Quality Coordinator

JobDescription

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES

The Quality Coordinator: Minerals Trade Energy is responsible to implement, maintain and to continuously evaluate and improve the Quality Management System.

SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES

• Implement, maintain, control and evaluate the Quality Management System to be ready for external assessment at any time.

• Control and assist Line Management with the management of the ISO 17025 Quality Management System and audit readiness

• Plan and conduct scheduled inspections and assist with internal audits to ensure compliance with the ISO 17025 QMS schedules.

• Register IR’s. Guide and assist with the opening of IR’s, the investigation thereof, conducting root cause analysis and closing out of IR’s. Maintain IR file

• Assist with corrective and remedial actions and complaints.

• Ensure implementation of corrective and remedial actions and compliance thereto.

• Evaluate improvement systems and assist with trend analysis.

• Monitor and action all activities with regards the Proficiency Testing Schemes.

• Co-ordinate and evaluate the Proficiency Testing program.

• Assume accountability and responsibility in ensuring that all remedial actions/complaints/IR findings are closed out within agreed timeframes.

• Evaluate the monthly QA/QC charts and advice on any possible actions to minimize outliers and bias results.

• Create quality awareness at all staff levels.

• Assist with training and training matrixes to be kept up to date and remind Line Management when training is due

• Assist Line Management with management reviews.

• Tailor procedures and processes for reliability and maintainability – manage the doc change process as per QMS

• Daily/Monthly checks to be done on the QC’s – CRM in use, QC charts, verifications, quality checks, calibrations and efficiencies.

• Daily report back to the Business Manager on the QC status

• Assist with the scheduling and conducting of monthly Quality meetings

• Compile a monthly Quality System report for the Business Manager.

• Adhere to all quality and safety requirements of the SGS Quality Management System.

• Perform any other reasonable tasks as assigned by direct line manager.

Qualifications

EDUCATION

• Degree/Diploma in Quality Management and/or Chemistry and/or proven years of laboratory, knowledge, skills and experience sufficient to be recognized as a qualification through - Recognition of Prior Learning.

• TQMS

• Working knowledge of ISO17025 REQUIRED SKILLS

• Minimum of 3 years in the field of Analytical Services, an understanding of the Coal services would be an advantage

• Fully acquainted with LIMS system.

• Full knowledge of Laboratory Quality Management System (ISO17025).

• Full knowledge of internal auditing an advantage

• Good co-ordination and management skills.

• Facilitation and interpersonal skills

• Outstanding attention to detail AdditionalInformation