Quality Assurance Manager Vacancy at Presco Plc

Presco Plc is a fully-integrated agro-industrial establishment with oil palm plantations, palm oil mill, palm kernel crushing plant and vegetable oil refining and fractionation plant. Applications are invited from suitably qualified candidate to fill the position below:     Job Title: Quality Assurance Manager Location: Edo Key Purpose

• To lead and implement the quality and food safety management system, programs and procedures that comply with standards, policies, codes of practices and local legislation.
• To monitor and increase quality of the product. To be the warrantor offood safety.

• Put in place and maintain certificates (e.g ISO, FSSC...);
• Follow up of actions of external recommendations (Customers etc); Lead internal audits (based on ISO19001).
• Ensure the quality of all manufacturing inputs (from the beginning of the production cycle to the end).
• Ensure the quality of the finished product (conform with legality and customers requirements).
• Ensure the accuracy of quality control analyses
• Lead actions linked with quality and food safety (QFS) policies of group and country;
• Follow up non-compliances in terms of QFS and corrective actions;
• Put in place corrective and preventive actions;
• Planning and follow up of the continuous improvement action plans;
• Writing procedures;
• Ensure proper implementation of QFS procedures and documents;
• Permanent watch on qualitative and regulatory standards.
• Coordination of QFS activities at all factories under its authority;
• Sensitization of all the employees regarding QFS.

• Minimum of B.Sc. or HND in Lab Science Technology Engineering or related field.
• Minimum of 3 years work experience.
• Knowledge of Quality Management ISO 9001,150 22000, ISO 19011, FSSC-Q.
• Knowledge of Management of controls, tests and diagnostics.
• Knowledge of the principles of certification.
• Knowledge of legal and normative requirements.
• Must have good communication and interpersonal skills.
• Knowledge of manufacturing processes.