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SalaryQuality Assurance Administrator
RAL Space: Rutherford Appleton Laboratory Harwell, Oxfordshire
Salary: Band C £28,498 to £29,922 per annum (dependent on skills and experience).
Contract Type: Open-Ended
Hours: Full-Time or Part-Time (minimum 60% FTE) (We understand the importance of work-life balance, and are happy to discuss the possibility of flexible working with applicants)
Together, our scientists, technologists, engineers, technicians and business support team explore the unknown and turn what they find into work that changes the world around us. Whether it’s sending probes into space or finding new ways to treat cancer, everyone here plays a vital role in making a positive difference to society.
Come and discover how much you can achieve when you’re surrounded by world-leading experts, encouraged to constantly learn and empowered to explore your curiosity.
As the Quality Assurance administrator you will support the Quality Assurance team in the day-to-day operations of the Quality systems within RAL Space, ensuring compliance with standards and policies in place. You would assist in the follow up of internal audits and walkabouts, organisation and preparation for external audits, training sessions and internal quality meetings, action tracking and other general administrative tasks.
You must be capable of thorough and conscientious work to tight deadlines, adapting to changing priorities as the need arises. The work of the QA and Safety group involves liaison with multiple teams, so effective oral and written communication skills are essential when dealing with managers, engineers, and scientists within STFC and with external stakeholders.
Key Responsibilities
Reporting to a QA Specialist, the QA administrator will support the QA team with:
- Scheduling and coordination of the internal auditing programme, arranging meetings with staff and auditors, preparing templates and updating audit tracking spreadsheets
- Uploading and distributing audit and walkabout reports using the document management module of the Eclipse tool suite.
- Preparing and reporting on audit actions and quality metrics
- Creating and distributing actions using the Eclipse action item management module and sending reminders to action owners
- Assist with the organisation and preparation of quality inductions and other training sessions
- Creating and maintaining records and documents in Eclipse and SharePoint.
Person Specification
· Previous experience of working in an administrative environment using computerised data systems
· Working knowledge of Microsoft Office including Word and Excel
· Organised and systematic approach to tasks
· Ability to work effectively as part of a team
· Evidence of effective time management and prioritization
· Excellent oral and written communication skills
We ask some of the biggest questions in the universe, to answer some of the biggest challenges in the world. Whatever our role, we have the freedom to explore, learn and connect, as part of a community that loves to share knowledge and support one another.
As one of Europe’s largest research organisations, this is a place where there’s always something new to learn – about the world around us, about your career, but most of all, about yourself. Join us and discover what’s possible.
STFC values their employees by offering a benefits package designed to provide an excellent work/life balance. This includes 30 days’ annual leave, 10.5 public and privilege holidays, flexible working hours, a workplace nursery, exceptional average salary pension scheme, social and sporting activities and societies and a subsidised restaurant.
The closing date for applications is Sunday 4th February 2024.
Job Type: Full-time
Salary: £28,498.00-£29,922.00 per year
Work Location: In person
