Careers

The Role

Working as part of a small but busy team, alongside our other Production/Repair Engineers and warehouse staff. The role, will require you to repair, build and test various electronic equipment, updating processes and procedures and at times providing customer support whilst always making sure our quality standards are met.

You will report to the Operations Manager.

Responsibilities

• Assembling company products in accordance with work instructions.
• Testing new products against test procedures, or to specification.
• Repairing and fault finding on existing equipment to component level.
• Completing documentation of production/repair processes and test reports as required.
• Creating and updating product work instructions.
• Liaising with and assisting internal and external customers.
• Identifying opportunities for continuous improvements.
• Assisting/carrying out new product introduction or product modification, collaborating with multiple departments.
• Utilising root cause analysis methodology and tools (RCA, PFMEA, PPS, etc) to resolve supply chain, and internal quality issues.
• Full adherence to the company's quality systems.

The above list is not exhaustive and, as such, you may be required to undertake other duties as appropriate.

Requirements

Essential

• Problem solving and analytical skills
• Effective communication skills
• Strong desire to learn and contribute to the production team

Desirable

• Microsoft Office proficiency
• Knowledge of basic electronics will be beneficial

Benefits

• Holiday – Bank holidays plus 24 days (increasing over service) + additional day off over Christmas
• UK team building weekend at Center Parcs for employees and their families to attend.
• Private medical insurance with BUPA
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Scottish Widows pension scheme
• Death in service policy
• Holiday home availability for staff
• Gym membership
• Cycle to work scheme

Salary

The salary for this apprenticeship will be £20,000 per annum. 

If you require any further information about this role, please email HR@Lablogic.com.

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The Role

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Quality Assurance (QA) Manager. Already operating a quality system to both ISO 13485 and ISO 9001, we are seeking a QA Manager with active involvement in medical device regulatory implementation (EU MDR, MDSAP, FDA and Canada SOR/98-202) to take us forward as we continue to grow. In this position (based at our Henfield, West Sussex facility) you will have support of other staff members involved with producing medical devices both at Southern Scientific and also within the LabLogic group. Reporting to the Managing Director at SSL, you will also be expected to work closely with the Group Quality Director based at Sheffield in order to harmonise group procedures where appropriate. Within this role , you will be responsible for managing and developing the Quality function at Southern Scientific and will be an essential member of the team, embodying the organisation’s quality culture.

Responsibilities

Your main responsibilities will be:

• Overseeing the company QA processes and procedures assuring alignment with the LabLogic Group where appropriate.
• Managing change control and document control.
• Managing non-conformances (CAPA), investigating quality issues, complaints, tracking preventative actions, and making sure that they are all addressed within the agreed time frame.
• Internal audits – conducting periodic internal audits of company procedures.
• External audits – liaising and hosting external audits, such as with Notified Bodies and customer vendor audits and subsequently ensuring any outcomes are acted upon swiftly and effectively.
• Supervising and delivering with relevant Managers training on new QA procedures as needed.
• Liaising with all members of staff at all levels: sharing quality aims, quality objectives, the importance of regulatory compliance, and driving continuous improvement to promote a culture of quality within the business.
• Making sure that the organisation is kept up to date with global changes to regulations affecting the products that are manufactured.
• Generating and presenting key departmental KPIs at management meetings.
• Approving and auditing suppliers.

The above list is not exhaustive and, as such, you may be required to undertake other duties as appropriate.

Requirements

Essential

• Previous experience within a medical device QA role that involved devices above a Class I device.
• Extensive knowledge of both ISO 13485 and ISO 9001.
• Understanding the demands of Regulatory compliance EU MDR, MDSAP,FDA and Canada SOR/98-202) on an SME organisation.
• Excellent attention to detail.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills to be able to communicate, encourage and promote the QMS and regulatory requirements across all levels.
• Organised – able to set targets, goals, tasks, objectives and to deliver.
• Ability to quickly adjust to external pressures from quality related incidents.
• Willingness to travel to the Group Office located in Sheffield.
• Full UK driving licence.

Desirable

• Hosting a regulatory external audit.
• Risk Management (working to ISO 14971 and FEMA).
• Managing ISO 14001.
• Understanding of Data Protection.

If you require any further information about this role, please email HR@Lablogic.com.

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