West African Ventures Recruits Quality Assurance Manager

West African Ventures, an operating company of the Sea Trucks Group, was established in 2000 and is a 100% Nigerian company and a leading indigenous provider of offshore engineering, procurement, fabrication, installation and vessel charter services.

With corporate headquarters in Lagos, marine support base and shipyard in Warri, dry-dock and fabrication facilities in Onne Oil and Gas Free Zone, WAV provides excellent offshore support services to the Nigerian Oil and Gas sector.

West African Ventures is recruiting to fill the following position:

Job Title: Quality Assurance Manager

Job Location: Lagos, Nigeria
Ref.no: WAV/QHSE/0001

Responsibilities

• Reports to the General Manager
• Directs the QA/QC Coordinator, QA/QC Engineer
• Coordination of development, implementation and maintenance of Quality Management System (QMS).
• Development and promoting Quality policy.
• Maintaining certification of company against Quality.
• Management of internal audit programme.
• Auditing of subcontractors and vendors.
• Annual Quality planning.
• Organising annual Management Review.
• Identifying requirements for quality.
• Awareness of company staff of relevant requirements related to Quality.
• Advising and supporting company staff in complying with Quality requirements.
• Availability of relevant CMS documentation where relevant.
• Supporting risk assessments related to Quality aspects.
• Proposing measures to reduce the identified risks.
• Monitoring follow-up on proposed measures.
• Observing if (project) activities are performed in accordance with Quality requirements, Company Policy and Company Management System.
• Organising quality verification activities on- and offshore.
• Ensuring that QA/QC staff is adequately skilled, experienced, trained, educated and qualified.
• Motivation and performance of QA/QC staff.
• Communication and co-operation within QA/QC staff.
• Communication and co-operation with other disciplines.
• Management career perspectives for QA/QC staff.
• Ensuring that organisation is taking actions on given QA/QC feedback to prevent reoccurrence.
• Identification and reporting of Quality areas of concern to the General Manager.
• Stimulating and realizing optimisation and improvements.

Authorized to:

• Set and define Quality related company standards.
• Have unrestricted access to departments and files.
• Arrange or perform internal and external audits.
• Report audit findings to the General Manager and Management.
• Recommend improvements to systems and processes to company’s management.
• Check and verify ongoing work, subcontractors and own sites (vessels etc.).
• Review CMS documentation (a.o. procedures) prior to release.
• Act as company representative for Quality matters.
• Approve training and education programmes for subordinates.

Requirements

• Bachelor Degree in Nautics or Nautical / Civil / Mechanical Engineering.
• Management skills training.
• ISO 9000, quality management courses.
• Lead Auditor training.
• Minimum of 5 years experience in Quality management.
• Minimum of 3 years experience in offshore contracting industry.
• Good practical and theoretical knowledge of Quality standards: ISO 9001.
• Good knowledge of Quality management systems.
• Good knowledge of the English language both written and spoken.
• Capable to motivate and manage people.
• Good social and communication skills.
• Service oriented attitude

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Closing Date: 5th February, 2014