Job Description    

• Evaluate effectiveness of the quality management system by conducting quality system audits with respect to implementation, maintenance, improvement and auditing of the AECI quality management system rooted in ISO 9001
• Provide quality assurance support and advisory
• Coaching and mentoring of Quality Champions
• Ensure production traceability data is accessible and fit for purpose in the event of product recalls and customer complaints
• Maintain contact and build good working relations with all AECI functions (global) to facilitate continuous improvement of the QMS
• Observe and ensure compliance with governance and established policies, systems, procedures and practices
• Maintain a framework of measurements that support early problem detection
• Support technical and quality opposite various plants and process technologies with regards to experimental design, experimental testing, plant investigations and reporting
• Maintain FMEA risk management for products and processes
• Conduct NPI audits to verify compliance to ISO requirements
• Maintain Failure Mode manuals)
• Support continual business improvement
• Comply with Safety, Health and Environment standards

Qualifications & Experience    

• Degree in Quality Engineering, Commerce or Chemistry
• 2 – 3 years experience in production or manufacturing (preferably explosives manufacturing)
• Quality qualification such as Lean Six Sigma and Internal Auditor certification an advantage
• Knowledge of ISO 9001 and quality tools and techniques preferable
• Internal Auditor ISO 9001
• Appropriate ISO Quality qualification and accreditation or quality engineering background