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Quality Monitoring Officer (Inspection and Sampling) at Malawi Bureau of Standards (MBS). Blantyre, Malawi
The Malawi Bureau of Standards (MBS) is a statutory organization established in 1972 by an Act of Parliament (Cap 51:02) 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 matter incidental to or connected with standardization.
The MBS is inviting applications from suitably qualified and interested persons to fill the following vacancies
Vac. No. BS/EXT.VAC. 16/2025/2026
Job title: Quality Monitoring Officer (inspection and Sampling)
Grade: BS6
Reporting to : Deputy Director of Quality Assurance Services
Department: Quality Assurance Development
Section: Inspection and Sampling
Responsible for : Senior Quality Monitoring Technician
Number of posts: Two (2)
Job Purpose
To ensure efficient and effective implementation of inspection and sampling activities.
Key Roles and Responsibilities
- Coordinating registration of inspection requests;
- Conducting industrial quality audits for product certification based on national and international requirements:
- Ensuring proper management of records related to export inspection and sampling:
- Providing technical advice to the Senior Quality Monitoring Officer on matters pertaining to inspection and sampling of exported products;
- Facilitating efficient inspection and sampling of products;
- Ensuring proper handling of all samples;
- Supervising the compilation of weekly, monthly and quarterly plans and progress reports;
- Conducting performance appraisals Quality Monitoring Officers.
Required Academic Qualifications and Experience
The applicant should possess:
- A Bachelor’s Degree in Natural related sciences
- At least 3 years’ experience Industrial experience.
Mode of Application
The Bureau is an equal opportunity employer and female candidates are particularly encouraged to apply.
The Bureau is committed to the promotion of merit, fairness, equity, honesty, integrity, impartiality and professionalism. As such, any form of canvasing is not allowed and any candidate involved in such shall be disqualified.
Interested persons who meet the above specifications should submit a written application letter together with copies of relevant certificates, detailed current Curriculum Vitae, names and contact details of three traceable referees plus a copy of the National Identity Card in a sealed envelope clearty marked on top with post being applied for before close of business on 30th June, 2025 to:
The Director General
Malawi Bureau of Standards
P.O. Box 946
BLANTYRE