Manager- Quality Management System at WACOT Limited

Location: Ikeja, Lagos
Reporting Line: Chief Quality Officer, TGI Group

Job Description

• We seek a QMS Manager who will be centrally responsible for Implementation of Quality Systems & QA in procurement, warehousing, processing, logistics & customer services related to Agro Inputs, Agro chemicals & Agro commodities in WACOT Limited.

Key Responsibilities include

• Coordinate between Central Quality and WACOT functions to standardize & sustain the quality & Food safety systems.
• Risk identification, assessment & escalation & coordinate mitigations with users.
• Supervise the QC programs in-place for procurement of Agro commodities
• Supervise Good hygiene practices in Processing plants, Warehouses in WACOT supply chain through periodic inspections & drive continual improvement.
• Supervise daily Quality trends from Manufacturing & handling deviations
• Carry out Food Safety System internal audit program under supervision of central quality aiming to continual Improvement & no surprises in external audits.
• Coordinate & Maintain food safety systems data (MIS Data) for periodic reporting to CQ.
• Coordinate periodic review of Quality & Food Safety Systems.
• Coordination of ISO training program plan & execution by central quality.
• Coordinate with central Quality for document control of ISO systems.
• Coordinate external audit preparation and maintain related documentation.
• Support site preparations for MANCAP inspections
• Cross check site Food safety processes aiming to be prepared for un-announced external audits.
• Maintain CAPA tracker for all means of improvement in food safety.

Qualifications
Education & Skills:

• Graduate / Post Graduate in Agricultural Science.
• Minimum of 7 Years’ experience in Agricultural industry
• Knowledge / Certifications in QMS & Food Safety systems
• Good communication skills
• Good inter-personal skills
• Knowledge on quality and food safety systems.
• Proficiency in MS office especially Word, Excel and PowerPoint.

Experience:

• Experience in Quality Assurance & Production functions related to processing of agricultural commodities
• Quality matters related to agricultural commodities procurement & exports.
• Manufacturing Processes related to agro commodities
• Hands-on experience in QA Labs & test methods.
• Experience in conducting Quality Audits