Senior Quality Auditor

NPL Careers; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job description

A member of the Assurance team responsible for managing the internal audit team. This includes delivery of an audit calendar supporting NPL's certifications and accreditations and other obligations. A source of expertise providing leadership on how audit activities can best meet requirements and the needs of NPL and its stakeholders. You will be part of the Quality Lead team and provide input to drive continuous improvement in the Quality owned processes and support making it easy to do the right thing across NPL by engaging with stakeholders.

About You

1. Oversee the day-to-day operations of the Internal Auditors, ensuring a motivated competent and engaged team where tasks and plans are achieved and delivered on time within budget.
2. A subject matter expert for Quality Auditing techniques and at least one of NPL's external approvals, ensuring quality audits fully comply with standards set out in quality documentation and external certifications and accreditations.
3. Lead the Quality Assurance team Internal Audit Programme, managing any implementation activities and performing gap analysis and risk identification.
4. Ensure internal audit findings are issued, processed and supported by NPL auditors in a timely and pragmatic way and that up-to-date status is reported for them.
5. Ensure that where appropriate audits result in suggestions and dialogue with Process Owners to progress improvements to NPL documents and systems.
6. Ensure audits address appropriate activities and areas in NPL using suitable techniques, that appropriate root cause corrective action is being taken and, as appropriate that serious issues are escalated, and Senior Management are engaged.
7. Own the quality audit procedures and associated documentation, as approved by the Quality Assurance Leader.
8. Undertake own internal quality audits to an exemplary standard ensuring full compliance with standards set out in quality documentation external requirements and opportunities for improvement aligned with Business needs.
9. Develop knowledge, skills and experience associated with the area of specialism and stay up to date with developments and legislation.
10. Responsible for taking reasonable duty of care for Health & Safety of themselves and of other persons who may be affected by their acts or omissions at work and always follow direct instructions given with regards to Health & Safety.
11. Require financial accounting or financial auditing background and ideally Internal Auditor Qualified.
12. Commercial and business experience desirable including supplier or other 2nd or 3rd party auditing.

We actively recruit citizens of all backgrounds, but the nature of our work in specific departments means that nationality, residency and security requirements can be more tightly defined than others. You will be asked about this throughout the recruitment process. To work at NPL, you will need to obtain BPSS security clearance.

Please note: Applications will be reviewed, and interviews conducted throughout the duration of this advert therefore we may at any time bring the closing date forward. We encourage all interested applicants to apply as soon as practical.

About Us

The National Physical Laboratory (NPL) is a world-leading centre of excellence that provides cutting-edge measurement science, engineering and technology to underpin prosperity and quality of life in the UK. Find out more about what it is like working here - The measure of us - Overview.

NPL and DSIT have strong commitments to diversity and equality of opportunity, and welcome applications from candidates irrespective of their background, gender, race, sexual orientation, religion, or age, providing they meet the required criteria. Applications from women, disabled and black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates in particular are encouraged. All disabled candidates (as defined by the Equality Act 2010) who satisfy the minimum criteria for the role will be guaranteed an interview under the Disability Confident Scheme.

At NPL, we believe our success is a result of the diversity and talent of our people. We strive to nurture and respect individuals to ensure everyone feels valued by treating everyone on the basis of their own individual merits and abilities regardless of their own or perceived identity, as part of our commitment to diversity & inclusion, we ensure we're creating an environment where all our colleagues feel supported and welcome. More about this on our Diversity & Inclusion page.

We are committed to the health and well-being of our employees. Social activities are embedded in our culture to create a positive work-life balance, along with a broad range of rewards, benefits and recognition. Our values are at the heart of what we do, and they shape the way we interact, develop our people and celebrate success. To ensure everyone has an equal chance, we're always willing to make reasonable adjustments to the recruitment process. If you would like to discuss, please contact us.