Quality Officer

Bedford, England, United Kingdom

11/28/2024

RPS Laboratories are seeking a Quality Officer to join our team, acting as the backbone of our commitment to excellence. As a Quality Officer, you will be an essential part of the team that is responsible for establishing, maintaining and improving the Quality Management System and RPS’s scope of accreditation under ISO17025. This is a permanent, full time role and will be based onsite at our laboratory in Bedford.

Who We Are

We operate from purpose-built laboratory facilities which have a long history of providing expert advice and analytical solutions to the agochemical sector. Our laboratories enjoy an international reputation for solving complex and novel analytical problems in a wide variety of food, feed and forage crops.

We’re RPS, our projects are all around you. We define, design and manage projects that create shared value to a complex, urbanising and resource-scarce world. Our people are our success. We need people who share our passion on solving the problems that matter. Here you’ll find work that is challenging and rewarding, and you’ll be supported every step of the way.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Provide support to the Quality Manager to ensure that all aspects of the Quality Management System are adhered to within the laboratory.
• Review the suitability of quality critical suppliers, conduct internal and external audits, and assist in hosting regulatory inspections.
• Provide guidance, mentoring and support to the wider Laboratory team in a friendly and constructive manner.
• Monitor and assess routine laboratory quality checks and calibrations.
• Coordinate induction to all new personnel and provide training as required.
• Monitor and maintain register for suppliers and sub-contractors and equipment inventory.
• Maintain Proficiency Testing documentation and logs.
• Assist the Quality Manager in investigating non-conforming work and conducting internal audits.
• Ensure Quality documentation is up to date and reflects practice.
  
  

Who We’re Looking For

• BSc in Chemistry or a closely related subject, or equivalent industrial experience.
• Demonstrable experience of working within a Quality Management System ideally in an accredited testing laboratory.
• Experience of performing internal audits, agreeing, and raising actions and working with the analytical teams in the closing of those actions.
• Knowledge of ISO/IEC 17025:2017 and/or other regulatory systems (GLP/GMP, ISO 9001:2015 ISO/EIC 17020; ISO 15189).
• Ability to manage multiple competing priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate and influence effectively at different levels within an organisation.
• Problem solving skills to support the laboratory in investigations and action closure.
• Strongly developed organisational skills.
  
  

What’s in it for you?

A personal development plan and a transparent career pathway puts you in the driving seat of your career and you’ll be supported as far as you want to go.

We encourage and value different ideas, perspectives, and styles of thinking. We need a mix of experiences and skills to develop the most innovative ideas. We respect one another and recognise the potential and contribution of everyone. You’ll be joining a diverse community and a company that puts its people first and prioritises their wellbeing.

RPS, a Tetra Tech Company

Representing an exciting new chapter in our business, in January 2023 RPS became a Tetra Tech company. With over 27,000 employees in more than 550 offices in more than 120 countries on seven continents, Tetra Tech is a leading global provider of consulting and engineering services. As a Tetra Tech company, RPS is proud to offer our people market leading development and project opportunities, helping to solve some of the world’s most complex problems.

What happens next?

The Talent Acquisition Team will be in touch to let you know the outcome of your application. If your application is progressed, you’ll have a conversation with one of our recruiters followed by an interview with the Team.

If this opportunity suits your career journey, we’d love to hear from you. All applications will be considered, and we will try our best to respond to you within seven working days.

Ready to apply? Please have your CV ready and continue with your application online.

Our commitment to Diversity and Inclusion Mindful that a truly inclusive organization must make appropriate use of talent on a global basis and without unnecessary barriers, we are committed to embedding diversity and inclusion principles in all People processes in order to be as diverse as the communities and clients we work with, thereby securing, developing, and retaining the best available talent for the company’s future.

Our approach to Diversity and inclusion Our people live our purpose, deliver our promise, and demonstrate our behaviours every day. Our behaviours define who we are. Developed by our people, they underpin everything that we do. They create the memorable experiences we are known for and make RPS a great place to do great work.

‘Stronger Together’ is one of our five core behaviours and it is inherent in creating an inclusive workplace:

‘We are respectful, acknowledge diversity, and recognise the potential and contribution of everyone. We bring out the best in one another, always assuming best intent. People who learn and grow thrive in our business, sharing in our success.’

Recruitment Agencies We have a Preferred Supplier List of trusted partners to assist us when required and do not acknowledge any speculative CVs or unsolicited candidate introductions from agencies not on this list. Please refer to the careers page on our website if you require any further information.