Quality Coordinator – Lab Management - South Africa

The incumbent is responsible for leading, planning, organising and executing the quality management system in my client’s laboratories in the short and medium term.

Responsibilities
• Assist line management with the management of ISO 17025
• Assist with strategic accreditation processes
• Evaluate improvement systems
• Assist laboratories with corrective and remedial actions and complaints
• Assume overall management/accountability and responsibility in ensuring that all remedial actions/complaints/IR findings are closed out within agreed timeframes.
• Create quality awareness at all staff levels.
• Assist management with management reviews.
• Tailor procedures and processes for reliability and maintainability
• Coordinate and evaluate the Proficiency Testing program
• Assist with compilation of the monthly QHSE report
• Perform any other reasonable tasks as assigned by direct line manager

Requirements
• Applicable Post Graduate degree or diploma
• Training qualification would be an added advantage
• Quality Control and/or Quality Assurance qualification would be an added advantage
• Minimum of 5 years in the field of Analytical Services, an understanding of the Metallurgical services would be an advantage
• Solid Management/Senior Supervisory experience.
• Project Management experience an advantage
• Fully acquainted with LIMS (CCLAS) system.
• Working knowledge of ISO17025
• Knowledge of work processing packages, MS Word, Excel and Abode Writer.
• Fully acquainted with LIMS (CCLAS) system.
• Full knowledge of Laboratory Quality Management System (ISO17025).
• Full knowledge of internal auditing an advantage

To apply, please send your CV in word format to graham@caglobalint.com quoting the reference number GM279

This position is only open to South African citizens

Unsuccessful candidates will not be contacted