Quality Assurance (QA) Expert

Position:

Organization: Minaye PLC

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EnsureThe Quality Assurance Expert is responsible for ensuring consistent product quality across all farm processes—from production, harvesting, post-harvest handling, packhouse operations, and dispatch. The role requires a professional with strong experience in quality assurance, preferably from the food or agro-processing sector, who can implement, monitor, and continuously improve quality standards across the farm.

Required number: 1

Duties and Responsibilities:

Quality Monitoring & Control

  • Monitor quality at every stage: field production, harvesting, grading, packing, storage, and shipment.

  • Identify defects such as bent stems, broken stems, handling damages, and incorrect specifications.

  • Ensure quality standards are consistently met according to customer and internal requirements.

Root Cause Analysis & Corrective Action

  • Investigate recurring quality issues and determine root causes.

  • Work closely with production, the packhouse, and supervisors to implement corrective and preventive actions.

  • Track and reduce repetitive quality failures.

Quality Systems & Documentation

  • Maintain quality checklists, inspection forms, and daily quality reports.

  • Ensure proper implementation of SOPs across all processes.

  • Support compliance with international standards such as GlobalG.A.P., Fairtrade, and customer-specific requirements.

Training & Awareness

  • Train workers, scouts, harvesters, and packhouse teams on quality standards and handling procedures.

  • Raise awareness on proper harvesting, handling, bunching, and packing practices.

  • Ensure new employees understand and follow quality procedures. 5. Continuous Improvement

  • Analyze quality trends and provide recommendations to management.  Propose improvements in processes, tools, and handling practices to reduce quality losses.

  • Participate in quality meetings and provide weekly and monthly analysis.

Job Requirements:

  • Education: BSc in Food Science, Agriculture, Horticulture, Industrial Engineering, or related field of study

  • Experience: 3 years and above of relevant work experience in quality assurance, preferably in the food, horticulture, or agro-processing sector.

  • Experience with quality systems, audits, and documentation.

  • Strong analytical, reporting, and problem-solving skills.

Skills and Abilities:

  • High attention to detail

  • Strong communication and reporting skills

  • Practical understanding of field and packhouse operations

  • Ability to enforce standards with fairness and discipline 

How to Apply:

Submit your application and CV along with supporting documents via email to hcminayee@gmail.com

Job Requirements Bachelor's Degree in Food Science, Agriculture, Horticulture, Industrial Engineering, or related field of study with relevant work experience in quality assurance, preferably in the food, horticulture, or agro-processing sector Duties and Responsibilities: - Monitor quality at every stage: field production, harvesting, grading, packing, storage, and shipment - Investigate recurring quality issues and determine root causes - Maintain quality checklists, inspection forms, and daily quality reports - Train workers, scouts, harvesters, and packhouse teams on quality standards and handling procedures How to Apply Submit your application and CV along with supporting documents via email to hcminayee@gmail.com

Deadline: Feb 17, 2026, 12:00 AM

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Amount: 1