Job Purpose:
The position holder is responsible for implementing systems to test materials and products ensuring that they conform to the required quality standards.
Key Responsibilities:
- Responsible for developing and implementing Quality KPIs for the Company; implements quality procedures ensures that inspection and reporting is adhered to as required in all production processes;
- Monitors all operations that affect quality ensuring reliability and consistency of production by checking processes and final output;
- Appraise customer requirements ensuring that quality standards are met and exceeded;
- Supervises and guides inspectors technicians and other staff;
- Report all malfunctions to production managers and causes corrective action to be taken;
- Facilitates proactive solutions by collecting and analyzing quality data
- Keep records of quality reports statistical reviews and relevant documentation
- Reviews current standards and policies ensuring all legal standards are met;
- Communicate with external quality assurance officers during onsite inspections
- Completing and endorsing all inspection records from initial inspection till final acceptance of the piping systems.
- Interprets welding procedure specifications and gives instructions to supervisors and QC inspectors.
- Responsible for ensuring that welding inspections are done and relevant documentation is completed.
- Interprets quality control plans/Inspection test plans and gives instructions to production team and QC inspectors at various inspection stages.
- Responsible for ensuring that relevant inspections of piping is done and supervises Nondestructive testing i.e.
- Magnetic particle inspections.
- Dye penetrant tests.
- Ultrasonic flaw detection.
- Visual inspections etc.
Requirements
- Degree in Engineering related field
- Minimum of 10 years in a senior Quality assurance & control role in engineering or manufacturing industry in Operations i.e Production Maintenance Quality assurance etc
- Experience in implementation of Integrated quality systems highly preferred (i.e ISO 9001; ISO 14001 and ISO 45001)
- Thorough knowledge of methodologies of quality assurance and standards;
- Excellent numerical skills and understanding of data analysis/statistical methods
- Post Graduate qualification in Industrial Mechanical or Production Engineering or relevant field.
Diploma or degree in Engineering field (Marine or Mechanical) A minimum of 5 years experience in marine engineering; Excellent interpersonal and communication skills; Good Computer knowledge esp. MS suite (excel, PPT, word); Should have professional level of proficiency in AutoCAD drafting. A person of high integrity.