Website South African Bank Note Company
The South African Bank Note Company was established in 1958 as a joint venture between the South African Reserve Bank and a British banknote printer, Bradbury Wilkinson. In 1969, the SABN (as it is referred to) became a wholly owned subsidiary of the South African Reserve Bank. The core function of the SABN is to serve the nation by providing quality banknotes at competitive prices.
Main Responsibilities (not limited to):
- To contribute towards departmental strategies, formulate functional goals and manage implementation thereof.
- To manage the configuration of documents, to ensure that changes are implemented effectively by the relevant departments.
- To lead the Quality Assurance function in promoting a culture of high-Quality performance throughout the organisation.
- To manage Integrated Management System (IMS) audits, corrective and preventive actions in order to ensure continuous improvement.
- To ensure ISO certification is maintained through documentation, registration and maintenance of departmental processes and compliance thereto.
- To maintain a robust change management process to ensure effective change control for changes that have impact on product quality.
- To identify needs and define systems to improve performance of the Quality Management System.
- To contribute towards the compilation of departmental budget and ensure that expenditure is within limits.
- To ensure quality of final product meets customer expectations.
- To manage performance and development of direct reports, and motivate them in order to achieve functional objectives.
- To develop and maintain sustainable business relationships with internal and external stakeholders, to ensure effective implementation of the SHEQ management system.
The Preferred Candidate is likely to have
- BSc. or B-Tech degree in Quality Management, Chemical Engineering or equivalent (Essential)
- TQM – (Essential)
- Lead Auditing Certification – (Essential)
- 5 years’ Quality Assurance experience within Manufacturing environment and at least 3 years in a team leader role (Essential)
- Printing experience (Desirable)
