Location: Lagos
Employment Type: Full-time
Sector: Steel & Mining Industry
Job Summary
- Our client is seeking an experienced Quality Control Manager to lead the Quality Control function, ensuring compliance with industry standards, customer specifications, and regulatory requirements.
- The successful candidate will drive quality assurance initiatives, oversee welding and material testing, implement continuous improvement strategies, and lead a high-performing quality team to support operational excellence.
Key Responsibilities
Quality Management:
- Develop, implement, and continuously improve the company's Quality Control policies, procedures, and systems.
- Ensure compliance with applicable ISO, NEN-ISO, customer, and regulatory quality standards.
- Prepare and implement quality plans for manufacturing and processing activities.
- Monitor production quality and ensure adherence to approved quality specifications.
- Coordinate welding inspections, material testing, and qualification of welding procedures.
- Review, validate, and issue quality documentation and certification in accordance with customer requirements.
- Conduct root cause analysis on quality issues and implement corrective and preventive actions (CAPA).
- Monitor industry developments and recommend improvements to quality systems and processes.
Leadership & Operations:
- Lead, mentor, and supervise the Quality Control team, ensuring optimal performance and compliance with established procedures.
- Allocate work effectively, conduct performance reviews, identify training needs, and support employee development.
- Drive a culture of continuous improvement, accountability, and operational excellence within the department.
- Manage departmental budgets, resources, and quality improvement initiatives.
- Coordinate recruitment, onboarding, and induction of new quality personnel where required.
Reporting & Continuous Improvement:
- Prepare periodic quality performance reports and present recommendations to executive management.
- Develop business cases and cost-benefit analyses for quality improvement initiatives and investments in inspection or welding technologies.
- Collaborate with Production, Engineering, and Operations teams to improve product quality, efficiency, and customer satisfaction.
Requirements
- Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Metallurgy, Materials Science, Industrial Engineering, or a related discipline.
- 10-15 years' experience in Quality Control or Quality Assurance within the Steel, Mining, Heavy Manufacturing, Fabrication, or Industrial Engineering sector.
- Strong knowledge of ISO Quality Management Systems, welding inspection standards, material testing, and quality documentation.
- Experience implementing continuous improvement initiatives and managing quality management systems.
- Strong leadership, analytical, problem-solving, and stakeholder management skills.
- Excellent communication, reporting, and team management abilities.
Application Closing Date
20th August, 2026.
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV to: careers@worknigeria.com using "Quality Control Manager" as the subject of the email.