Quality Assurance Manager Vacancy at PZ Cussons Nigeria Plc

PZ Cussons Nigeria Plc is part of a large Group of multinational companies that is engaged in the manufacture and distribution of household goods.
Our company brands are household names and leaders in various segments of the market.

We are currently recruiting for the Position of:

Job Title: Quality Assurance Manager (Detergents)

Location: Soap and Detergent - Lagos

The Role
The QC manager will lead the Quality improvement activity of the detergents business. He will be responsible for planning, agreeing and managing the outputs of the Quality Department against agreed business objectives maximising the utilisation of available resource and delivering those outputs to 100% standard of quantity, quality and time.
The successful candidate will be require to

• Determine and enforce, through all functional departments, quality requirements in accordance with company and customer needs, based on current regulations and standards.
• Develop and implement improvement programme to raise performance standards.
• Provide leadership to the QA/QC department including operational QA support, budget and resource management.
• Ensure that the production and quality control of all products meets the appropriate standards.
• Responsible for implementation and maintenance of the company quality system, reporting on the performance of the system for review and as a basis for continuous improvement.
• Work with Production, Marketing, Purchasing and other Technical personnel to identify potential opportunities for improving manufacturing efficiencies, maximising cost effectiveness for all raw materials and components whilst maintaining agreed product standards.

• Possess a M.Sc /B.Sc in Chemistry, or related fields
• Possess minimum of 10years experience in a food manufacturing company
• Have a CAN DO attitude, exhibiting our core values – COURAGE, ACCOUNTABILITY, NETWORKING, DRIVE and ONENESS
• Be familiar with a variety of the field's concepts practices and procedures - familiarity with contemporary issues will be an added advantage