UKAS accreditation and the role of a Technical Assessor

I have been an Assessment Manager with UKAS for 18 months within the AFLA section with a Food and Farming background. I assess ISO/IEC 17065, ISO/IEC 17020 and ISO/IEC 17021

I have a BSC (Hons) in Agriculture degree and manage a Beef and Sheep Farm in the Brecon Beacons in South Wales.

Before the role I assessed on behalf of Certification Bodies to ISO/IEC 17065 for farming schemes for over ten years and before this managed an Organic farm for a college.

I have experience in Catering as an Events Manager within the hotel sector and in Inspection for farming and food processes.

I joined UKAS back in the summer last year as their Talent Acquisition Manager to lead the recruitment for our external work force subject matter experts otherwise known as our External Technical Assessors across a wide range of subjects from Analytical Chemistry to Nuclear Inspection.  Prior to my engagement at UKAS I have gained a wealth of experience spanning 27 years in recruitment before the internet was a thing.  An experienced Talent and Recruitment Business Partner/Manager who has worked across various sectors including Healthcare, Clinical (MRI ,CT, Cardo), Engineering, IT, Telco, Clinical, Operations, Sales, and Accountancy. With experience in internal, RPO, and agency environments, I have worked for companies of various sizes, from Global, SME to Blue-chip, and possess an understanding of their unique recruitment needs.