Posted 2 months ago
We are seeking QCs Tech for a 4–6-month duration.
The QC Tech is to ensure all produced and delivered products meet the Everest Corrugated standard and exceed our customers’ expectations.
Responsibilities and Duties:
- Monitor and record the quality of all produced boards.
- Perform verification on incoming, in-process, and outgoing finished products
- Ensure that the quality of all boards produced is up to specification and contains minimal to no defects
- Make informed decisions and take a stand for quality assurance
- Report all online quality problems to the control room operator immediately and follow up to ensure changes are made to reduce waste
- Perform testing and analysis of paper and board samples
- Analyse samples and provide feedback linked to customer complaints
- Isolate, reject and record all non-conforming materials, in-process jobs, and completed products
- Manage samples (raw, converted, customer samples) ensuring they are properly stored and labelled
- Maintain and analyse a database of quality information
- Verify all customer returns placed in the GRN area for investigation and feedback
- Conduct root cause analysis (RCA) of quality-related returns with the production team
- Verify measuring equipment on the factory floor (scales, tape measures)
- Monitor and record paper material issues during shifts
- Compile quality reports when required
- Ensure the daily quality register is completed and distributed at the end of each shift
- Reject raw materials (paper) by identifying and communicating rejections to QA and receiving departments
- Ensure rejected reels are isolated and identifiable with a QC rejection label
- Additional duties may be assigned by supervisor and/or manager/ management
Rejecting of raw materials (Paper)
- Identifying and communicating rejections to QA and receiving
- Ensure rejected reels are isolated and are identifiable with a QC rejection label
Qualifications:
- Minimum Grade 12 (Matric) completion
- Basic computer knowledge and usage of computer programs such as MS Office
- Knowledge in:
- Corrugated board
- Paper
- Importance of quality control
- Basic knowledge of quality control processes and procedures
Requirements:
Willingness to work shifts and overtime
2-3 years Quality Control experience
Key Competencies:
- Ability to compile and complete statistics and reports
- Ability to work accurately and at a fast pace
- Good analytical sills, able to gather data, determine, and take appropriate actions
- Flexibility and productivity in times of continuing change and high stress
- Ability to work both independently and in a team environment
- Proficiency in reading tape measures and other instrument with speed and accuracy
- Basic math skills
- Strong team player with excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Ability to perform and operate under pressure and adapt to changing conditions
- Strong sense of responsibility and ability to accomplish tasks without supervision
- Self-motivated
- Competency to review and follow instructions
- Physical ability to stand for long periods
- Strong hand-eye coordination
- Sufficient physical reflexes and personal mobility
- Good clarity of hearing and speech
Key Performance Indicators (KPI):
- Monthly net credits
- Aging stock – ensure GRV area is clean
- Plant waste – meet KPI set target 6%
- Quality detection rates
- External customer complaints
- GRV investigation and recovery initiative
Reporting and feedback:
- Report directly to Quality Manager
- Reports on all quality issues experience and correction action taken