Quality Control Manager at Loesche Energy Systems Limited

Loesche Energy Systems Limited is an innovative family-owned machinery and plant engineering company operating worldwide. Loesche Nigeria Ltd. (LNG) was established in 2012 and is based in Lagos.

Loesche Nigeria’s scope of work will include the following activities:

• Preparation and supervision of technical repairs, modifications and upgrades
• Audit of cement plants and grinding terminals
• Operations of grinding terminals and complete cement plants
• Preventive maintenance and planning
• Management of required spare parts
• Recruitment, management and training of employees
• Management of operational stability and improvement-process, product quality, performance
• Ensuring health & safety and environmental regulations

Loesche Nigeria's mission statement is to become a competence carrier for the Nigerian cement industry. It will ultimately be a process and operation-oriented subsidiary for cement plants and grinding technologies. Loesche Nigeria takes over complete responsibility of daily production businesses and ensure long-term added value for our customers through highly capable, efficient, and responsible plant management.

Therefore, LNG is looking to fill following vacancy in Nigeria:

Job Title: Quality Control Manager (m/f)

Keyword: 13LN_04032014
Location: Lagos

Role & Responsibility:

• Lead and guide all quality related aspects at the plant site by implementing quality management systems, quality plans and controls to achieve plant’s objectives
• Ensure the quality of products and their compliance with the standardized and contractual requirements
• In charge of the achievement of key performance indicators in the field of product quality and quality systems related agreed targets for the overall plants’ performance
• Define and set quality targets for the production department
• Recommend and implement quality control methodologies in cooperation with the production department
• Coordinate and carry out product quality tests and recommend measures for its improvement
• Provide the necessary guidance to laboratory staff and ensure the continuous improvement of its competency
• Identify specific developmental needs and gaps of the assigned staff
• Train and develop the assigned staff to provide specific knowledge
• Control and guide the daily work and ensure the safety regarding the laboratory activities
• Implement standardized reporting functions, work instructions for optimising the process chains
• Carry out annual performance reviews of employees
• Ensure a well-organised communication of decisions and current developments of technical information and those relating to the quality between various actors
• Responsible for the implementation and updating of the quality management system for the continuous improvement of all quality related processes
• Ensure the use of necessary data analysis in order to improve the established quality system
• Secure the retention of the certification of marketed products and quality systems
• Continuous reporting to the Plant Manager
• Comply with all relevant company and statutory environmental, health and safety procedures and guidelines

Requirements:

• University degree in chemical engineering or chemistry
• Several years’ experience in the cement industry as Quality Control Manager
• Profound experience in leading and guiding laboratory staff
• Sound knowledge of quality management systems, cement chemistry and cement microscopy
• Profound knowledge of product analysis methods
• Very good understanding of safety and environmental regulations
• Strategic, organisation and planning skills
• Sound communication skills and outstanding ability to work in a team Very good MS-Office and SAP knowledge
• Business-fluent spoken and written English
• Further languages skills would be an advantage
• Willingness to travel to various locations worldwide for an extended period of time

Application Closing Date
7th April, 2014

Method of Application
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