Quality Controller

About the role

East Africa Bottling Share Company (EABSC) is hiring a permanent Quality Controller for its Dire Dawa plant in Ethiopia. The role ensures that products are consistently safe, compliant and high quality by monitoring quality standards across manufacturing, laboratory and supply chain processes, while driving continuous improvement, compliance and operational excellence.

Key responsibilities

• Sample, analyse and monitor product, packaging and raw material quality so that all outputs meet CCBA standards.
• Monitor and control quality in syrup-making, water treatment and packaging to keep operations stable and supply uninterrupted.
• Perform and oversee micro-quality testing to protect consumer health and market confidence in product safety.
• Monitor raw materials and warehouse operations so that inputs and storage conditions support seamless distribution.
• Control the laboratory environment, manage consumables and verify equipment accuracy for reliable test results.
• Comply with safety, GMP, GLP and quality systems to reduce the risk of recalls or regulatory non-compliance.
• Enter results daily into the quality management system, analyse trends and report non-conformances so corrective action can be taken quickly.
• Share findings and trends with internal teams to foster collaboration and accountability.

Required profile

• First degree in Chemistry, Chemical or Food Engineering or a related field.
• At least 2 years of relevant experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Result and execution driven, decisive and pragmatic, resilient and energetic, customer focused.

Required skills

• Understanding of manufacturing processes.
• Knowledge of SC Way principles and practices.
• Application of quality management systems.
• Use of Infinity and Achiever systems.