Quality Manager

Our client, an FMCG food-manufacturing company, is seeking an experienced Quality Manager to lead its quality assurance, quality control and food-safety functions.

The successful candidate will ensure that products remain safe, compliant and consistent with approved specifications while maintaining the company’s quality and food-safety management systems.

02Key responsibilities

• Develop, implement and maintain the organisation’s Quality Management and Food Safety systems.
• Maintain GMP, HACCP, ISO 22000, FSSC 22000 or equivalent systems.
• Manage HACCP plans, prerequisite programmes, SOPs and quality documentation.
• Lead internal audits, management reviews and corrective and preventive action programmes.
• Ensure compliance with NAFDAC, SON and other applicable regulations.
• Lead regulatory, customer and third-party audit preparations.
• Maintain specifications for raw materials, packaging and finished products.
• Oversee laboratory testing, in-process quality checks and product-release decisions.
• Authorise the holding, reworking, downgrading or disposal of non-conforming products.
• Manage product-traceability and recall procedures.
• Oversee supplier approval, monitoring, audits and quality scorecards.
• Investigate customer complaints and quality incidents.
• Lead root-cause analyses and monitor corrective actions.
• Maintain laboratory standards, calibration systems and retention samples.
• Lead, coach and develop the Quality team.
• Train production and warehouse employees on GMP, hygiene and food-safety standards.
• Report quality KPIs and lead product-quality improvement projects.

03What we are looking for

• BSc in Food Science and Technology, Microbiology, Biochemistry, Chemistry or a related discipline.
• A master’s degree is an advantage.
• Eight to ten years of quality-assurance experience within food or FMCG manufacturing.
• At least three years of experience in a quality-management position.
• Proven experience engaging NAFDAC and managing regulatory and customer audits.
• Strong knowledge of food-safety and quality-management systems.
• HACCP and ISO 22000 or FSSC 22000 certification is strongly preferred.
• Lead Auditor or Internal Auditor certification is an advantage.
• Strong leadership, stakeholder-management and decision-making capabilities.
• Excellent analytical, root-cause-analysis and report-writing skills.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office and relevant quality or ERP systems.

04What the role offers

Monthly Gross Salary: ₦200,000–₦500,000

Pay: ₦200,000.00 - ₦500,000.00 per month

Work Location: In person