Expert Quality Officer at Bureau Veritas Group

Job Purpose

The Expert Quality Officer plays a crucial role in ensuring quality standards. Plans, directs and coordinates quality assurance programs and formulates quality control policies; to improve efficiency and profitability.

To provide Quality support to the laboratory and to ensure full compliance with ISO 17025: 2017 and GMP, PIC’s, SAHPRA and WHO guidelines; and perform internal auditing.

Minimum Requirements and Skills

• Relevant tertiary qualification with BSc or a National Diploma in Chemistry or related field
• Minimum 8 - 10 years’ Quality Assurance and Laboratory experience
• Applied knowledge & experience in ISO 17025:2017 standards
• Applied knowledge & experience in GMP, PIC’s, SAHPRA, WHO, FDA, or MHRA guidelines

Skills:

• Leadership & management
• Analysis & problem solving
• Attention to Detail
• Excellent written & verbal communication and presentation skills
• Planning, organising and decision making skills
• Investigational expert

Job Specification

• Ensure all quality control (QC) and quality assurance (QA), health, safety and environmental aspects within the Laboratory.
• Prioritise and ensure consistency within the laboratory
• Ensure laboratory compliance as per the Company Quality Management System requirements and in accordance with departmental procedures
• Compile, implement and maintain the procedures and supporting documentation in accordance with the ISO 17025:2017, SAHPRA, PIC’s and WHO requirements.
• Provide Quality support to the laboratory and ensuring full compliance.
• Deputize the Quality Manager (when required)
• Perform Inspection of the laboratories.
• Lead external or internal inspections/audits from local and international clients as well as regulatory authorities and ensuring CAPA plans are submitted and closed out adequately and timeously.
• Lead and ensure timeously investigation of OOS, deviations, complaints and Corrective Action Requests (C.A.R.’s) within their Departments; that root cause/s are properly identified as per the relevant guidelines and CAPA properly identified WITHIN stipulated time lines and that all these are registered within the Quality Management system (Quality Department) as stipulated per Quality Procedures.
• Ensure a Data Integrity program is implemented and a culture is maintained.
• Ensure adherence to ALCOA + principles.
• Maintain confidentiality of all M&L information.
• Perform any other reasonable and lawful duties; this may become necessary depending on Company requirements.
• Ensure quality agreement requirements of clients are met
• Maintain an environmentally friendly, healthy & safe work environment
• To maintain confidentiality of all M&L and Bureau Veritas Group information.