UKAS ISO 17025 Calibration Lead, Part-Time

Zero Surplus; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 55,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Part-time role

Flexible days

Job summary

Zero Surplus is seeking an experienced UKAS Consultant to lead calibration services and drive UKAS accreditation, with emphasis on autoclaves and related equipment. The role includes quality management and training for the team.

The position is part-time (roughly two days per week), site-based in the UK with flexible days. You will collaborate with engineering staff to ensure ISO/IEC 17025:2017 compliance and support continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• Strong working knowledge of ISO/IEC 17025:2017.
• Proven calibration experience (time, temperature, pressure).
• Solid understanding of uncertainty budgets and drift analysis.
• Experience with inter-laboratory comparisons and EN ratio interpretation.
• Ability to audit and implement quality systems effectively.
• Confident in training and developing technical teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead and support the UKAS accreditation process for calibration services.
• Implement and maintain procedures based on an existing Quality Manual.
• Ensure compliance with ISO/IEC 17025:2017 requirements.
• Conduct internal audits and support quality system implementation.
• Oversee calibration activities involving time, temperature, and pressure.
• Develop, review, and apply uncertainty budgets.
• Interpret and apply EN ratios for inter-laboratory comparisons (ILCs).
• Conduct and assess drift analysis.
• Train, mentor, and motivate engineers with limited experience of the standard.
• Support auditing, authorisation, and continuous improvement activities.

Skills

ISO 17025

Calibration

Uncertainty budgets

Drift analysis

Inter-lab comparisons

Auditing

Team training

Job description

Zero Surplus is seeking an experienced UKAS Consultant to lead calibration services and drive UKAS accreditation, with emphasis on autoclaves and related equipment. The role includes quality management and training for the team.

The position is part-time (roughly two days per week), site-based in the UK with flexible days. You will collaborate with engineering staff to ensure ISO/IEC 17025:2017 compliance and support continuous improvement.