Westinghouse Electric Company

Laboratory Quality Manager

Westinghouse Electric Company

full-time

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Location Type: Office

Location: Salwick • United Kingdom

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About the role

  • Provide expert support to ensure high‑quality analytical results for nuclear fuel products, intermediates, residue recovery, material characterisation and wider growth projects.
  • Manage the department's Quality Management System (QMS).
  • Ensure alignment with internal and external quality policies and maintain compliance with ISO 17025, ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO 45001, and NQA1 standards.
  • Act as the main point of contact for auditors, assessors and UKAS representatives.
  • Manage, implement and maintain a fit‑for‑purpose Quality Management System aligned with customer, site and industry standards.
  • Maintain quality documentation, including procedures, work instructions and the Management System Manual.
  • Ensure continued ISO 17025 accreditation and compliance with ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO 45001 and NQA1 requirements.
  • Support regulatory, customer and third‑party audits.
  • Be the primary contact for UKAS accreditation activities.
  • Plan, conduct and report on internal audits, ensuring audit schedules are completed on time.
  • Lead and support accreditation and certification assessments.
  • Provide training for staff involved in quality‑related activities, including audit skills and root‑cause investigation.
  • Track, analyse and present quality performance metrics to senior management.
  • Promote a strong culture of quality, accountability and continuous improvement.
  • Identify issues, risks or weaknesses and drive corrective and preventive actions.
  • Host external audits, inspections and site visits.
  • Act as an intelligent customer, ensuring quality considerations are fully represented in cross‑functional work.
  • Support wider business projects by applying quality expertise where required.
  • Manage leave, performance and sickness absence for direct reports.

Requirements

  • Degree (minimum 2:2) in a scientific or quality discipline
  • At least 2 years' experience on an operating site, or 5–10 years' experience in a quality management role.
  • Working knowledge of quality management principles and systems.
  • Experience maintaining or auditing quality systems to ISO 17025, ISO 9001 or ISO 14001.
  • Understanding of Health and Safety requirements.
  • Externally certified auditor status (desirable).
  • Experience with analytical quality control in chemical laboratories (desirable).
  • Experience in the nuclear or chemical industry (desirable).
  • Understanding of uranium conversion processes or links between analytical quality and safety cases (desirable).
  • Knowledge of NQA1 requirements (desirable).
  • Familiarity with corrective action systems (desirable).
Benefits
  • Attractive compensation
  • Great benefits and safety: Peer-to-peer recognition program.
  • Life insurance
  • Pension plan
  • Employee Assistance Program: confidential counseling and resources for employees, eligible dependents, and household members
  • Learning and development opportunities.
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