Milk Collection Quality Lead/Dairy Development Quality Lead
Holland Dairy P.L.CAbout This Role
This role is a quality assurance position focused on the front end of the dairy supply chain, where raw milk transitions from farms and collection points to factory processing. It suits a professional who enjoys fieldwork, supplier engagement, and data-driven problem-solving rather than just lab testing. The company, Holland Dairy, is a key player in Ethiopia’s growing FMCG dairy sector, and this role is critical for maintaining product consistency and food safety standards.
What the Requirements Say About This Role
The employer is seeking someone with a blend of technical quality control knowledge and the ability to manage people across multiple sites. This implies a need for strong communication and logistical coordination skills, as you will be the bridge between scattered collection points and a central factory. The profile sought is not just a lab technician but a proactive quality leader who can train suppliers and drive continuous improvement in raw milk quality.
How to Approach This Application
Focus your application on examples where you have improved raw material quality or reduced waste in a supply chain setting. Emphasize your experience with cold chain management, supplier audits, and team supervision in a field-based role. The employer likely prioritizes candidates who can demonstrate practical problem-solving in rural or semi-urban collection environments, so highlight any work in Bishoftu or similar settings.
Who This Role Suits
This role is best suited for a mid-career quality assurance professional with 3-5 years of experience in dairy or perishable food industries, who is comfortable with frequent travel and direct farmer engagement. It is moderately competitive, as Holland Dairy is a reputable local player, but specialized dairy experience will give you an edge.
The Milk Collection Quality Lead is responsible for ensuring that all raw milk received from milk collection centers and dairy farmers complies with company quality, food safety, and regulatory standards.
The role ensures consistent implementation of sampling, testing, cold chain compliance, and continuous improvement across all milk collection points.
The Milk collection Quality Lead serves as the link between Dairy Development and Factory team to ensure only compliant milk enters production. Drive continuous improvement of raw milk quality through monitoring, supplier development, data analysis and preventive quality initiatives.
- Manage QC Officers working across the different Milk Collection Points (MCPs)
- Monitor daily raw milk quality performance across all collection points.
- Ensure proper sampling procedures are followed at all collection points.
- Conduct regular inspections of milk MCPs to verify hygiene standards
- Lead investigations involving quality deviations
- Develop and deliver training to the MCP quality coordinators
- Approve QC results in ERP (batch release workflow).
- Verify calibration of testing equipment at MCPs
- Provide daily and weekly QC shift reports to Quality Manager
- Support supplier audits and qualification activities.
- Ensure corrective actions from audits and inspections are implemented on time.
- Ensure compliance with FSSC 22000, ISO 22000, GMP and regulatory requirements.
- Have the responsibility to report problem(s) with regards to the FSMS to identified person(s)
- BSc Degree in Dairy Technology, Food Science, or related fields
- More than 3 years’ experience
- Strong knowledge of testing methods
- Knowledge of raw milk quality standards and national dairy regulations.
- Understanding in HACCP and GMP
- ERP proficiency (batch release, QC entries)
- Experience with Root Cause Analysis (RCA)
- Strong decision-making under pressure
- Willingness to travel to different MCP locations.
How To Apply
Applicants can submit their application letter, resume/CV, and education-related documents by email to hr@holland-dairy.com.
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