Quality controller

Job role

The quality controller is mainly responsible for executing the different Standards established by the quality control supervisor by testing and assessing the Fish before it is dispatched using various techniques checking that specifications are met and that the Fish meets the Organisations Intended standards.  

Key Responsibilities & Critical Success Measures

• Apply quality procedures when carrying out daily work to meet quality system requirements as well as maintaining and improving work quality.

• Organisational quality systems, procedures, and policies

• Interpretation of work instructions

• Applicable products, processes, and quality specifications

• Types and usage of quality system tools and equipment

• Types and interpretation of quality records

• Legislative and industrial framework for quality

• Organisational quality systems, procedures, and policies

• Organisational procedures for detecting, reporting, and resolving non-compliances

• Organisational procedures for providing feedback for quality improvements Supervise quality procedures to ensure work processes adhere to quality standards and propose action plan for continuous improvement

• Workplace-based quality practices and procedures

• Quality specifications and tolerances within work or product specifications

• Types of quality data, statistic collection tools and methodology

• Types of workplace tools, equipment, machines, processes, and operating procedures

• Workplace communication processes and types of communication techniques

• Safety hazards identification

• Types of workplace communication techniques

• Relevant industry code of practice

• Non-conformities in the workplace and the quality system

• Methods of quality control policy development

• Types of quality control performance metrics and parameters

• Quality control regulations

• Principles of validation and testing requirements

• Methods of measuring and monitoring quality standards for food manufacturing processes and products Advocate the organisation’s quality control systems and benchmark existing processes against global and local practices for improvement

. • Global and local benchmarks for best practice in quality control

• Industry trends and technologies in quality control

• Process of strategic planning

• Techniques to encourage quality control change and innovation

• Methods of cascading organizational quality control policies to managers and other key stakeholders

• Factors that may influence the organization’s quality control policies and objectives

• Methods of reviewing quality control policy scope, criteria, and objectives 

Qualifications

• Diploma or higher in a relevant field

• Grade Twelve (12) Certificate

• Relevant Certification from recognized body 

• 1-2 years relevant work experience

• Hands on prior experience in quality assurance

• Experience in FMCG industry is an added advantage