Quality Coordinator

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 time frames.
• 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.

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 ISO
  17025

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 (ISO
  17025).
• Full knowledge of internal auditing an advantage
• Good co-ordination and management skills.
• Facilitation and interpersonal skills
• Outstanding attention to detail