Quality Officer - AECI Limited

Job Description    

•  Providing IS plants with quality planning and support
•  Provides quality support to projects from the planning phase to project completion
•  Quality data analysis, reporting, and including statistical analysis
•  Comply with governance & compliance policies and procedures, work within established policies, systems, procedures, company standards, processes, and practices
•  Ensure effective communication regularly to relevant stakeholders and management
•  Comply with AECI Zero Harm (Safety, Health, and Environment) standards
•  Perform Internal/self-assessment audits, monitoring, measuring, and reporting on all activities, processes, and procedures
•  Coach and mentor employees and quality champions on ISO 9001 quality standards and processes
•  Supports technical team opposite various plants and process technologies with regards to experimental design, experimental testing, and plant technical investigations
•  Implementation of the control of non-conforming product systems to manage non-conforming final products, rework, returns and promptly resolve any issues or discrepancies that may arise
•  Customer complaint records, investigations, and reporting

Duties & Responsibilities    

•  Providing IS plants with quality planning and support
•  Provides quality support to projects from the planning phase to project completion
•  Quality data analysis, reporting, and including statistical analysis
•  Comply with governance & compliance policies and procedures, work within established policies, systems, procedures, company standards, processes, and practices

•  Ensure effective communication regularly to relevant stakeholders and management
•  Comply with AECI Zero Harm (Safety, Health, and Environment) standards
•  Perform Internal/self-assessment audits, monitoring, measuring, and reporting on all activities, processes, and procedures
•  Coach and mentor employees and quality champions on ISO 9001 quality standards and processes
•  Supports technical team opposite various plants and process technologies with regards to experimental design, experimental testing, and plant technical investigations
•  Implementation of the control of non-conforming product systems to manage non-conforming final products, rework, returns and promptly resolve any issues or discrepancies that may arise
•  Customer complaint records, investigations, and reporting

Qualifications & Experience    

•  Matric
•  National Diploma in Chemical / Industrial Engineering and/or a relevant Quality qualification
•  At least 3 – 4 years relevant experience is required (preferably explosives manufacturing)
•  Working knowledge of all legal and safety requirements, e.g. Explosives Act, OHS Act, and Factory / Departmental Regulations
•  Knowledge of good explosive practices is necessary
•  Knowledge and understanding of Six Sigma, Lean Manufacturing, Problem solving or similar manufacturing philosophies
•  Knowledge of Industrial Relations Procedures
•  Sound understanding of the AECI ME quality management system and ISO 9001

Competencies    

•  Good communication skills
•  Assertiveness
•  Ability to function both independently as
• well as in a team matrix structure
•  Critical information seeking
•  Conceptual thinking
•  Results orientation
•  Analytical thinking
•  Interpersonal awareness