Vacancy title:
Quality Manager

Jobs at:
Kyagalanyi Coffee Limited

Deadline of this Job:
Friday, 25th May 2018

Duty Station:
Kampala, Uganda

JOB DETAILS:
Established in 1783, ED&F Man is an employee owned agricultural commodities merchants with 7,000 people in 60 countries and annual revenue in excess of $10bn. We trade sugar, coffee, molasses, animal field, grains and pulses We help our counterparties mirage price risk through hedging and provide access to commodity and capital markets through our brokerage business.

ED&F Man's coffee business, Volcafe, is one of the world's largest traders of Arabica and robusta coffees and provides beans for 50 billion cups of coffee each year. Our expertise spans green coffee procurement and preparation, quality control. risk management and logistics.

We work in countries that collectively account for over 90% of world production. From single origin micro-lots to mainstream commercial grades and customized blends, we have what it takes to get the right product to our roaster and retail customers — on time, every time. We are also big on sustainability and traceability: our unique farmer outreach programme, known as The Voloale Way, works direct with coffee growers to train them in best agronomy practice and sound business management.

Kyagalanyi Coffee Ltd., part of the Volcafe group, is one of the leading exporters in Uganda and we are now looking for 4 exciting new positions to join our team.

Post: Quality Manager

The Role:
At Kyagalanyi the Quality Manager plays a critical role within our business. This role manages the Quality department which ensures that all the coffee we purchase, Store, process and export is always managed and handled to the highest possible standards.

This role, with the support of the Quality department, is also responsible for guiding purchasing decisions by ensuring highly accurate and timely quality analysis is carried out on all coffee samples prior to purchase and also during the entire production cycle.

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for leading and managing the Quality Team based at the Head Office in Namanve and at various locations across Uganda.
• Required to oversee all coffee sampling processes to ensure that samples are taken correctly and in line with required procedures.
• Responsible for ensuring all required quality documentation is completed to a high level of accuracy and in a timely manner.
• To oversee the analysis of all coffee samples providing daily reports to Management and Suppliers on points such as moisture content and ensuring that the process followed is in line with testing procedures and regulations
• To liaise closely with the Production teams to ensure that quality inspections are carried out regularly and throughout all stages of the production and storage processes.
• Responsible for making recommendations on process improvements that will ensure the highest level of quality is maintained for all coffee that passes through our operation
• Responsible for ensuring all export ready coffee is fully compliant with company and regulatory requirements.

Skills and Qualifications:

• Substaintial experience in similar role within a commodities environment
• Good awareness of compliances best practices, regulation and solid experience in managing compliance paper trails ensuring that key documents are completed to the relevant standard
• Expert knowledge of sensory science in general and coffee sensory in particular.
• Trained as professional coffee cupper (Licensed Q-Grader) with strong ability to develop and train team members.
• Excellent understanding of quality assurance principles, major food safety requirements and quality systems including: ISO, HACCPS, Good Manufacturing Practices etc
• Strong project management skills.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills. both orally and in writing.
• Excellent organizational skills, attention to detail and able to handle multiple priorities at the same time.
• Good computer skills including proficiency with Microsoft Office and able to master other software.
• Ability to perform accurate calculations and analysis
• Comprehensive understanding of key business processes within Quality and Production
• Ability to work well under pressure with a proactive can do attitude.

Job application procedure
All applications should be sent via email to kcl-hr@kyagalanyi.com and should include a covering letter and CV. The deadline for all applications will be Friday, 25th May 2018. Any applications received after that date will not be considered.

Please note that due to the large volume of applications only those successfully shortlisted for interview will be contacted.

Equal Opportunities Statement
Kyagalanyi Coffee Ltd. is committed to promoting equal opportunities in employment. All qualified applicants will receive equal treatment without regard to race, colour, sex, gender, age, religion or belief, ethnic or national origin, marital or civil partner status, physical or mental disability, military or veteran status, sexual orientation or any characteristic protected by local law. We also take reasonable steps to accommodate applicants with disabilities in accordance with applicable laws.