Quality Controller

About the role

The East Africa Bottling Share Company (Ethiopia, Dire Dawa Plant) is looking for a Quality Controller on a full-time basis. The role ensures the consistent production of safe, compliant and high-quality products by monitoring and controlling 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 avoid supply disruptions.
• 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 to deliver 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 to enable faster corrective action.
• 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.

Required skills

• Knowledge of quality management systems.
• Understanding of manufacturing processes and SC Way principles and practices.
• Knowledge of Infinity and Achiever systems.
• Result and execution driven, decisive and risk pragmatic, resilient, energetic and customer focused.