Quality Analyst – UBL Career Jobs – Diageo

Job Title:  Quality Analyst – UBL

Organisation: Diageo

Duty Station:  Kampala, Uganda

Reports To: Customer Marketing Manager

About US:

Diageo is the world’s leading premium drinks business with an outstanding collection of beverage alcohol brands across spirits, beer and wine. These brands include Johnnie Walker, Crown Royal, J&B, Windsor, Buchanan’s and Bushmills whiskies, Smirnoff, Ciroc and Ketel One vodkas, Baileys, Captain Morgan, Tanqueray and Guinness.

Financial: ​This role works with a shared budget in the quality department of UGX 1Billion per year and takes care of Lab equipment that are critical in beer & Spirits analysis worth 1.5m GBP.

Market Complexity: The company makes both beer and spirits and operates 24 hours. To beat competition, an effective Quality Control/Assurance system is very critical. The process involves monitoring process inputs (Local raw materials) process control and finished product. To remain at the top in the market and satisfy the expectations and needs of the consumer at competitive cost, requires highly skilled and trained quality analysts.

Leadership Responsibilities: The company makes both beer and spirits and operates 24 hours. To beat competition, an effective Quality Control/Assurance system is very critical. The process involves monitoring process inputs (Local raw materials) process control and finished product. To remain at the top in the market and satisfy the expectations and needs of the consumer at competitive cost, requires highly skilled and trained quality analysts.

Purpose of Role (Accountabilities): Role ensures that the beer/spirit produced at UBL is of exceptional quality. Works with the primary goals of improving operations, improving product quality, improving customer satisfaction levels, reducing costs (e.g. reworks) and also helps to ensure that food safety standards are adhered to and maintained.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

• Adherence to analytical sampling plans ensuring 100% coverage.
• Production of timely, accurate, reliable results and reports, and ensure closure of process non-conformances by engaging relevant stake holders.
• Ensure analytical lab performance KPIs are met.
• Generate statistical process control charts, monitor and advise any process deviations to ensure product consistence.
• Validate the performance of measuring systems critical to quality within the process to ensure product safety and meet regulatory requirements
• Ensure sensory evaluation is conducted for in process and finished product to guarantee product quality.
• Participate in Best Practices as prescribed by MANEX team

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

• The applicant must hold a BSc preferably in food science and technology, Chemistry, Biochemistry, Industrial Chemistry, or microbiology.
• Two to three years of relevant work experience.
• Knowledge of Quality, Safety and Environmental Management systems.
• Working Knowledge in Microbiology/ hygiene, Brewing and Packaging process.

How to Apply:

All suitably qualified and interested applicants should apply online at the link below.

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