Job Description

VACANCY

Role: QUALITY ASSISTANT

Location: Kettering, UK Salary: 10,200.00 to 10,610.00 per annum

Hours: 16hrs per week Ref: 13/25

We are seeking a Part Time Quality Assistant to join SATRA's small Quality Assurance and Compliance team and to and take over the role of Secretariat services for TCI 69 - Footwear and Leather

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.

SATRA holds the Secretariat services for the UK standards Committee TCI 69. This is the main Footwear and Leather committee responsible for the development and publication of global standards. The role is held on behalf of BSi and involves engagement with external stakeholders as well as SATRA staff.

About The Role

You will be responsible for a range of activities including:

As the Secretariat for TCI 69:

Arranging meetings and creating agendas

Taking and circulating minutes and other documents via the relevant committee portals and websites.

Review International and European documents, collating comments and ensuring votes are made on time.

Liaise with any other relevant committees, as appropriate.

Attend BSi meetings as required.

As a quality assistant you will be responsible for:

Assisting with internal audits.

Creating gap analysis documents

Collation and analysis of monthly statistics.

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

Compliance training - this entails managing external subscriptions to training platforms and ensuring the training is suitable for SATRA and carries SATRA branding

Collating staff conflicts of interest, documenting the calibration budget, clearing customs, managing online subscriptions

Training in all aspects of the role will be provided where 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: Thursday 8th May 2025

Interviews will be held on site 21st and 22nd May 2025

Job Types: Part-time, Permanent

Pay: 10,200.00-10,610.00 per year

Expected hours: 16 per week

Benefits:

Free parking On-site parking
Schedule:

Monday to Friday
Work Location: In person

Application deadline: 08/05/2025
Reference ID: 13/25