Head of Quality and Safety – Umhlanga at IFS International Facilities Services

Key Responsibilities:

• Establish, maintain and revise the quality management and safety systems and protocol framework for the Group and drive their implementation and the achievement of related Business targets.
• Participate in the formulation and implementation of the Group strategy, ensuring that quality and safety management are properly profiled and applied across the Business.
• Coordinate, plan and drive the implementation of safety programmes to maintain occupational, food and environmental safety standards across all sites at all times.
• Lead and oversee the planning and execution of quality and safety accreditation audits, ensuring that the Group maintains and expands its ISO and related standards accreditation.
• Lead and participate in continual improvement projects for management systems across the Group.
• Oversee all corrective actions for non-conformance and ensure they are effectively closed out.
• Drive campaigns across the Business on key topics and monitor impact.
• Oversee the monitoring and learning from incidents and ensure that trends are identified and addressed.
• Ensure the Group exceeds quality and safety standards as set out in all international, national, client and internal guidelines and SOPs

Required Knowledge and Qualifications:

• 10 to 15 years relevant experience at a senior management or executive level with demonstrable achievement of the above KRAs.
• Be willing to travel extensively to all sites.
• Have a relevant Safety related qualification.