Quality Engineer

Who is Lafarge?

As a global leader in innovative and sustainable building solutions, Lafarge is enabling greener cities, smarter infrastructure and improving living standards around the world. With sustainability at the core of our strategy, we are becoming a net-zero company, with our people and communities at the heart of our success. We are driving circular construction as a world leader in recycling to build more with less. It’s all thanks to our 7,000 talented people around the world who are passionate about building progress for people and the planet through four business segments: Cement, Ready-Mix Concrete, Aggregates and Solutions & Products.

Who are Lafarge People?

Lafarge people are passionate about finding better ways to build. They embrace innovation and improvement with a pioneering spirit. They work as trusted partners, creating better solutions and experiences for their customers, communities, and colleagues

About the Job

Within the framework of the plant’s objectives and yearly action plans, implement the short, medium and long-term strategies to meet the plant products specifications

What you'll be doing

• Performs all tasks in a safe and efficient manner.
• Communicate clearly on information relating to potentially dangerous situations and get confirmation that they are correctly understood.
• Check that chemical and physical testing is correctly handled. Ensure a good utilization and a safe storage of tests and products.
• Analyse risks related to sampling points and make sure they are correctly addressed.
• Coordinate the implementation and update of the plant Quality Management System in conjunction with the Quality manager and monitor its implementation.
• Follow the quality of products on a daily basis and take all appropriate actions to ensure that customers do not receive out of specification products.
• Define internal quality objectives for intermediate products.
• Analyse specific risks regarding quality. Implement preventive actions when necessary.
• Implement specific procedure when necessary to address quality incidents.
• Follow and implement the evolution of products official standards.
• Design and implement the relevant Quality Control Plans
• Follow up on a daily basis the compliance with these plans in order to guarantee the quality of the products ready to be dispatched.
• Participate in quality audit and champion the performance of Laboratory round robin test as organized by the TC.
• Define the missions and objectives of his/her workforce and carry out their performance reviews, promote the quality of the work and motivate his/her personnel, develop their skills to keep abreast with new management methods and tools.
• Comply with EMS Quality Instrumentation activities
• Ensure involvement in the implementation and maintenance of integrated management system in the plant

Who you'll be working with

• Reporting Line
  • Quality Assurance Analyst. 

What we are looking for

• Working knowledge of cement manufacturing processes:
• Raw meal preparation, burning, combustion, grinding and packing operation.
• Commitment to the highest standards of safe work habits
• Good knowledge of safety laws and regulations.
• Good written and verbal communications skills
• BSc/HND or equivalent in Chemistry, Laboratory Technology, Chemical Engineering
• 3/5 years postgraduate experience in a process industry.

Technical competencies:

•  Working knowledge of cement manufacturing process.
•  Working knowledge of equipment operation procedure.
•  Able to take initiative based on sound problem solving skills.

Behavioural competencies

• Good interpersonal relationship
• Demonstrated leadership skills via work ethics, ability to delegate and motivate, fairness, etc
• Result oriented

Managerial competencies

• Team player.
• Good aptitude for organization and communication
• Anticipative

Your Lafarge Experience
At Lafarge, there is endless opportunity for you to play your part. Whether you’re in a technical, managerial, or frontline role, you can shape a career that works for you. With us you’ll have the chance to embrace the passion we share for our planet. You’ll be encouraged to seek out diverse perspectives, share your ideas and build the skills and connections you need to perform at your best. Because it’s only when we work together in a culture where everyone thrives, that we can build the world we all want to live in.