Description
Key Duties & Responsibilities:
1. Understand Business Strategic Priorities and Business Processes - Monitor and report on Quality Goals and Objectives with Business Strategic Objectives - Report on KPI’s aligned with internal Management, CCBA and Coca-Cola Requirements (reporting systems to include all Quality - Ensure Corrective Action Plans are in place to correct and improve on KPI’s 2. Ensure Product and Package Quality meets legal, internal CCBA and Coca-Cola Requirements - Ensure that Product and Package Quality standards are monitored and controlled for plant according to legal, internal and Coca-Cola Requirements. - Ensure that ingredients and package quality is monitored and controlled to agreed standards for all internal products. - Implement Good Laboratory Practices in all laboratories on site (on-line, QA and micro) and ensure that all consumables are managed and stocked accordingly. - Ensure that Laboratory Equipment is Serviced, Maintained, Calibrated and Verified as per agreed standards. - Ensure Process Capability programs are implemented, monitored and reviewed by all relevant QA, Engineering and Production departments on agreed frequencies. - Supports implementation of Quality at Source in the plant and develop Quality Assurance functionality 3. Initiate and Facilitate Continuous Improvement for Quality and Food Safety - Ensure continuous improvement programs for Quality Process Capability is established - Ensure Statistical Process control implementation and capability to improve product and package quality - Facilitate technical problem solving regarding quality issues and equipment - Ensure problem solving capability for all site teams with reference to Quality and Food Safety 4. Manage Cost plans and Costs - Implement and manage the cost plans - Manage and adhere to Quality budget - Accountable to ensure adherence to budget for all Equipment Contracts - Ensure that quotations are available in time to update Rolling Estimates for consumables - Ensure that all laboratory CAPEX requirements are communicated and planned for in the annual budget process according to the Standard lab list. 5. Manage Human Resources - Manage the development of staff competencies - Ensure a healthy ER climate - Attract, Recruit and retain talent - Manage own performance in a way that shapes a high performance, high engagement culture. - Manage performance of others in a way that shapes a high performance, high engagement culture. - Demonstrate behaviour which builds, maintains or enhances company reputation. 6. Deliver Excellence in Customer Service - Identify and communicate customer needs and expectations - Build effective relations with internal and external customers - Actively improve internal and external customer relationships 7. Accountable for the subordinate safety - Implement Safety Systems for Department - Ensure compliance to standards to prevent any safety related incidents in the department - Conduct risk assessments for Quality Team
Skills, Experience & Education**:
- Minimum requirement: B.Sc or BTech in Science or Technology - Added advantage: M.Sc or MTech in Science or Technology - Minimum 3-5 years in Food Processing Plant. Good process knowledge, preferably in a bottling environment - 2 Years supervisory experience*
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