Vacancy Title:Quality Controller
Type: FULL TIME
Industry: Consulting
Category: Management
Jobs at: Latitude Trade Co
Deadline of Application: Tuesday, June 18, 2024
Duty Station: Within Uganda, Kasese, East Africa
Summary
- Date Posted: Tuesday, June 04, 2024
- Base Salary: Not Disclosed
Company Overview
Latitude Trade Company (LTC) is a rapidly growing social enterprise in Uganda sourcing specialty cacao for export and producing bean-to-bar chocolate at origin. Working with over 4,500 certified organic smallholder farmers, our mission is to sustainably increase incomes and reduce risk for our suppliers while positively impacting the community and environment surrounding our operations. We aim to provide chocolate makers and consumers in East Africa and around the world with the highest quality, transparently sourced, and fully traceable Ugandan cocoa products.
Job Summary
The Quality Controller is a full-time role ensuring proper standards and certifications are maintained at the factory for all operations, including storage and processing.
- Minimum Qualification: Bachelors
- Experience Level: Entry level
- Experience Length: 2 years
Responsibilities:
- Safe storage and accountability of raw materials and finished products.
- Receiving and dispatching of raw materials and finished products, including submission of order forms and coordinating procurement efforts.
- Quality control of finished products, including routine submission of randomly selected products for audit.
- Training of staff on food safety plans and certification requirements.
- Ensuring all documents related to storage, production, food safety, certification, and quality control at the factory are available, properly filled, and well-organized.
- Conduct monthly internal audits of practices and processes in the factory.
- Weekly review of production forms to check raw materials used vs. output.
- Establishment and management of product recall program and protocols.
- Coordination of all audits related to food safety and certifications.
- Assist in the procurement of packaging supplies and the management of packaging processes.
- Assist in the coordination of shipping logistics and import/export requirements.
- Assist colleagues in procurement, production, distribution, and transport of Latitude goods where possible.
- Encourage proposing programs, strategies, or experiments to improve company operations or farmer livelihoods.
Qualifications:
- 2+ years’ experience in manufacturing, commercial food production, or quality control.
- Diploma in food safety, manufacturing, or a similar relevant field.
- Fluent in spoken and written English.
- Ability and willingness to learn on the job.
- Previous experience in the chocolate sector is an asset but not required.
Benefits & Compensation:
- Competitive monthly salary, based on experience.
- Reimbursement of health-related expenses.
- 21 days of annual leave plus public holidays.
- Coverage of company-related travel expenses.
Job Title: Production Officer
Type: FULL TIME
Industry: Consulting
Category: Management
Jobs at: Latitude Trade Co
Deadline of Application: Tuesday, June 18, 2024
Duty Station: Within Uganda, Kasese, East Africa
Summary
- Date Posted: Tuesday, June 04, 2024
- Base Salary: Not Disclosed
Job Summary
The Production Officer is a full-time position supporting the production of Latitude cocoa.
- Minimum Qualification: Bachelors
- Experience Level: Entry level
- Experience Length: 2 years
Responsibilities:
- Active participation in and management of all aspects of production, including receiving cocoa, weighing, fermentation, drying, sorting, blending, and packing.
- Reporting of fermentation temperatures and drying moistures.
- Supervision of casual workers.
- Management of production experiments.
- Reporting of buyer performance boxes and sample outcomes.
- Escorting of trucks delivering fresh and dry cocoa.
- Organization and cleanliness of the production site and storage areas.
- Care and tracking over company items and assets.
- Fulfillment of certification requirements as advised by management.
- Support field work and procurement work as needed.
- Completion of relevant documentation for production and storage of cocoa.
- Coordinating receiving and sending of packages to/from offices, including cocoa samples.
- Regular data entry of data and records.
Qualifications:
- Proficiency in computers (particularly MS Excel and Word).
- High level of organizational skills.
- Degree or certificate in relevant fields (agriculture, management, finance, accounting, etc.).
- Previous experience in a similar agro-processing business.
Benefits & Compensation:
- Competitive monthly salary.
- Reimbursement of health-related expenses.
- 21 days of annual leave plus public holidays.
- Coverage of all work-related travel.
Job Application Procedure
Interested and qualified candidates should send an email to info@latitudetrade.co to apply.
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