Malawi Bureau of Standards (MBS) is a
Statutory Organization established in 1972 by an Act of Parliament (Cap. 51:
02; revised 2012) with a mandate to promote standardization of commodities and
their manufacture, production processing or treatment and to provide for the
verification and calibration of weighing and measuring instruments; and further
to provide for matters incidental to or connected with standardization.
Statutory Organization established in 1972 by an Act of Parliament (Cap. 51:
02; revised 2012) with a mandate to promote standardization of commodities and
their manufacture, production processing or treatment and to provide for the
verification and calibration of weighing and measuring instruments; and further
to provide for matters incidental to or connected with standardization.
To beef up its operations, the Malawi
Bureau of Standards seek
Bureau of Standards seek
s to recruit the services of suitably qualified
individuals to fill the following vacant positions tenable at its Head Office
in Blantyre.
Quality Monitoring Technician (Import
Inspections and Sampling) (Grade: BS 8)
Inspections and Sampling) (Grade: BS 8)
Responsible to : Senior Quality
Monitoring Technician
Monitoring Technician
Job Purpose
To effectively implement the
inspection and sampling of imported products
inspection and sampling of imported products
Key Duties and Responsibilities
·
Registering
imports inspection requests;
Registering
imports inspection requests;
·
Conducting
industrial quality audits for products certification based on national and
international requirements
Conducting
industrial quality audits for products certification based on national and
international requirements
·
Providing
technical advice to the Senior Quality Monitoring Services Technician
(Inspection & Sampling) on matters pertaining to inspection and sampling of
imported products;
Providing
technical advice to the Senior Quality Monitoring Services Technician
(Inspection & Sampling) on matters pertaining to inspection and sampling of
imported products;
·
Conducting
inspection and sampling of imported products;
Conducting
inspection and sampling of imported products;
·
Handling
of import samples;
Handling
of import samples;
·
Conducting
quality monitoring market surveys; and
Conducting
quality monitoring market surveys; and
·
Levying
of cess on cessable products.
Levying
of cess on cessable products.
Personal Attributes
The candidate should have the following
attributes:
attributes:
·
Able to
work under pressure;
Able to
work under pressure;
·
Be
computer literate;
Be
computer literate;
·
Effective
communication skills;
Effective
communication skills;
·
Able to
work with minimum supervision;
Able to
work with minimum supervision;
·
Honest.
Honest.
Qualification and Work Experience
Required
Required
·
Diploma
in Natural Sciences or Engineering with at least two years work experience in a
related field
Diploma
in Natural Sciences or Engineering with at least two years work experience in a
related field
How to Apply
A competitive salary package awaits
the successful candidates. Applications with comprehensive and up to date
Curriculum Vitae (CV) with three traceable referees must be forwarded to the
following address close of business on 18th August, 2017
the successful candidates. Applications with comprehensive and up to date
Curriculum Vitae (CV) with three traceable referees must be forwarded to the
following address close of business on 18th August, 2017
Director General,
Malawi Bureau of Standards,
P.O. Box 946,
Blantyre.
Only shortlisted candidates will be
acknowledged
acknowledged