Summary:

Quality Control Shift Operator role at Bamburi Cement. Responsible for monitoring production quality, conducting inspections, and ensuring cement meets required standards. Requires relevant technical qualifications, quality control experience, and knowledge of manufacturing processes with shift duties carried out at the production facility.

The quality control shift operator is responsible for;

• Controlling & monitoring the quality of materials from quarry up to dispatched cement.
• Ensuing accurate and timely analysis of the different samples picked during shift and update the records as per the quality plan guidelines.
• Implementing cost reduction initiatives in line with BU and Plant objectives.
• Supporting the plant to achieve burning efficiency, kiln reliability, production cost efficiency , process efficiency and product quality performance.

Key Responsibilities

People, Capability & Culture

• Demonstrate professionalism, integrity and respect in all interactions with colleagues, contractors and stakeholders.
• Take ownership of personal performance, productivity and quality of work.
• Actively participate in learning, training and capability-building initiatives relevant to the role.
• Collaborate effectively with team members to support delivery of team, site and organization objectives.
• Model ethical behaviour and speak up when behaviour or practices are inconsistent with company values.
• Contribute ideas, suggestions and participate in continual improvement initiatives.

People, Capability & Culture

• Comply fully with the Company’s HSE Policy, Rules and Standards at all times.
• Perform work strictly in accordance with approved procedures, permits and risk assessments.
• Use required personal protective equipment (PPE) correctly and consistently.
• Actively identify, report and where possible correct unsafe acts, unsafe conditions and environmental risks.
• Promptly report all incidents, near misses, hazards and at-risk conditions.
• Participate in tool box talks, safety briefings, drills and HSE improvement initiatives.

Qualifications

• Degree in Industrial/Analytical Chemistry or Chemical and Process Engineering
• 2 years experience in a quality control laboratory preferably in a busy manufacturing industry.

Generic Skills

• Analytical thinking, Adaptability & learning agility, Management skills, Communication, Planning & organizing skills.

Technical Skills

• Good knowledge and understanding of physical and chemical properties of cement.
• Good knowledge of methods and techniques used in chemical and physical laboratory analysis of cement.
• Good knowledge of laboratory equipment instrumentation quality assurance.
• Basic understanding of cement making chemistry.
• Good knowledge of laboratory safety and environmental good practices.
• Good knowledge of laboratory equipment calibration methods.
• Basic computer skills.
• Attention to details, accurate and precise in taking measurements.

• Controlling & monitoring the quality of materials from quarry up to dispatched cement.
• Ensuing accurate and timely analysis of the different samples picked during shift and update the records as per the quality plan guidelines.
• Implementing cost reduction initiatives in line with BU and Plant objectives.
• Supporting the plant to achieve burning efficiency, kiln reliability, production cost efficiency , process efficiency and product quality performance.
• Demonstrate professionalism, integrity and respect in all interactions with colleagues, contractors and stakeholders.
• Take ownership of personal performance, productivity and quality of work.
• Actively participate in learning, training and capability-building initiatives relevant to the role.
• Collaborate effectively with team members to support delivery of team, site and organization objectives.
• Model ethical behaviour and speak up when behaviour or practices are inconsistent with company values.
• Contribute ideas, suggestions and participate in continual improvement initiatives.
• Comply fully with the Company’s HSE Policy, Rules and Standards at all times.
• Perform work strictly in accordance with approved procedures, permits and risk assessments.
• Use required personal protective equipment (PPE) correctly and consistently.
• Actively identify, report and where possible correct unsafe acts, unsafe conditions and environmental risks.
• Promptly report all incidents, near misses, hazards and at-risk conditions.
• Participate in tool box talks, safety briefings, drills and HSE improvement initiatives.

• Analytical thinking
• Adaptability & learning agility
• Management skills
• Communication
• Planning & organizing skills
• Good knowledge and understanding of physical and chemical properties of cement.
• Good knowledge of methods and techniques used in chemical and physical laboratory analysis of cement.
• Good knowledge of laboratory equipment instrumentation quality assurance.
• Basic understanding of cement making chemistry.
• Good knowledge of laboratory safety and environmental good practices.
• Good knowledge of laboratory equipment calibration methods.
• Basic computer skills.
• Attention to details, accurate and precise in taking measurements.

• Degree in Industrial/Analytical Chemistry or Chemical and Process Engineering
• 2 years experience in a quality control laboratory preferably in a busy manufacturing industry.