Quality Controller Job Opportunities – Grainpulse Ltd
Organisation: Grainpulse Ltd
Duty Station: Mukono, Uganda
About US:
Grainpulse Ltd is a first of its kind integrated agribusiness company and Uganda’s number one dealer in Agro Inputs, Grain and Coffee. We continue expanding everyday to meet our clientele needs.
Job Summary: The Quality Controller is responsible for setting up, maintaining quality standards and facilitating ISO 22000 standards certification for grain and nutrition operations.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
- Monitor the quality aspects of raw, in-process and finished products and issuance of COA at dispatch
- Prepare reports on each test performed for measuring quality, quantity and composition
- Prepare graphs, charts and reports from test reports
- Maintain records of all tests carried out and retain samples for specified period
- Guide in setting up of quality standards and ensure production is maintained at such standards
- Compute formulas, percentages or production specific factors using chemical and mathematical procedures
- Ensure quality of packaging material
- Perform quality control analysis including tests and inspection of products and processes
- Sample and identify the presence of any bacterial or non-desirable excess material using the laid out standard procedures.
- Review and report the principle causes of quality loss and non-conformance
- Perform quality control analysis including tests and inspection of products and processes
- Ensure all check sheets are correctly completed and all non-compliance found have had the correct action taken and signed off
- Carry out regular audits on production processes to affirm quality standards conformity and follow up on closure of the NCR’s
- Arrange, coordinate and participate in internal and external quality audits and trainings
- Actively support company’s initiative to acquire ISO standards 22000 accreditation
- Actively support and be part of the new products development program
- Establish, implement, and review Quality policies, Quality objectives, documented procedures, documents and records needed by the organization
- Maintain the corporate quality manual and records
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- The ideal candidate must possess a Bachelor of Science degree in Food Science, Microbiology or Chemistry. He or she should have at least 3 (three) years working experience in quality management in a busy food industry, preferably grain handling, coffee factory or milling. He or she candidate must be knowledgeable in food safety principles and Quality Audit.
- Furthermore, the ideal candidate must have the ability to interpret chemical, microbiological and physical results, carry out Data analysis, Record keeping, Training as well as interacting with third parties on trainings and compliance matters
- The ideal candidate must also have good leadership, planning communication and decision making skills.
How to Apply:
All suitably qualified and interested candidates should email their Job Applications with detailed CVs, certified copies of academic certificates (originals are to be presented at the interview) and a copy of a stamped recent salary pay-slip to
NB: Please note that presentation of false academic documents and certification will lead to criminal prosecution.
Deadline: Friday, 31st January 2020