Quality Assurance Officer

Location:

Modderfontein, GP, ZA, 1609

Pillar: AECI Mining

Pay Grade: CU

Date Closing: Apr 27, 2026

Purpose of the Job

•To entrench and uphold the AECI quality system in all areas that is implicated in the AECI quality management system with regard to compliance to ISO 9001 framework

•Provide support and guidance to implement and maintain the quality management system at the global level

Required outputs: Functional

•Evaluate the effectiveness of the quality management system by conducting quality system audits with respect to implementation, maintenance, improvement and auditing of the AECI quality management system rooted in ISO 9001

•Provide quality assurance support and advisory services

•Coaching and mentoring of Quality Champions

•Ensure production traceability data is accessible and fit for purpose in the event of product recalls and customer complaints

•Maintain contact and build good working relations with all AECI functions (global) to facilitate continuous improvement of the QMS

•Observe and ensure compliance with governance and established policies, systems, procedures and practices

•Maintain a framework of measurements that support early problem detection (DPMO)

•Support technical and quality opposite various plants and process technologies with regards to experimental design, experimental testing, plant investigations and reporting

•Maintain FMEA risk management for products and processes

•Conduct NPI audits to verify compliance to ISO requirements

•Maintain Failure Mode manuals

•Maintenance of Quality Franchise models for each AECI function

•Maintenance of Quality Champions throughout the organisation (each site)

•Support continual business improvement

•Comply with Safety, Health and Environment standards

Qualifications, Knowledge and Skills Requirements

•Degree in Quality Engineering, Commerce or Chemistry

•2 – 3 years of experience in production or manufacturing (preferably explosives manufacturing)

•Quality qualification such as Lean Six Sigma and Internal Auditor certification an advantage

•Knowledge of ISO 9001 and quality tools and techniques preferable

•Internal Auditor ISO 9001

•Appropriate ISO Quality qualification and accreditation or quality engineering background

Personal attributes

Competencies (skills, knowledge and characteristics)

•Tenacity and assertiveness

•Good communication skills and interpersonal awareness

•Ability to function both independently and in a team matrix structure

•Critical information seeking

•Conceptual thinking

•Rational persuasion and analytical thinking

•Strong leadership skills

•Methodical, thorough and results-orientated

•Attention to details

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Requisition ID: 1371