Quality Assurance Advisor Circa £30,000 dependent on skills & experience Permanent, 37 hours per week Huntingdon Make every drop of your potential count. Join our team! In this dynamic position, you’ll support the Quality Manager and Deputy Quality Managers in maintaining and enhancing our quality systems. From coordinating document control and monitoring quality control processes, to assisting with audits and competency assessments, your work will directly contribute to ensuring regulatory compliance and continuous improvement. A key part of this role will be to assist in internal audits, method witness and ongoing competency programmes, as well as coordinating participation in proficiency testing schemes and monitoring performance. Key responsibilities Ensure compliance with the relevant quality standards (e.g ISO 17025, ISO 9001, DWTS, MCERTS) Ensure that the databases used by the team are maintained, controlled and archived as required Proactively monitor the quality control processes for trends and report back to the Quality Team on the findings Take an active role in supporting external audits (UKAS and BSi) Review the performance of analytical methods (e.g Precision, Bias, Uncertainty of Measure) Undertake competency assessments in the operational teams (analytical and sampling) Escalate any identified risks to operational and quality management Coordinate the updating, issue, retrieval and archive of controlled procedures and methods Ensure that working practices within the laboratory are in line with Company Health and Safety charter Ensure compliance with Health and Safety legislation As a valued employee you’ll be entitled to: A competitive pension scheme where we double-match your contributions up to 6% Private healthcare for your peace of mind An annual bonus scheme The opportunity to volunteer in your local community 25 days holiday (plus Bank Holidays), increasing with service, with the option to swap Christmas and Easter for religious holidays Life cover (8x your salary) and personal accident cover (up to 5x your salary) Flexible benefits to support your well-being and lifestyle Paid time off for illness, both physical and mental Free parking at all office locations, sites, and leisure parks Excellent family-friendly policies, including 26 weeks of full pay for maternity/adoption leave and 4 weeks of paternity/partner pay, with the opportunity for shared parental leave What does it take to be successful? Proficient in MS office suite Educated to A Level Standard or equivalent Strong organisational, prioritisation and time management skills Excellent interpersonal skills – able to communicate at various levels Strong team working skills, with the ability to work alone Confident to work with numbers and calculations Willingness to support the operational requirements across all areas of the analytical laboratory Inclusion at Anglian Water: Inclusion is for everyone and we are an equal opportunity employer, which means we’ll consider all suitably qualified applicants regardless of gender identity or expression, ethnic origin, nationality, religion or beliefs, age, sexual orientation, disability status or any other protected characteristic. We recruit and develop our people based on merit and their passion for creating better outcomes, and we’re committed to creating an environment where all our colleagues feel they belong. Closing date: 10th December 2025 #loveverydrop We are committed to reflect the diversity of the communities we serve in both our workforce and our supply chain partners to help us to understand and meet the needs of our customers. We are passionate and dedicated to the learning and development of our people, making sure they have the right skills and knowledge to be successful and to help achieve their potential. We want to give everyone equal access to our recruitment process. If you have a disability or long-term condition, including neurodiversity and mental health conditions, we’ll support you throughout your application, and make any adjustments to make sure your disability or long-term condition is not a barrier to recruitment. If you need any support, please get reach out to our team resourcing@anglianwater.co.uk’ To apply, you’ll need your up-to-date CV, we also recommend uploading a cover letter – tell us what has made you apply and what skills you can bring to the position. 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