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QUALITY MANAGER

Référence : QM

RESPONSIBILITIES

Purpose 

Provide leadership for the Quality and Food Safety Program (Q&FS) for the Cameroon Flour Mill through a thorough knowledge of Olam Policies, Standards and Codes of Practice and to provide governance reporting that these requirements are implemented.

Key Accountabilities

• Develop and lead team of Q&FS professionals capable of providing technical guidance and support to the CM activities
• Product development and additive cost reduction
• Manage the CM Q&FS program ensuring that areas of risk are identified and agreed priorities delivered.
• Ensure that all business activities within the MATS infrastructure comply to legal requirements of Cameroon
• Provide hands on shop floor training progressing to train the trainer approach
• Directly support the MATS CM Head through provision of expertise and as a specialised resource
• Ensure that the requirements of the Food Safety Program are fully understood and provide assurance that the Standards are implemented and sustainable
• Provide assurance that all materials purchased and goods sold comply with the Quality Standards for that material.
• Review all Q&FS related investigations to ensure true root cause has been identified.
• Develop maturity gap profiles, action plans and provide support
• Represent the business as appropriate in key forums and as the technical expert with relevant government authorities and interpret changes to their requirements.

MATS COMPETENCIES

• Cross Functional Orientation
• Demonstrates ability to develop and execute MATS strategic priorities with customer focus, commercial mindset, QEFS approach and internal and external stakeholder engagement
• Operational Excellence     
• Develops and executes technical strategy, drives cost improvement initiatives, delivers benchmark quality and RFT performance, sustains Q&FS standards and drives quality improvement programs
• Technical Services (Quality & R&D)

Designs and delivers leading edge specs for manufacturing process while keeping abreast of latest technologies and developments. Collaborates & resolves product & technical issues meeting customer needs

• Engineering Services
• Implements and sustains engineering standards relative to Food Safety while also demonstrating deep knowledge & application of technical assessments & auditing skills
• Planning, Distribution & Procurement       
• Develops & executes customer focused quality mandate. Demonstrates market intelligence and analysis abilities and effectively selects, develops and manages contractual alliances and supplier relationships
• Business &Leadership Focus

Knowledge & Inform Sharing; Information Technology Orientation; Managing Projects

Leading & Managing People; Influencing & Negotiating; Driving & Managing Change

Description du profil du candidat :

PRE-REQUISITES

• A degree in a relevant scientific or technical discipline In-depth knowledge in all the key areas of Q&FS in Wheat Flour Milling (Minimum 10 years’   experience in Flour Milling)
• A skilled auditor of Q&FS related management systems
• The ability to work as a member of the CM team
• Understand the business and CM priorities
• A collaborative style with the ability to build partnerships
• Good analytical and organisational skills
• Excellent communication and influencing skills
• Proven people management skills at a senior level
• Passion to drive continuous improvement
• Eagerness to seek and share best practice

COMPETENCY PROFICIENCY LEVEL

• Practitioner :  Actively practices the competency, in day to day operations as well as to contributes to policy and strategic aspects of the function
• Working Knowledge :  Demonstrates knowledge and understanding of the competency in the operational as well as strategic context. Is able to build on existing knowledge and contribute to problem resolution when required
• Appreciation :  Demonstrates appreciation of the fundamentals and benefits of the competency within own area of work as well as other functions

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