QMB Mart Recruitment for Quality Control Officer - Retail

QMB Hypermart, a leading Retail and Lifestyle company in the FMCG Industry, is recruiting suitable candidates to fill the position below:

Job Position: Quality Control Officer - Retail
Job Location: Lekki, Lagos
Employment Type: Full-time

Job Description

• Develops innovative new programs, policies, and processes to deliver the freshest product in the industry in order to differentiate QMB from its competitors within retail units.
• Establishes, manages and meets quarterly spoilage targets.
• Utilizes Retailer scorecards and consumer insights to identify areas of under-performance in freshness that lead to lower than expected sales and profit goals and commitments.
• Maintain expertise on all fresh produce and meat items and work with other departments to enforce quality specifications upon product arrival.
• Alignment and standardization of Warehouse QC Departments
• Collaborate with departments in procurement to create standard product specifications at all sections of the store.
• Establish a daily reporting process of product conditions in inventory to inhibit customer dissatisfaction.
• Oversees the collection and production samples to evaluate quality.
• Conduct routine and non-routine analyses of in-process materials, raw materials, environmental samples, finished goods, or stability samples.
• Design the standard Operating Procedure, Quality inspection and control process
• Check the dimensions and surface quality of random batches of finished products to ensure they meet all company quality standards.
• Carries out the ongoing lab and field sampling, auditing visual, dimensional, and mechanical tests of materials and processes.
• Interpret test results, compare them to established specifications and control limits, and make recommendations on the appropriateness of data for release.
• Prepare accurate reports in accordance with company procedures and work instructions in order to provide reliable information for the efficient management of the department.

Qualifications

• A Degree in Biochemistry, Biology, Microbiology and other related discipline.
• Relevant professional qualification or certification is an added advantage.
• 2 to 4 years of working experience, experience in the retail industry an added advantage.
• Good technical and IT skills.
• In-depth knowledge of quality control procedures and legal standards.
• Up-to-date knowledge of federal, state and retail industry standard.

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV, highlighting their Education, Experience and Skills / Competence required for the role and a Covering Letter explaining why they are suitable, to: careers@qmbmart.com using "Quality Control Officer - Retail" as the subject of the mail.