Quality Manager - Prospecton

The South African Breweries's job vacancy, Career and Recruitment Job title : Quality Manager - Prospecton jobs in KwaZulu-Natal Job Location : KwaZulu-Natal, Durban Deadline : July 07, 2024 Quick Recommended Links

Key Purpose

The key purpose of this role is to manage, lead and support the Quality Assurance team and to support internal customers (Plant Management - S&D, and Manufacturing and Innovation/marketing) so that product quality and integrity are maintained across the value stream and business is conducted in an environmentally friendly and safe manner.

Key outputs and responsibilities:

• Maintain safe, healthy and risk free working environment
• Implement safety, health/environmental procedures and legislation
• Maintain safety and housekeeping standards
• Manage Human Resources
• Develop employees
• Ensure a positive employee relations climate
• Manage and apply personnel practices
• Quality control governance for the brewery
• Standards are in place and well understood
• Training is done against the specified methods
• Verification of the execution of the procedures to ensure that they comply with the standards
• Ensure that equipment is calibrated and is functioning as per original standard
• Highlight of any deviations to the Brewing manager, Packaging manager and Plant manager for action and stopping of the process when necessary
• Manage quality control environment
• Conform to value chain requirements
• Manage QC administration
• Optimise the availability of measuring equipment
• Maintain and control consumable stock levels
• Optimise quality control management system
• Optimise team performance
• Facilitate effective team dynamics
• Maintain performance management system
• Communicate effectively in the workplace
• Lead Quality strategy as per VPO
• Improve quality compliance and management on site and reduce reputational risks for the site
• Achieve VPO targets and Quality KPI and PI targets for the site

Minimum Requirements:

Education

• Min – Bachelor of Science in Chemistry, Biochemistry and Microbiology or 4 year equivalent training
• Min – 3-6 months on the job training, Ideal – 6-9 months on the job training

Experience

• 2-3 Years in Laboratory, Brewing or Packaging operation
• Understanding of process control within a brewing and packaging process environment
• Assertive and analytical
• Proactive and proven leadership ability
• Good understanding of the principles and practices of Manufacturing Excellence
• Knowledge of Core Laboratory practices
• Communication / interpersonal skills to communicate at all levels
• Conceptual thinker. Analytical. High level of numeracy
• Conducts audits, interprets results and disseminates information to ensure operational efficiently
• Sets and manages department costs within budget constrains and ensures safety standards are adhered to
• Develops Quality procedures and systems for approval and subsequent implementation.
• Develops and manages the Supplier Partnership Programme
• Provides leadership in the area of the application of quality principles and techniques across the value chain

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