Job Purpose
- Oversees the activities of quality control section for steel plant operations and production, ensuring production output adheres by the standards and expectations of management and customers.
Quality Standards and Procedures
- Coordinate with the production unit and sales & marketing to set/update the standards with respect to quality parameters and metallurgical process questions.
- Improve internal policies and procedures to conduct quality control checks on raw materials, products as well as production lines.
Manage Quality Control & Quality Assurance Activities
- Monitor quality control checks schedules, allocate required resources, and coordinate with the production units to ensure alignment on schedules.
- Support the Department Manager on the annual budget and the strategic plan for the Quality Control department.
- Supervises and coordinates trials for cost savings and quality improvements.
- Ensure availability of equipment and consumables required for the quality control lab and issue MPRs when required.
- Coordinates all necessary communication, instructions and agreements related to the department and from Management reaches everyone in the shop.
- Monitoring and making sure that the IMS (ISO) system is established and implemented properly.
Performance Management
- Monitor section level KPIs for the Quality Control Section and cascade them to the lower level.
- Help in reviewing customer complaints on product quality and assess implications on existing quality control standards and processes.
Staff and Self Development
Ensure all quality control section staff undergo required specialization and HSE training.
Take ownership of own career and skill development by constantly maintaining and increasing subject matter expertise in both general and required specialization areas, working closely with department heads.
Engineering Degree (Metallurgical, Chemical or Industrial Engineering preferred) or equivalent technical degree.
Certified Lead auditor as per ISO 9001.
7+ years’ practical experiences in Quality Control in a Steel Plant or similar process industry sector.
Knowledgeable in ERP systems.
Expert in quality systems, tools and processes.
Sound knowledge of company’s culture as well as its operational and business processes.
