Quality Control Manager

Role & responsibilities

• Raw Material Inspection
  
• Check incoming coco pith for moisture, impurities, fiber content, particle size, and color.
• Inspect raw material for stones, plastic, sand, roots, and other foreign materials.
• Ensure raw materials meet the required specifications before production.
• Production Quality Control
  
• Monitor quality at each stage: screening, washing/buffering, drying, sieving, mixing, and block compression.
• Check machine settings and compression parameters.
• Ensure production operators follow approved SOPs and quality procedures.
• Identify and report process deviations immediately.
• Finished Block Inspection
  
• Check weight, dimensions, moisture content, EC, pH, expansion/volume, density, and compression quality according to product specifications.
• Check blocks for cracks, loose material, improper compression, contamination, and inconsistent appearance.
• Approve or reject batches based on defined specifications.
• Laboratory Testing
  
• Conduct or supervise testing of coco peat samples.
• Maintain proper sampling procedures and test records.
• Verify testing equipment is calibrated and functioning correctly.
• Maintain traceability of test results to batch/lot numbers.
• Batch & Production Records
  
• Maintain QC inspection reports and laboratory records.
• Record rejected, reprocessed, and approved quantities.
• Maintain batch-wise quality documentation.
• Prepare daily, weekly, and monthly quality reports.
• Non-Conformance Management
  
• Identify defective or non-conforming products.
• Isolate rejected batches to prevent accidental dispatch.
• Investigate the root cause of quality problems.
• Coordinate corrective and preventive actions (CAPA).
• Monitor reprocessing and verify the quality after correction.
• Customer/Export Requirements
  
• Ensure products comply with customer specifications and agreed quality parameters.
• Verify packing, labeling, palletizing, and container loading requirements.
• Support preparation of quality documents required for export shipments.
• Handle customer complaints and assist in investigating quality-related issues.
• Team Supervision
  
• Supervise QC inspectors, laboratory staff, and sampling personnel.
• Allocate inspection duties and monitor staff performance.
• Train employees on quality standards, sampling, testing, hygiene, and SOPs.
• Ensure proper use of PPE and safe laboratory practices.
• Calibration & Equipment
  
• Maintain calibration schedules for weighing scales, moisture meters, EC/pH meters, compression/density testing equipment, etc.
• Ensure defective measuring instruments are removed from service.
• Maintain calibration and maintenance records.
• Process Improvement
  
• Analyze recurring quality problems and production losses.
• Work with Production and Maintenance teams to reduce defects.
• Improve consistency of moisture, EC, pH, density, expansion, and block weight.
• Participate in internal audits and continuous-improvement activities.

Preferred candidate profile

Must have at least 3 to 5 years experience in Quality Control

Willing to relocate