Job Description

VACANCY

Role: QUALITY ASSISTANT

Location: Kettering, UK Salary: Up to 25,000.00 per annum

Hours: 37.5hrs per week Ref: 15/25

We are seeking a Quality Assistant to join SATRA's small Quality Assurance and Compliance team.

About The Department

SATRA's Quality department currently consists of a small group of individuals. We have overall responsibility for implementing and maintaining the Quality systems in place within the SATRA Group and operate at all levels of and areas within the business. We are also supported by several systems coordinators within our testing departments.

We operate 2 formal quality management systems within the business, EN ISO/IEC 17025: 2017 and EN ISO/IEC 17065: 2012 with corporate procedures that cover all areas including those not directly within the scope of our formal Management systems.

Our EN ISO/IE 17025: 2017 activities include testing of a wide range of consumer goods and personal protective equipment which requires a quality system to support and underpin the services we offer to our customers. This includes the calibration of a large range of specialised equipment, and we are now in need of a person to assist in ensuring that this meet the requirements of EN ISO/IE 17025: 2017.

About The Role

As a quality assistant you will be responsible for a range of activities including:

Review and validation of existing calibration procedures used for the internal calibration of a range of equipment used by the SATRA testing teams. This will involve ensuring that the procedure covers all requirements and specifications for the standards that an item of equipment is used for as well as proving validation data.

Creation of uncertainty of measurement budgets for equipment and test methods.

Checking acceptance criteria for externally calibrated equipment.

Coordination of proficiency testing for internal calibration activities undertaken by SATRA.

Creation of validation data for software used as part of internal calibration activities, this would mainly consist of validating excel workbooks used for calculations and data input and where formula is used.

Assisting with internal audits and reviewing flexible scope applications.

Collation and analysis of monthly statistics.

Coordination of and taking part in UKAS visits and extension to scope activities.

Training in all aspects of the role will be provided when required.

About You

You will be a patient, self-motivated, methodical person, with a meticulous eye for detail, good organisational skills and the ability to work independently.

To be successful in this role you must have a good understanding of statistics, maths and a general understanding of physics and you will need to demonstrate a very high level of competency in Word and Excel. Previous transferable experience may be considered.

Experience of producing documents in accordance with an internal Quality Management System and/or experience with working in a testing or calibration laboratory would be a distinct advantage.

Benefits Include

Staff benefits include 25 - 30 days (service related) annual leave; life assurance; a group personal pension plan; income protection; free parking; flexible working hours.

Closing date for receipt of applications is: Wednesday 21st May 2025

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: Up to 25,000.00 per year

Benefits:

Free parking On-site parking
Schedule:

Monday to Friday
Work Location: In person

Application deadline: 21/05/2025
Reference ID: 15/25