Quality Controller

• A minimum qualification of Matric or equivalent
• National Diploma in Analytical Chemistry, and/or National Diploma in Quality
• Minimum five years' experience in a similar role

• Ensuring that the correct PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) is utilized at all times.
• Adhering to Health and Safety rules and regulations
• Adhering to the rules and regulations as documented within the company's policies and code of conduct.
• Checking absenteeism for the shift and reporting any issues to your manager
• Checking the production activities for the previous shift and ensuring production activity without any delays
• Follow up on any Health & Safety incidents within the department.
• Assisting the Manager in identifying “on the job training” gaps
• Conducting daily team and/or toolbox talk meetings with the Team.
• Ensuring sound communication between departments
• Reporting misconduct to your manager for escalation
• Reporting poor performance to your manager for escalation
• Reporting any and all PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) concerns to your manager immediately
• Gathering all completed inspection checklists from all subordinates and submitting it timeously to the Manager
• Following-up on all identified concerns on the checklist timeously, alternatively escalating the concerns to your manager
• Checking to ensure that all necessary materials are available before the start of each shift.
• Checking the current heat in process of the shift in the production book
• Completing current sample testing of the current heat
• Receiving the samples from the relevant department and preparing these samples for testing using the relevant equipment
• Testing the samples after preparation with the spectrometer
• Retrieving the results after the test has been conducted.
• Checking the results to ensure it is within the required specifications.
• Reporting the tested results to the Furnace Operators
• Documenting all results in the lab and the office book
• Counting the billets at the end of every heat, marking each heat using a chalk marker and calculating the quantity produced from the heat.
• Conducting a visual test on all billets and recording all the heat numbers
• Identify billets to be rejected and return the rejected billet to the billet yard to salvage at a later stage.
• Balancing the physical count of the billets as well as the heat numbers and recording it in the dispatch book
• Reporting the balanced information to the Logistics Supervisor
• Checking that the spectrometer is operating efficiently according to the specifications, reporting any out-of-specifications to the Supervisor.
• Ensuring a comprehensive understanding of all subordinate's functions within the team
• Continuously monitoring and overseeing all subordinates to ensure fulfilment of functions as defined within the job descriptions.
• Ensuring that the operator rectifies all non-conformances and/or deviations from the required production processes within the team/areas timeously, alternatively escalating concerns to your manager.
• Inspecting all tools and equipment used by subordinates and raising concerns timeously to your manager.
• Inspecting gauges to ensure they are in good working order and address concerns immediately with your manager.
• Inspecting all equipment and machinery to ensure they are in good working order and addressing concerns immediately with your manager.
• Participating in flexibility training initiatives
• Participating in Health and Safety risk assessment
• This job description may not necessarily reflect all the tasks performed by the incumbent, who may be required to assist with similar duties from time to time.

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