Quality Assurance Manager Vacancy at PZ Cussons Nigeria, 20th March, 2013

PZ Cussons develops leading brands in selected mature and emerging markets that have potential for future growth. First class distribution networks in Africa, Asia and Europe, enable us to deliver our brands quickly and efficiently to local consumers.

The following vacancy exists

Job Title: QUALITY ASSURANCE MANAGER (DETERGENTS)
Soap and Detergent - Lagos
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.
• · 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. · 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. 

• Possess a M.Sc /B.Sc in Chemistry, or related fields
• Be familiar with a variety of the field's concepts practices and procedures - familiarity with contemporary issues will be an added advantage
• 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