JOB DETAILS:
Coca-Cola Beverages Africa is the largest African Coca-Cola bottler, accounting for 40% of all Coca-Cola volumes on the continent. In Uganda, we are currently seeking to recruit a Quality Controller, based at our Mbarara Plant.
As a Quality Controller, you will report directly to the Team leader Packaging.

Key Purpose Statement
The primary role of a Quality Controller is to monitor the quality control environment and conduct tests and analyses to control and ensure compliance to quality requirements across the Supply Chain.

Key Duties & Responsibilities
• Control Quality in On-site produced preforms & closures– sampling and testing according to incoming inspection protocols.
• Control Quality in Blown bottles– sampling and testing according to incoming inspection protocols.

• Communicate any non-conformances to the Line Team Leader, QAT and SHEQ manager & ensure that non-conforming materials are isolated or released.
• Control Quality of Final product - sampling and testing is done according to required sampling methods and testing protocols.

• Non-conforming final product is segregated, isolated and marked as per non-conforming material procedure.

• Ensure that the requirements of the Quality Management System, including Policies, Work instructions, Work aids etc are complied with.
• Participate in quality improvement projects.
• Test results are recorded and communicated to the relevant stakeholders. All non-conformances are communicated to the relevant production and QA/SHEQ personnel.
• Retention samples for final syrup and final product are taken, marked and stored as per retention sample protocols.

• GLP and GMP requirements are interpreted and applied in the laboratory, test environment as well as respective production environment.
• Participate in food safety management system implementation.
• Report food safety, defence and fraud related issues to food safety team leader designate (SHEQ) manager.

Qualifications
• Minimum requirement: Bachelor’s in food technology or any relevant Science degree (Chemistry, Biotechnology, Analytical Chemistry).

Experience
• Prior QC experience or routine testing experience is preferred.

Competencies
• Compliance, Governance and Ethics
• Detail Focused
• Assertiveness
• Problem Solving & Analysis