Quality Control

Somtuna Fishing Company
Somtuna Fishing Company

Somtuna Fishing Company is the Horn Africa’s leading manufacturer and supplier of high-quality and affordable canned tuna which equipped with the highest technology production machinery and equipment. We have an automated plant that has a production capacity of 60 MT per day. Our product range covers canned tuna including: (Skipjack, Yellowfin, and Albacore) fresh and frozen fish, fish meal and fish oil. The company always adheres to the principle of “devoting quality food for better life”, focu

Job description

JOB DESCRIPTION

Position title: Quality Control 

Department: Quality Assurance

 Reporting to: Quality Assurance Manager

 Location: Berbera

Responsibilities:

  • Incoming Raw materials inspection, storage and issuance; Carry out quality assessment for incoming ingredients, packaging materials, auxiliary materials.

o   Assess their storage condition and issuance to production

  • Process control; carry out assessment of non-finished products at each processing step and ensure they are within specification
  • Evaluation of Finished product storage and release to the market- Microbiology analysis, physico-chemical analysis
  • Managing and controlling non-conforming products and materials
  • Good laboratory practices; stock taking of reagents and lab consumables
  • Perform GMP audits regularly
  • Evaluate customer complaints and feedback, evaluate trade returns
  • Monitoring equipment verification and maintenance
  • Management systems implementation; Food safety, Occupational Health and safety, Quality, Environment management Reporting; prepares daily, weekly, monthly reports
  • Reporting; prepares daily, weekly, monthly reports
  • Any other role that the management may assign from time to time.

 

 

Skills and qualifications

Qualifications

  • Education; A bachelor’s degree in Food science or equivalent
  • 2 years working experience in the same domain is preferred
  • Excellent documentation and presentation skills
  • Excellent knowledge of Microsoft Office 
  • Profound knowledge of quality control standards

Working conditions

§  Shift based

§  May be required to work at night

§  Expected long standing hours

§  May be required to work in chilling conditions and sometimes above average temperatures

Attachments

How to apply

Human Resource Manager, Somtuna Fishing Co

Email address: [email protected]

Deadline:25th August 2025.

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