Quality Control Officer

Responsibilities:

Raw Material & Packaging Quality:

• Inspect and test incoming raw materials such as spices, salt, starches, flavourings, colours, tomato concentrate/paste ingredients and other food additives.
• Verify raw materials against approved specifications before production use.
• Inspect packaging materials for quality, dimensions, printing, sealing and suitability.
• Maintain proper records of approved and rejected materials.

Production Quality Control:

• Conduct routine quality checks throughout production.
• Monitor production parameters and ensure adherence to approved SOPs and formulations.
• Carry out in-process checks for seasoning cubes, powders, tomato paste and jollof spices.
• Check cube weight, hardness, appearance, colour, aroma, dissolution and consistency.
• Check seasoning powders and spices for moisture, colour, aroma, particle size, caking, foreign matter and uniformity.
• Check tomato paste for Brix, pH, colour, viscosity, consistency, taste, fill weight and packaging integrity.
• Conduct finished-product sensory evaluation.
• Ensure batch-to-batch consistency.

Laboratory & Testing

• Conduct physical and chemical tests on raw materials and finished products.
• Carry out pH, moisture, Brix, weight variation and other relevant tests.
• Coordinate or conduct microbiological testing where applicable.
• Ensure laboratory equipment is properly maintained and calibrated.

Food Safety & Compliance

• Monitor GMP, hygiene and sanitation practices within the factory.
• Support implementation of HACCP and food safety procedures.
• Ensure products comply with applicable NAFDAC, SON and relevant food safety requirements.
• Monitor critical control points and quality control points.
• Maintain proper product traceability and retention samples.

Non-Conformity & Complaints

• Identify and document quality deviations.
• Investigate production defects and customer complaints.
• Conduct Root Cause Analysis and recommend corrective and preventive actions.
• Follow up on CAPA implementation.

Documentation

• Maintain batch records, laboratory results, inspection reports and release documents.
• Prepare daily, weekly and monthly QC reports.
• Maintain specifications for raw materials, packaging and finished products.
• Release or hold finished products based on approved quality requirements.

Requirements:

• A minimum of 2 years of experience 
• A minimum of a degree in a related field