Salmonella QA & Lab Auditing Lead

Animal & Plant Health Agency; Bristol; Presencial; GBP 42.000 - 56.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

The Animal & Plant Health Agency (APHA) is seeking an experienced Salmonella Technical Officer to support the Salmonella strategy across the UK. You will provide technical support to the Salmonella National Reference Laboratory team and oversee Defra-approved testing labs for the National Control Programme.

You will liaise with UKAS, APHA One Health and DAL teams, conduct audits, write reports, and contribute to QA and EQA activities across multiple APHA locations with travel to Weybridge and

Responsabilidades

• Provide external and internal auditing, training, and advisory services for APHA and DALs at multiple locations across the UK.
• Plan and conduct auditing to monitor compliance with Defra and APHA procedures for approved laboratories, relevant International Standards and to facilitate improvements in business processes.
• Provide oversight of the performance of Defra-approved Salmonella testing laboratories, primarily those testing National Control Programme (NCP) samples under CSPO and PHS samples under TARP.
• Liaise with disease and test consultants, UKAS, proficiency testing team, APHA One Health and DALs teams to deliver expert appraisal of applications for laboratory approval.
• Provide audits and reports of laboratories across the UK applying for Defra approval or in cases of performance issues.
• Collation and analysis of approved laboratory test and QA data including commentary on participant performance in VETQAS proficiency testing.
• Contribute towards an annual ring trial of approved laboratories using a challenging faecal matrix with low Salmonella levels.
• Coordinate with UKAS, APHA Quality/ISO17025 teams and VETQAS to ensure DAL Salmonella quality assurance procedures and DAL inspection programmes.
• Maintain and develop expertise in ISO17025, ISO9001 and ISO17043.
• Provide advisory reports on issues affecting the DAL scheme to the NRL and DAL teams.
• Troubleshoot and resolve quality issues/findings.
• Drive effective implementation and communication of quality initiatives across the DAL network.
• Identify opportunities for improvement and future developments in EQA/PT and general QA work within APHA.

Descripción del empleo

The Animal & Plant Health Agency (APHA) is seeking an experienced Salmonella Technical Officer to support the Salmonella strategy across the UK. You will provide technical support to the Salmonella National Reference Laboratory team and oversee Defra-approved testing labs for the National Control Programme.

You will liaise with UKAS, APHA One Health and DAL teams, conduct audits, write reports, and contribute to QA and EQA activities across multiple APHA locations with travel to Weybridge and