QC Coordinator

Are You Ready To Build The Future With Us?

Lafarge Africa PIc is a member of Huaxin Cement Co. Ltd.,  - founded in 1907 and incorporated in China. Huaxin is listed on the Shanghai and on the Hong Kong stock exchanges, and is among the 10 largest cement groups in the world. In addition to cement, Huaxin operates aggregates and ready-mixed concrete as well as waste management businesses, and has its own cement and waste pre-/co-processing equipment manufacturing with proprietary technology. Huaxin is recognized among the world's top manufacturing enterprises and most valuable brands. Lafarge Africa is a publicly quoted company on the Premium Board of the Nigerian Exchange Limited and serves Nigeria with a wide range of building and construction solutions.

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

Coordinate quality control program at the plant and customer site to ensure materials and concrete are in compliance with quality plan and specifications / concrete standards, monitoring quality objectives, continuous improvement of QC in line with business management systems.

What you'll be doing

• Ensure full compliance of the plant with Lafarge safety standards
• Regular VPC & BOG conduct in the plant and/or offices to assess H&S compliance, with documented report
• Engaging the customer on international standards as applicable in Lafarge requirements.
• Implement Integrated Management System inline ISO 9001:2015 and ISO 14001:2015
• Identification of materials/ carrying out trial tests for concrete
• Ensure all KPI’s are done and achieved as per QC Plan
• Concrete strength performance report monthly highlighting the Standard deviation, Cement Efficiency, Overdesign and Sampling frequency
• Mix optimization: carry out mix adjustment and trials with the aim of cost reduction.
• Close out customer complaints as soon as they arise (zero/month).
• Pro-active approach towards interaction between in-house departments within the plants.
• Other tasks as may be assigned from time to time by N+1

What we are looking for 

• Minimum 5 years working experience in concrete and cement preferably in Readymix operation
• Site engagements and people management
• Excellent IT skills (Proficiency with MS Office packages
• Bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Chemistry or relevant course of study
• Good written and oral communication skills
  Good knowledge of QA/QC in Readymix operation and concrete technology
• Knowledge of raw material and concrete standard including other relevant standard
• Ability to develop an anticipate plan to face challenges and complaints that may arise from customer

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.