Technical Quality Manager

Amentum; Warrington; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a dynamic Technical Quality Manager in Warrington. This role is pivotal in ensuring quality across laboratory operations, supporting critical environmental and radiochemical analysis. You'll lead UKAS audits, manage quality systems, and mentor junior staff within a culture of safety and inclusion. With a focus on flexibility and professional development, this is an exciting opportunity to contribute to meaningful projects that impact the community and environment. Join a diverse team dedicated to excellence and innovation in the field.

Benefits

Free single medical cover

Enhanced parental leave pay

Employee assistance programs

Professional development reimbursement

Paid volunteering time

Charitable donations matching

Flexible working hours

Qualifications

• Experience leading UKAS audits and managing Quality Management Systems.
• Hands-on experience in method development and validation in laboratories.

Responsibilities

• Support analysts and management in ongoing technical expansions.
• Ensure compliance with environmental regulations and quality standards.

Skills

Analytical Services

Quality Management Systems

UKAS Audits

Method Development

ISO 17025

Communication Skills

Laboratory Safety

Education

Qualification in a scientific subject

Quality qualification / experience

Job description

Amentum Warrington, England, United Kingdom

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We’ll inspire and empower you to deliver your best work so you can evolve, grow and succeed - today and into tomorrow. We offer an exciting range of opportunities to develop your career within a supportive and diverse team who always strive to do the right thing for our people, clients and communities.

People are our greatest asset, and we offer a competitive package to retain and attract the best talent.

In addition to the benefits you’d expect, UK employees also receive free single medical cover and digital GP service, family-friendly benefits such as enhanced parental leave pay and free membership of employee assistance and parental programmes, plus reimbursement towards relevant professional development and memberships. We also give back to our communities through our Collectively program which incorporates matched-funding, paid volunteering time and charitable donations.

Work-life balance and flexibility is a key focus area for us. We’re happy to discuss hybrid, part-time and flexible working hours, patterns and locations to suit you and our business.

About The Opportunity

Based in Birchwood Park, Warrington, and acting as a key technical member of the Team, this opportunity is for a hands-on Technical Quality Manager supporting the critical work of the laboratories. Quality at Amentum is an integral part of our working practice and is pivotal in all that we do.

With Analytical Services currently going through an exciting programme of extension to scope for accredited methods, the Technical Quality Manager role will support analysts and management in our ongoing technical expansions.

Analytical Services, part of Chemistry and Radioanalytical Solutions within Amentum, undertakes environmental and radiochemical analysis on a broad range of sample matrices for multiple client sectors. Supported by a sample preparation team, project managers and consultants the predominant activities are a mixture of consulting and chemical & radiochemical analyses.

Analytical testing plays an essential role in supporting the legal environmental compliance clients require when operating, decommissioning, and building nuclear facilities as well ensuring on-going safe working environments.

• Qualification in an appropriate scientific subject and appropriate Quality qualification / experience
• Thorough understanding of the UKAS and MCERTS (for soils) accreditation processes
• Experience leading UKAS audits and audit teams
• Hands on experience in method development, validation and accreditation - ideally having worked in laboratories throughout your career to date.
• Experience managing Quality Management Systems in an ISO 17025 laboratory, preferably in the environmental or nuclear sectors.
• Experience in performing Internal Audits including event management, document control, control of records, continuous quality improvement and customer facing aspects
• Experience with proficiency testing schemes such as CONTEST and AquaCheck would be an advantage
• Ability to train / mentor / support junior members of staff - skills such as active listening, being curious so as to positively challenge / coach practices, and authenticity are what we are looking for
• Great communication - both written and verbal
• Good understanding on laboratory safety
• Communication skills to work as part of a team and the ability to discuss tasks with others from different technical disciplines.
  
  

Our Culture:

Our values stand on a foundation of safety, integrity, inclusion and diversity. We put people at the heart of our business, and we genuinely believe that we all succeed by supporting one another through our culture of caring. We value positive mental health and a sense of belonging for all employees.

We aim to embed inclusion and diversity in everything we do. We know that if we are inclusive, we’re more connected, and if we are diverse, we’re more creative. We accept people for who they are, regardless of age, disability, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, mental health, race, faith or belief, sexual orientation, socioeconomic background, and whether you’re pregnant or on family leave. This is reflected in our wide range of Global Employee Networks centered on inclusion and diversity.

We partner with VERCIDA to help us attract and retain diverse talent. For greater online accessibility, please visit www.vercida.com to view and access our roles. As a Disability Confident employer, we will interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for a vacancy. We welcome applications from candidates who are seeking flexible working and from those who may not meet all the listed requirements for a role.

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Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Management and Manufacturing

• Industries

  Defense and Space Manufacturing

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