QA Technologist

My-client-is-looking-to-recruit-a-QA-Technologist-to-join-their-growing-team.-This-is-an-exciting-time-to-be-joining-the-business-and-will-be-a-long-term-roe-for-the-right-person.

Job-Summary

The-QA-technologist-is-responsible-for-overseeing-quality-assurance-processes-within-the-product-lines-of-toys,-stationery,-and-art-&-craft-supplies.

This-role-ensures-that-all-products-meet-safety,-quality,-and-compliance-standards,-staying-aligned-with-industry-regulations-and-internal-standards.

Working-collaboratively-with-cross-functional-teams,-including-product-development,-merchandising,-to-deliver-safe-and-high-quality-products-to-customers.

Key-Responsibilities

Quality-Assurance-and-Compliance

• Ensure-all-products-meet-quality,-safety,-and-compliance-requirements,-and-other-global-toy,-stationery,-and-art-&-craft-standards.
• Ensure-where-required-refinement-of-the-process-is-put-forward-to-Import-and-Quality-Merchandising-Manager-and-Commercial-director-to-ensure-consistent-drive-for-the-best-standards
• Lead-internal-product-testing-plan-approvals-for-all-UK-Team-and-ensure-collaboration-with-Ningbo-office-on-testing-plans/cost-savings.
• Maintain-records-of-QA-activities-for-your-orders,-including-sealing-comments-&-testing-results.
• Support-the-QA-UK-team-with-the-roll-out-of-the-style-file-and-new-improved-ways-of-working.

Product-Development-and-Testing

• Work-closely-with-product-development-teams-to-integrate-quality-standards-at-the-design-stage-for-toy-product-categories.
• Review-and-approve-product-specifications,-providing-expert-advice-on-quality-control-measures-and-test-plans-on-your-category-area.
• Conduct-risk-assessments-on-new-and-existing-products,-analysing-potential-safety-or-quality-issues-on-your-category-areas.

Vendor-and-Supplier-Management

• Collaborate-with-suppliers-to-resolve-quality-related-issues,-maintaining-strong-relationships-and-open-lines-of-communication-with-your-orders/categories.
• Ensure-any-vendor-issues/quality-issues-are-flagged-to-QA-Manager-in-Ningbo-&-also-the-Commercial-Director-for-exploration-and-CAP

Continuous-Improvement

• Identify-opportunities-for-quality-improvements-throughout-the-product-lifecycle-and-communicate-effectively-those-ideas-with-Commercial-director-and-Import/QA-Manager
• Stay-updated-on-regulatory-changes,-and-best-practices-within-the-QA-and-ensure-this-is-communicated-to-other-team-members-internally-and-Ningbo-office.
• Ensure-you-provide-support-to-other-QA-team-members,-product-development-and-other-internal-stakeholders
• Support-commercial-director-with-organisation-of-required-training-needed-to-support-the-teams-knowledge-on-PD-/-QA.
• Continue-to-feed-the-team-with-product-recall-info-which-is-relevant-to-our-categories.

Only-relevant-candidates-will-be-contacted.