Quality Control Inspector

About the role

The Quality Control Inspector ensures product quality and food safety throughout processing and packaging operations in a food manufacturing environment. The role involves monitoring critical control points, conducting inspections, sampling, and guaranteeing compliance with established standards and procedures.

Key responsibilities

• Monitor critical processing steps such as sorting, roasting, frying, grinding, mixing, and flavoring.
• Perform in‑line quality inspections, weight checks, and verify product attributes including colour, texture and taste.
• Collect samples for laboratory testing and analysis.
• Identify, report and escalate process deviations and non‑conformities, ensuring timely corrective actions.
• Maintain accurate documentation of inspections, sampling records, deviations and corrective actions.
• Ensure adherence to SOPs, quality standards and processing parameters.
• Collaborate with Production and Quality teams to resolve quality‑related issues.
• Support internal and external audits and contribute to shop‑floor readiness activities.

Required profile

• Bachelor’s degree or diploma in Food Technology, Microbiology, Food Science, Human Nutrition or a related field.
• Fresh graduate or 1‑2 years of experience in Quality Control within the food manufacturing industry.
• Experience in nuts, seeds or coffee processing is an advantage.
• Preferred certifications: HACCP, GMP or ISO 22000.

Required skills

• HACCP
• GMP
• ISO 22000