Quality Assurance Manager at West African Ventures

West African Ventures, an operating company of the Sea Trucks Group, was established in 2000 and is a 100% Nigerian company and a leading indigenous provider of offshore engineering, procurement, fabrication, installation and vessel charter services.

With corporate headquarters in Lagos, marine support base & shipyard in Warri, dry-dock and fabrication facilities in Onne Oil & Gas Free Zone, WAV provides excellent offshore support services to the Nigerian Oil & Gas sector.

West African Ventures is recruiting to fill the following position:

Job Title: Quality Assurance Manager

Location: Lagos, Nigeria
Ref.no: WAV/QHSE/0001

Responsibilities

• Reports to the General Manager
• Directs the QA/QC Coordinator, QA/QC Engineer
• Coordination of development, implementation and maintenance of Quality Management System (QMS).
• Development and promoting Quality policy.
• Maintaining certification of company against Quality.
• Management of internal audit programme.
• Auditing of subcontractors and vendors.
• Annual Quality planning.
• Organising annual Management Review.
• Identifying requirements for quality.
• Awareness of company staff of relevant requirements related to Quality.
• Advising and supporting company staff in complying with Quality requirements.
• Availability of relevant CMS documentation where relevant.
• Supporting risk assessments related to Quality aspects.
• Proposing measures to reduce the identified risks.
• Monitoring follow-up on proposed measures.
• Observing if (project) activities are performed in accordance with Quality requirements, Company Policy and Company Management System.
• Organising quality verification activities on- and offshore.
• Ensuring that QA/QC staff is adequately skilled, experienced, trained, educated and qualified.
• Motivation and performance of QA/QC staff.
• Communication and co-operation within QA/QC staff.
• Communication and co-operation with other disciplines.
• Management career perspectives for QA/QC staff.
• Ensuring that organisation is taking actions on given QA/QC feedback to prevent reoccurrence.
• Identification and reporting of Quality areas of concern to the General Manager.
• Stimulating and realizing optimisation and improvements.

Authorized to:

• Set and define Quality related company standards.
• Have unrestricted access to departments and files.
• Arrange or perform internal and external audits.
• Report audit findings to the General Manager and Management.
• Recommend improvements to systems and processes to company’s management.
• Check and verify ongoing work, subcontractors and own sites (vessels etc.).
• Review CMS documentation (a.o. procedures) prior to release.
• Act as company representative for Quality matters.
• Approve training and education programmes for subordinates.

Requirements

• Bachelor Degree in Nautics or Nautical / Civil / Mechanical Engineering.
• Management skills training.
• ISO 9000, quality management courses.
• Lead Auditor training.
• Minimum of 5 years experience in Quality management.
• Minimum of 3 years experience in offshore contracting industry.
• Good practical and theoretical knowledge of Quality standards: ISO 9001.
• Good knowledge of Quality management systems.
• Good knowledge of the English language both written and spoken.
• Capable to motivate and manage people.
• Good social and communication skills.
• Service oriented attitude

Application Closing Date
5th February, 2014

Method Of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should send their applications and CVs to: projectshr@waventures.com. Please mention the reference number of the vacancy in your application.