Summary
Date Posted: Monday, July 10 2023, Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:
Coca-Cola Beverages Africa
Details
Closing Date: 2023/07/18
Reference Number: CCB230707-3
Job Title: Quality Controller
Job Category: Manufacturing
Company Coca-Cola Beverages Zambia
Job Type Permanent
Location – Country Zambia
Location – Province Not Applicable
Location – Town / City Lusaka
Job Description Coca-Cola Beverages Zambia works with the world’s most cherished trademark and invests in the most exciting events. Our Office currently has the following opportunity available for a dynamic individual with energy and initiative, keen to impact from the outset.
The position falls under the Manufacturing Department – SHEQ and will report to the Quality Assurance Technologist. The main responsibilities of the Quality Controller are to perform a systemic role in ensuring that the bottling process meets the CCBA product and packaging quality requirements and providing support with quality coaching and root cause analysis knowledge.

Key Duties & Responsibilities
• Applying organizational understanding to drive a Quality Culture
• Ensure that Quality Management Systems are implemented in the laboratory and related quality processes
• Ensure that quality objectives are measured as identified in goals and objective documentation
• Maintenance of the Quality system and ensure CCBA and TCCC standards are met.
• 4-hourly Quality testing verifications on all 30 minutes and hourly test frequencies. Daily verification of 4 hourly tests.
• Interpretation of SPC data and ensuring that the teams understand the SPC measures and can analyse the data
• Inspection and release of Isolations
• Sanitation Matrix review and monitoring of matrix compliance
• Daily Data review, with interest in recorded data trends, amount of out of control and out of spec data points.
• Reviewing Infinity events for correct logging of comments and reasons
• Data integrity: Ensure lab equipment connectivity to Infinity (both in lab and on the line)
• Review is all out of spec data is isolated and if required RCA documentation has been received from the line team
• Responsible for Carbonation retention studies
• Calibration and Verification of Cobrix
• Managing the non-conforming product program – Retest of isolations and making decisions about release and destructions. Ensuring that non-conforming product program is applied in all areas in syrup room, production and warehouse. Verify that isolated products are not available for stock picking.
• Checks meeting boards to ensure that the data is correctly updated and that the correct KPI’s are measured at level 1 meetings (relevant to the team).
• Review quality of RCA documentation and support teams in problem solving.
• Attend production team meetings on a scheduled basis (at least meeting per line per week)
• Review simple syrup, final syrup manufacturing and release processes
• Review water treatment process, result and waste water treatment process and results.
• Engage with Internal Customers to Develop Partnerships and Capability
• Support of shift teams and unit teams in problem solving, also reviewing outputs of problem-solving sessions
• Interpretation of SPC data and assisting teams to use this information in problem solving sessions
• Monitoring of effectiveness of corrective actions to solve issues
• Identify improvement opportunities
• Maintain health, safety and environmental standards
• Contribute to the management of Sustainable Development drivers
• Mandatory participation in sensory evaluation and proficiency testing

Skills, Experience & Education
• Minimum requirement:
• Diploma in Food Science, Food Technology or equivalent.
• Added advantage: Bachelor of Science degree in Food Science or equivalent
• Experience: Minimum 3 years’ experience as a Quality Controller. Good process knowledge preferably in a bottling environment.

General Competencies
• Assertiveness
• Compliance, Governance and Ethics
• Detail Focused
• Problem Solving and Analysis
• Analytical and Methodical
• Self-motivated
• Innovative
• Result and Execution Driven
• Resilient and energetic
• Sound understanding of Statistical Process Control
• Sound understanding and knowledge of production and quality processes
• Sound understanding of water treatment and waste water treatment processes

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 36

Level of Education: Postgraduate Degree

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