Quality Engineer at Lafarge

JOB TITLE: Quality Engineer

JOB LOCATION: Ewekoro, Ogun

JOB DETAILS:

• Within the framework of the plant’s objectives and yearly action plans, implement the short, medium and long-term strategies to meet the plant products specifications.

What you’ll be doing

• Performs all tasks in a safe and efficient manner.
• Communicate clearly on information relating to potentially dangerous situations and get confirmation that they are correctly understood.
• Check that chemical and physical testing is correctly handled. Ensure a good utilization and a safe storage of tests and products.
• Analyse risks related to sampling points and make sure they are correctly addressed.
• Coordinate the implementation and update of the plant Quality Management System in conjunction with the Quality manager and monitor its implementation.
• Follow the quality of products on a daily basis and take all appropriate actions to ensure that customers do not receive out of specification products.
• Define internal quality objectives for intermediate products.
• Analyse specific risks regarding quality. Implement preventive actions when necessary.
• Implement specific procedure when necessary to address quality incidents.
• Follow and implement the evolution of products official standards.
• Design and implement the relevant Quality Control Plans
• Follow up on a daily basis the compliance with these plans in order to guarantee the quality of the products ready to be dispatched.
• Participate in quality audit and champion the performance of Laboratory round robin test as organized by the TC.
• Define the missions and objectives of his/her workforce and carry out their performance reviews, promote the quality of the work and motivate his/her personnel, develop their skills to keep abreast with new management methods and tools.
• Comply with EMS Quality Instrumentation activities
• Ensure involvement in the implementation and maintenance of integrated management system in the plant.

Who you’ll be working with:

• Reporting Line: Quality Assurance Analyst.

What we are looking for

• Working knowledge of cement manufacturing processes:
• Raw meal preparation, burning, combustion, grinding and packing operation.
• Commitment to the highest standards of safe work habits
• Good knowledge of safety laws and regulations.
• Good written and verbal communications skills
• BSc / HND or equivalent in Chemistry, Laboratory Technology, Chemical Engineering
• 3 – 5 years postgraduate experience in a process industry.

Technical competencies:

•  Working knowledge of cement manufacturing process.
•  Working knowledge of equipment operation procedure.
•  Able to take initiative based on sound problem solving skills.

Behavioural competencies:

• Good interpersonal relationship
• Demonstrated leadership skills via work ethics, ability to delegate and motivate, fairness, etc
• Result oriented.

Managerial competencies:

• Team player.
• Good aptitude for organization and communication
• Anticipative.

HOW TO APPLY
To apply for the ongoing Lafarge job opening, visit the job APPLICATION PORTAL to submit your application!