We are Africa’s premier Agribusiness company solving problems in agriculture and ensuring food availability through efficient farming and food production methods, thereby raising agribusiness models.
Raw & Packaging material Quality Assurance
Sample and test packaging and raw materials from suppliers for conformity to set specifications.
Approve or reject supplied inputs based on their quality status.
Monitor Shavers Assembly unit.
Ensure proper storage to avert contamination.
Reinforce FIFO during issuance and use
Component Moulding Quality Assurance
To ensure line clearance is done to avoid mixing of different materials /master batches /pigments.
For each production line, prepare a line reference standard of the specified component and submit for review and authentication by the QA Manager.
Carry out quality checks on all defined parameters for barrels, supports, tubes, buttons, caps, stems to ensure the components manufactured conforms to set specifications.
Ink filling Quality Assurance
Ensure line changeovers checks are done before ink fill line starts.
Take extra measures to avoid change over ink cross contamination
Evaluate at set time intervals, the defined ink fill attributes (test writing, ink content, writing quality, swedging, Free ink level etc.).
Identify defects that may impact on the functional attributes of the ink fill (compromise writing /requirements set by LSNL/BIC)
Capture rejects, scrap data, trend and initiate timely corrective actions
Customer/ consumer complaints and Trade Returns
Evaluate and prepare test reports specifying quality status of any complaint and the action to be taken
Record complaints data, trend and initiate timely corrective actions
LSNL/BIC Assembly operations
(Ball point pens and Shavers)
Ensure line clearance is done to avoid mixing of different customer orders and relevant check sheet are prepared and signed
Check and verify that the components and packaging materials issued for product assembly conform to set quality requirements and either approve for use or reject the defective components
Prepare reports for all test samples collected online
Carefully examine pen points/shavers, identify for defects that can affect writing and shaving performance
Prepare a line reference standard for each production line and submit for review and authentication by the QA Manager
Check the wooden hammers used for manual assembly have good quality rubber on both sides to avoid damaging the point.
Perform hanging hole test at interval and report accordingly.
Verify all screen print coupons before start of production. Review screen printed pens against approved sample
Record rejects, scrap data, trend and initiate timely corrective actions
Ensure all non-conforming materials are well segregated and properly disposed of
Ensure that the correct quantities are packed at the weighing area and the correct batches and customer names are well coded as planned
Bar coding controls –control of issuance to ensure specificity to product, conduct scan testing
Calibration – Weights & Measures
Carry out daily weighing scale checks(calibration)
Identify & Isolate any faulty equipment’s
Document calibration results and submit for review
Set and check of measurement gauges for accurate dimension achievement
House keeping
To keep QA laboratory, tidy always
