
- Profit sharing
- Referral programme
- Relocation assistance
- Sick pay
- Work from home
Work Location: In person
