Auditor / Quality Assurance Officer
Auditor / Quality Assurance Officer
The Shirley® OEKO-TEX® team are recruiting a trainee OEKO-TEX® Quality Assurance Officer to help deliver audits in the UK and occasionally internationally to help meet increased demand.
The role will suit an individual with a good understanding of quality assurance and process manufacturing who wishes to develop a career within third party auditing.
After extensive training and development, you will visit and audit clients across the UK and occasionally internationally to carry out OEKO-TEX® audits. This will necessitate regular travel, up to three times a week as well as occasional overnight stays. When not on client site you will be based in the Shirley® HQ to plan, report, develop your knowledge and build relationships with colleagues. Occasional home working may be introduced at the appropriate time
Reporting to the Auditing Manager the main duties are:
- Review documents and collect data
- Inspect the facility
- Analyse the severity of problems,
- Evaluate corrective actions
- Verify and validate information
- Plan and coordinate the OSV
- Manage the time
- Write reports, obligations, and recommendations
- Research relevant laws
- Keep informed via the webinars (intranet)
- Keep up to date with the required OEKO-TEX® Standards and OSV protocols
- Continuously improve their knowledge
- Follow up on imposed obligation and filling in the institutes own system
Skills/attributes:
- Knowledge of textiles and other materials, especially regarding production (e.g., spinning, weaving, knitting, dyeing & finishing) would be advantageous but not essential.
- IT literacy and use of Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS) (training will be given if necessary).
- Team working and a flexible and willing attitude. A logical, enquiring mind will be particularly useful.
- Some QMS experience.
- An ability to work with customers at all levels is important.
- Organisational and time management skills (to plan own work) and a high standard of personal work and attention to detail. He or she will be expected to be methodical in approach to business, including maintenance of records and layout of reports.
- Ability to work to tight timescales and deadlines
Company Profile
With over a century of expertise in textiles and related products, BTTG® and Shirley® are the leading independent organisation for testing and certification. BTTG® specialise in the testing, certification and auditing of Personal Protective Equipment and Construction Products. Shirley® is a member of the OEKO-TEX® Association and offers testing and certification to OEKO-TEX® STANDARD 100, MADE IN GREEN®, STeP®, DETOX TO ZERO®, ECOPASSPORT®, LEATHER STANDARD®, RESPONSIBLE BUSINESS® and ORGANIC COTTON®, plus analytical and investigation services as a member of the Expert Witness Scheme.
We operate in nine countries, assist clients in over 70 countries and have four laboratories in the UK along with one in India. Our offices are in the UK (Manchester and Leeds), Dublin, Bangladesh, China, Kenya, Pakistan, Singapore, South Africa, Vietnam, and India.
If you are interested in applying for this role, please submit a covering letter with full CV to recruitment@bttg.co.uk.