Main Purpose of Job
To provide leadership and support in the area of quality and product development in the BCC sector within operations.
Main Responsibilities
Quality
Manage the EWMA system within the BCC operations environment. Provide daily reporting on EWMA data.
Manage diaper laboratory environment.
Conduct regular testing of K-CSSA West Africa and competitor samples, while at all times ensure that the test methods are aligned with KCC & MEA.
Ensure compliance to ISO 9001 requirements
P&TD
Lead product qualification process within KCSSA West Africa BCC.
Co-ordinate marketing and operations activities with regards to new product and packaging development.
Set and lead trial schedules, trial requests, trial plans, testing, and trial reports.
Drawing-up and maintenance of all materials and finished product specifications
Ensure all product safety clearances for all materials are updated and obtained at all times.
COST
Lead cost saving initiative within the BCC operations environment.
Enviroment
Diaper environmental champion – ensure compliance with ISO 14001
Co-ordinate diaper environmental programmes.
Conduct environmental audits as required.
Leadership
Establish training requirements for Quality support technicians
Lead all direct reports in terms of achieving objective
Job Requirements
Key Competencies / Skills
Generic Standards Functional Standards
Excellent Communication Skills both written and spoken at all levels
Good Planning and Organisational Skills
Analytical Thinking Skills
Attention to details.
Work accuracy.
Problem solving
Product and process knowledge
Supply Chain knowledge
SAP R/3 knowledge.
Financial knowledge
KC’s EHS System


Qualifications
BSC degree in Quality Assurance Management or a Statistics qualification with a minimum of five years experience within a FMCG manufacturing environment. Computer literacy,
SAP/R3 knowledge and experience will be an advantage.

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