Quality Manager

Job Description
Department & Section: QA & PD
Reports To: Quality and Product Development Manager
Location: KIL
Main purpose of this position: Manage quality assurance and quality control in the organization’s processes and systems in adherence to the standard operating procedure to achieve the organization’s business objectives.
Key deliverables for this position
Formulate, document and maintain quality assurance and control standards and on-going quality control objectives.
Maintain and improve quality standards to create consumer preference.
Implement EHS and regulatory standards
Drive cost initiatives through efficiency in the organization’s procedures.
Key Responsibilities
Executing the departmental strategy through processes and procedures to achieve the institutions objectives
Ensuring compliance to all statutory and system requirements
Ensuring quality of product according to customer specifications
Setting quality, health and safety standards.
Monitoring performance on quality by gathering relevant data and producing reports on the same.
Conduct internal trainings on quality improvement.
Develop, review and improve SOP’s for all departments and make recommendations.
Ensuring quality of processes from supplier materials for production.
Looking for ways to reduce waste and increase efficiency in the organizations’ SOP’S
Serve as the company’s Quality management representative by co-ordinating internal and external audits.
Developing and cascading the individual targets through a performance management structure while inspiring team to achieve the departmental scorecard in line with overall objective
Implementing best practices in quality management & respective areas of work
Implementing product quality, customer & Service Excellence and Change initiatives to achieve desired business plans and culture.
Financial Resources / Other key Resources / Assets
People
Material / Product
Direct Reports (Jobs reporting to this position)
QC Supervisor
Lab Technician
Microbiologist
Key Interfaces
Internal
All departments
External
Auditors
Consumer
Academic Qualifications
Degree in Engineering or equivalent.
Professional Qualifications
Certified Kaizen Practitioner
Job / Functional Skills
Reporting Sills
Quality Control
Quality Assurance
Inter-personal skills
Analytical skills
Lean and Kaizen Skills
Audit Skills
TQM- Total Quality Management
General Skills
Teamwork
Customer Service
Communication Skills
IT skills
SAP
Time Management
Behavior
Customer Centric
Ownership
Continuous Improvement
Leadership
Relevant Experience
At-least 5 year(s) relevant experience