QA Administrator

QA Administrator (Quality Assurance - Chemical Manufacturing)

£27,000 - £30,000 (DOE) + Fantastic Contractual Benefits

Permanent
Manchester

• Maintain and control Quality Management System (QMS) documentation, ensuring accuracy, version control, and accessibility.
• Coordinate the planning and scheduling of internal and external audits, prepare required documentation, and support follow‑up actions to ensure compliance.
• Support business‑as‑usual (BAU) change management processes by tracking change control records and facilitating communication across departments.
• Assist in continuous improvement activities by logging, tracking, and following up on improvement suggestions and incident logs (ILs); support root cause investigation preparations.
• Provide administrative support for corrective actions and investigations by preparing records, tracking progress, and ensuring timely updates within the QMS.
• Carry out audits as required.
• Collate and report company KPI data.

• Maintain and control QMS documentation, ensuring accuracy, version control, and accessibility.
• Coordinate the planning and scheduling of internal and external audits, prepare required documentation, and support follow‑up actions to ensure compliance.
• Support BAU change management processes by tracking change control records and facilitating communication across departments.
• Assist in continuous improvement activities by logging, tracking, and following up on improvement suggestions and incident logs (ILs); support preparations for root‑cause investigations.
• Provide administrative support for corrective actions and investigations by preparing records, tracking progress, and ensuring timely updates within the QMS.
• Carry out audits as required.
• Collate and report company KPI data.

• Build and maintain effective working relationships with colleagues across QA, production, and other departments to ensure QA processes and compliance are followed.
• Communicate audit schedules, corrective actions, and improvement updates to relevant stakeholders.
• Liaise with external auditors and partners as required to support compliance and QMS requirements.

• Support a culture of accountability, compliance, and continuous improvement across the organisation.
• Operate safely and responsibly in all tasks, adhering to health, safety, COMAH, and environmental processes.
• Ensure accuracy, organisation, and confidentiality in all QA administration activities.

• Operate safely in everything that you do, taking into consideration and highlighting potential risks and improvements to strengthen our health, safety, COMAH and security processes and minimise our impact on the environment.
• Always work in line with company policies and values.

• Demonstrable experience in QA administration, documentation control, and supporting audits.
• Understanding of quality management systems (QMS), ISO standards, and regulatory compliance.
• Strong organisational and administrative skills, with attention to detail.
• Effective communication skills for cross‑departmental collaboration.
• Competence in collating and reporting data accurately.
• Experience in the chemical or manufacturing industry.
• Familiarity with continuous improvement methodologies (e.g., Lean, Six Sigma).
• Experience supporting corrective actions, investigations, or internal audits.

• Training and development opportunities
• 24 days annual leave, additional holiday for your birthday and increases with long‑service
• Paid leave for volunteering days
• Reduced hours in August!!!!!
• Profit share bonus scheme

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