Permanent - Quality Control Manager - Cape Town - South Africa

The job of a quality control manager involves various functions to ensure only products that meet set quality and standards are produced and sold.

Duties:

• Establish quality procedures, standards, and specifications
• Collaborate with National QC Manager to ensure raw materials from external suppliers meet quality requirements
• Set and enforce standards for health and safety during work operations
• Carry out research to identify ways to reduce waste and maximize resources
• Ensure manufacturing processes are in compliance with both national and international standards of production
• Conduct surveys to identify customer requirements and ensure they are being met by established quality standards
• Suggest recommendations to company management on ways to improve on existing quality processes
• Collect, compile, and analyse relevant quality statistical data to obtain information regarding quality performance
• Supervise technicians, inspectors, and other company staff to ensure they perform their duties in line with established quality procedures
• Monitor product development processes to identify deviations from quality policies
• Conduct tests to verify the quality of raw materials and finished products
• Review existing process and product specification to identify the need for improvement or upgrade
• Approve compliant products and reject defective ones
• Prepare and present reports to update upper management on quality activities
• Maintain proper records of quality test, procedures and standards.

Matric (essential)

3–4 years’ experience in a similar role within a food manufacturing environment

Computer literacy with strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office, especially Excel

A tertiary qualification would be advantageous

The ideal candidate must be willing to work both day and night shift.