SUPPLY CHAIN OFFICER: QUALITY ASSURANCE – Morupule Coal Mine (MCM)

·Join the MCM team
Morupule Coal Mine (MCM) is a mining company established in 1973 to mine and unlock true value of coal for all stakeholders. The MCM business is at the heart of a prosperous future for Botswana with coal production contributing significantly to the economic development of Botswana. The Mine is owned by the Minerals Development Company Botswana (MDCB) a mining investment entity of the Government of Botswana.
Morupule Coal Mine is located 7 km northwest of the urbanized village of Palapye (the fastest growing center outside the capital city of Gaborone), along the Serowe-Palapye national highway (A14). The company’s vision is ‘To be a partner of choice in the global coal transition’.
The Company Seeks to invite suitably qualified and experienced candidates for the following positions:

SUPPLY CHAIN OFFICER – QUALITY ASSURANCE

Job Summary:
To implement MCM standards on identification, approval, coding, acquisition, storage, handling, correct usage of materials at the sites including testing, quality.

Key Activities:
• Adheres to quality assurance/governance protocol/principles in area of responsibility.
• Recommends and incorporate cost saving initiatives into budget and operates within approved parameters.
• Scrutinises and verifies all new stock applications for completeness of details, description,
specification and makes recommendations to the mine standards committee.
• Investigates all quality complaints from users and takes corrective and preventative action as necessary.
• Verifies incoming materials for conformance to order descriptions, hazardous substances,
packaging, standardization, and quality requirements and takes appropriate action.
• Monitors material tests, advice on test criteria, analyses tests report and summarises results for presentation to the Standards Committee.
• Participates in conducting technical assessments of suppliers as and when required.
• Coordinates and drives the Standards meetings at the Operations and provides subject matter expertise to enable good quality decisions.
• Enforces requirements for material safety data sheets for all chemicals delivered and maintains a hazardous substance register for the operations.
• Develops and maintains the Technical Library of specifications and drawings of equipment used as well as other literature and supplier’s catalogue to ensure compliance to set standards.
• Drives continual business improvement within the standardisation/standards environment by identifying magpie stocks for take on and disposal and distributing obsolescence and testing reports to other sites.
• Identifies and implements creative and innovative ideas to improve the Mini Business Unit performance.
• Adheres to all safety, health and environmental policies and procedures in area of responsibility.
• Identifies and implements creative and innovative ideas to improve the Mini Business Unit performance.
• Maintains effective relationships clients/partners/customers to ensure achievement of Mini Business Unit objectives.
• Takes responsibility for providing excellent services by developing self, applying skills, knowledge, and experiences to improve and measure their own performance against set standards.

Technical Competencies
• Quality Management Systems
• Inspection & Auditing
• Knowledge of Mining & Engineering Components
• Ability to use Microsoft Office Suite
• Ability to use ERP Systems
• Process Analysis & Design

Minimum Education & Experience Requirements:
• Diploma in any Engineering Discipline/ recognised 4 years engineering apprenticeship.
3 years’ experience as an Engineering Artisan plus 2 years in a Supply Chain Environment.
Understanding of SHE Management Systems ((ISO 45001: 2018 & ISO 14001: 2015).