Quality Implementation Manager

Mineral Technologies South Africa is inviting applications for the role of Quality Implementation Manager. This role maintains quality standards across the entire value chain from raw materials to finished products ensuring products and services meet national and international standards and customer expectations across the Pretoria and Richards Bay operations.

The successful candidate will lead the quality function across compliance, continuous improvement, quality control and assurance, working closely with the business unit managers, production, engineering, suppliers and customers, and driving a proactive, prevention-focused quality culture.

Key Responsibilities

• Compliance: Ensure national and international standards and legislation are complied with; carry out internal and external audits; and maintain ISO certification and QA compliance objectives.
• Continuous Improvement: Identify improvement areas; embed a quality and continuous-learning culture; deliver acceptance-standard training; and coordinate responses to complaints.
• Quality Control & Assurance: Analyse statistical data; investigate customer complaints; conduct supplier quality audits; maintain quality procedures, controls and documents; and record and action non-conformances.
• Financial Management: Submit and control the quality budget.
• People Management: Plan, develop and evaluate quality staff and maintain training records.
• Coordinate QC objectives with production working procedures.
• Ensure manufacturing specifications comply with national and international standards.
• Submit monthly quality reports.
• Drive a visible Zero Harm culture.

Minimum Requirements

• National Diploma / Degree in Quality or Engineering.
• Formal training in a Quality Management System (ISO 9001).
• 5 years' relevant production experience, with at least 3 years in quality.
• Knowledge of TQM, ISO 9001 and quality management systems.

Advantageous Requirements

• Diploma in Polymer Technology (for certain positions / product lines).
• Supplier quality management and auditing experience.
• Statistical data analysis and quality reporting.

Key Competencies

• Aligning performance for success and coaching.
• Communication and customer focus.
• Decision making and quality orientation.
• Safety awareness and commitment to Zero Harm.
• Technical / professional knowledge of quality standards and legislation.