Quality Manager at BURN Nigeria

BURN is the largest vertically integrated modern cookstove company in the world, providing world-class R&D, manufacturing, and carbon offset projects from our HQ in Kenya and across 10 countries in Africa. We are working to create a world where cooking positively impacts all life on earth by producing the world’s most efficient biomass, liquid fuel, and electric cookstoves. Our team of 900 people - 51% of whom are women - is on track to produce and sell over 150,000 stoves per month in 2022 at our solar-powered facility in Kenya.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Quality Manager

Location: Kano, Nigeria
Job type: Full time
Level: Senior Manager/Supervisor

About the Role

• We are looking for a Quality Manager who will be in charge of supervising the production process to make sure that all products meet consistent standards.
• The individual will be tasked with developing and implementing quality control tests, inspecting products at various stages, and writing reports documenting production issues.

Duties and Responsibilities
Quality Roles:

• Manage quality department, including training, hiring, firing, workflow, schedules, etc.
• Develop & refine:
  • Specs
  • Quality measuring methodologies
  • Incoming QC procedures (IQC)
  • Lot traceability
  • In‐Process QC procedures (IPQC)
  • Daily and monthly QA reports including corrective measures
  • Final Inspection
• Control quality globally, ensure the quality of materials before they arrive in the factory
• Leadership within quality as BURN expands across Sub-Saharan Africa
• Drive improvements in the company’s operations (production, quality, materials, etc.)
• Quick and clear communication with the GM, CTO, Production & Engineering Manager, Supply Chain Manager, etc.
• Document Control
• Factory Environmental Health and Safety Protocols

Lab Roles:

• Be responsible for the day-to-day operations of the Lab and ensure that good laboratory practices are implemented, documented, and sustained.
• Lead, develop and mentor the Lab team
• Responsible for purchasing lab supplies or preparing ordering lists.
• Drive improvements in testing methodologies, use of equipment, instrumentation, and procedures by investigating alternatives; developing and performing parallel testing, and monitoring progress
• Analyze data and prepare reports

Skills and Experience

• 3+ years experience as a quality manager
• Background in mechanical or process engineering degree
• Experience working in a sheet metal processing plant
• Conscientious and responsible
• A keen eye for detail and a result-driven approach
• Strong communication skills.
• Excellent organizational and leadership skills
• Proficient in MS Office
• Understanding of quality control procedures and relevant legal standards
• Working knowledge of data analysis/statistical methods.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.