Quality Assurance Analyst at Tomato Jos Farming and Processing Limited

Quality Assurance Analyst at Tomato Jos Farming and Processing Limited. Please make sure you read the job requirements before applying for this position.

Tomato Jos is a private equity-backed, fast-growing, for-profit social enterprise located in Kaduna, Nigeria, that believes in the power of local production for local consumption. Our company aims to supply 10% of the processed tomato market in Nigeria within the next 5 years. We source tomatoes from smallholder farmers within our network and make high-quality branded consumer products for Nigeria and West Africa.

We currently operate a 500Ha commercial farm and run a successful smallholder program with over 500 farmers. In 2020/2021, the company built a tomato processing facility and we will conduct our first production run in Q1/Q42021, to launch our first retail packaged product later this year.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Quality Assurance Analyst

Location: Kaduna
Employment Type: Full-time

Job Description

• Ensure that production is done with strict adherence to raw material recipes and raw material yield as directed by the production/Quality Assurance recipe and SOPs.
• Conduct laboratory tests at every needed production stage to meet quality standard as demanded by regulatory authorities.
• Escalate any deviation of the actual from the standard for immediate control measure.
• Conduct analysis of laboratory results to recommend best practices for quality products.
• Continually carrying out research and development to enhance product quality, and to develop new related products.

Requirements

• Minimum of B.Sc / HND in Food Science and Technology, Science Laboratory Technology, Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, and any other related courses.
• Four (4) years relevant working experience in quality assurance/control in FMCG – Savory (special attention on Tomato base production) industry.
• Vast knowledge in HSE, GMP, QMS, Hygiene, Food safety etc
• Microsoft suits, internet shuffling, Google sheet, and general computer appreciation.

Application Closing Date
25th October, 2021.

Method of Application

Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV to: [email protected] using the Job Title as the subject of the mail.