FORENSIC SERVICES Quality and Compliance Officer
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Company Description
Eurofins Scientific is an international life sciences company, providing a unique range of analytical testing services to clients across multiple industries, to make life and our environment safer, healthier and more sustainable. Eurofins works with the biggest companies in the world to ensure the products they supply are safe, their ingredients are authentic and labelling is accurate. Eurofins believes it is a global leader in food, environmental, pharmaceutical and cosmetics products testing and in agroscience CRO services.
In over just 30 years, Eurofins has grown from one laboratory in Nantes, France to over 50,000 staff across a network of more than 900 independent companies in over 50 countries and operating more than 800 laboratories. Eurofins offers a portfolio of over 200,000 analytical methods to evaluate the safety, identity, composition, authenticity, origin, traceability and purity of biological substances and products.
Job Description
Salary: £29,000 per annum
Location: Role can be based at any of our UK Northern sites: Wakefield / Leeds / Birchwood (Warrington) / Tamworth (Midlands)
Contract: Permanent
Hours: 37.5 per week, full-time
Closing date: 15th January 2025
Job Purpose
To provide audit and associated support on all Quality & Compliance matters and to provide support to Eurofins Forensic Services on all related matters at the direction of and reporting to the Quality and Compliance Manager.
Key Responsibilities And Accountabilities
* To input, maintain and collate all relevant data to support Quality & Compliance functionality.
* To assess, review, plan and undertake in conjunction with the Quality & Compliance Manager implementation of new processes and standards.
* To actively progress and maintain the Annual audit schedule and associated 4 year plan.
* To undertake as required internal and second party audits to maintain and improve accreditation/certification to identified standards.
* To host, organise and support all external accreditation/certification body audits undertaking duties as required.
* To support the Science Leads on all aspects of Technical audits.
* To verify and report on actions identified as a result of all audits and investigations.
* To actively manage as identified/required the Proficiency test (PT) process ensuring all opportunities are identified, evaluated and progressed as required.
* To develop Quality Assurance trials where identified as required.
* To advise, organise and support on validation activities.
* To assist in maintaining validation library to support Quality Standards and codes of practice.
* To co-ordinate as requested the EFS licence register ensuring compliance at all times.
* To undertake Quality & Compliance investigations as required.
* To ensure all Quality & Compliance related activities owned and undertaken are co-ordinated, controlled, reported, scheduled, timetabled and assigned.
* To undertake all administrative duties and general functions of the Quality & Compliance team as required.
* To develop and deliver Quality & Compliance training and communication programmes as required.
* To support Health and Safety activities as required.
* Provide Quality & Compliance support to the broader Eurofins organisation as required.
* To communicate, escalate and inform all relevant parties of improvement opportunities.
* Undertake any other identified duties as required.
Qualifications
Knowledge, Experience and Technical Skills
Required
* Previous experience of working in a regulated environment is essential.
* Competence and aptitude in handling complex and varied workloads including ability to prioritise.
* The post holder must be computer literate.
* The post holder must hold a valid UK driving licence.
* Experience of conducting audits ideally within a 17025 capacity is essential.
Desirable
* Trained in root cause analysis or has demonstrable investigative experience.
* Trained and competent in FMEA and Value Stream Mapping techniques.
Person Specification
* Accountability
* Integrity
* Attention to detail
* Customer focused, with good communication skills
* Ability to work effectively individually and in a team
* Openness to change
* Positive attitude
* Organised
* Flexible approach
* Problem solver
* Self starter.
Company Benefits
* Life Assurance (3 times annual salary)
* Scottish Widows Company Pension Plan
* 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays (increasing to a maximum of 30 days)
* Employee length of service awards and yearly recognition schemes.
* Employee tech scheme
* Discount vouchers and flexi reward points on our employee wellness hub
* Access to Perkbox for savings on a wide range of perks
* Learning and study support
* Employee Assistance Programme
* Health Cash Plan membership
* Enhanced company sick, maternity and paternity pay scheme
* Refer a friend scheme
* Subscription to mental health support and wellbeing
* Free car parking depending on site location.
Security Clearance
Due to the highly sensitive nature of the work, applicants should note that security clearance is required for this role. To gain security clearance you must have five years continuous residency in the UK.
To apply, please visit Eurofins Careers
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