Operational Quality 1
Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Oct 15, 2026. First seen by Alion on Oct 9, 2026. Smith+Nephew scores B on the Alion truth index.
Life Unlimited. At Smith+Nephew we design and manufacture technology that takes the limits off living.
Smith Nephew is hiring Operational Quality 1, who will play a vital role in maintaining the highest standards of quality and compliance.
The job holder will be responsible for providing front-line Quality support and ensuring that the manufacturing value stream applies high-quality standards. They will also be responsible for the first-pass quality review of documentation and records, and for leading the investigation and disposition of non-conforming materials.
What will you be doing?
- Acting as the operational quality partner to the operations value stream structure.
- Supporting and deputies for the Value Stream Quality Engineer.
- Leading the timely review and release of intermediate and finished product documentation.
- Archiving quality documentation in accordance with site procedures.
- Generating CoAs/CoCs as required for manufactured products.
- Following documented processes to ensure that product disposition and the release of compliant products are performed within agreed lead times.
- Acting as an SME during audits relating to front-line quality issues.
- Performing raw material incoming inspection and sampling.
- Leading the containment, investigation, and disposition of non-conforming intermediate and finished products, including the management of NCs and CAPAs as required.
- Assisting with Change Control activities, ensuring outputs are correctly translated into procedures and effectively communicated.
- Assessing quality issues, implements containment actions, and determines the appropriate level of escalation within the Quality Management System (QMS).
- Providing cover, when required, for the review and release of final products (electronic release to market).
- Coordinating and managing raw material concession and shelf-life extension requests, ensuring compliance with the QMS and CAPA system
What will you need to be successful?
- Educated to degree level with a minimum of 2.2 Hons or at least 3 years’ experience working within a quality related role within Medical Device / Pharmaceutical Industry e.g. ISO 9001, ISO 13485
- Awareness / understanding of company products, processes, procedures and personnel/structure.
- Strong analytical and communication skills are essential together with the ability to manage workloads to ensure high standards are maintained.
- Root cause investigation and problem-solving skills are essential.
Onsite role.
You. Unlimited.
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Your Future: Generous annual bonus and pension schemes, Save As You Earn share options.
Work/Life Balance: Flexible vacation and time off, paid holidays and paid volunteering hours, so we can give back to our communities.
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Training: Hands-on, team-customised, mentorship.
Extra Perks: Discounts on gyms and fitness clubs, salary sacrifice bicycle and car schemes and many other employee discounts.
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