Job Objective/Purpose:
- Coordinate all Quality Assurance activities as directed by Head Quality Assurance.
- Drive the implementation of Quality Management System
- Coordinates with Regulatory Agencies
- Ensure the training and mentoring of staff
Duties and Responsibilities:
- To ensure compliance with all relevant statutory legislation and the internal company Safety Health and Environment Standards.
- To ensure proper usage of laboratory chemicals in line with the manufacture’s instructions and company procedures for the control of Substances Hazardous to Health.
- Liaise with quarry operation to monitor mining plan, to test quarry samples and maintain chemistry chart for quarry areas to indicate potential raw materials issues.
- Carry out cross check sample testing for Cross Belt Analyzers.
- Responsible for the calibration of Laboratory Equipment.
- Ensure running calibration checks are carried out on analysis equipment such as XRF vs CBA
- Maintain statutory quality records.
- Ensure laboratory equipment is calibrated and calibration record kept
- Verify the accuracy of samplers, and sample taking and sample preparation and testing by the Quality technicians.
- Ensure detailed Chemical analysis for (LOI, free lime, insoluble residue, chloride content, free silica, total carbonates, ferric oxide content, and sulfates) are periodically carried out.
- Responsible for benchmark samples (competitors).
- Ensure the monthly Analysis, Testing and Reporting coordination of Market samples
- Ensure chemical and physical report are carried out as per plan.
- Define Sample Matrix (Quality Control Plan) for raw materials, semi-finished, fuels) to guarantee level of product quality in line with defined quality targets.
- Ensure that all activities are handled in line with safety regulations.
- Perform other tasks as assigned by Head, Quality Control & Assurance
Requirements
Educational Qualifications & Other Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree or its equivalent in Chemistry/Chemical Engineering.
- Postgraduate/relevant professional qualification.
Experience, Skills, and Competencies:
- Minimum of ten (10) years relevant work experience, two of which must be in a management position.
- In-depth knowledge of quality audit/testing process for cement.
- In-depth knowledge of the cement industry (Local and International)
- Excellent project management skills
- Proven training and facilitation skills
- Good problem solving and analytical skill
- Ability to pay attention to details
- Good relationship management skills
- Computer Literacy, Analytical and Troubleshooting skill
Benefits
- Private Health Insurance
- Paid Time Off
- Training & Development
