About This Role
This is a hands-on quality gatekeeping position at one of Ethiopia's larger consumer goods manufacturers, where you would sit at the intersection of production, procurement, and regulatory compliance. The scope is unusually broad for a junior title — spanning incoming materials, in-process controls, final product release, and complaint handling — which suggests the QA function is lean and expects one person to cover the full assurance chain. It suits someone who wants manufacturing-floor exposure rather than a desk-bound inspection role, and who is comfortable being the person who says "no" when a batch doesn't meet spec.
What the Requirements Say About This Role
The 1–3 year band signals they want someone who has already been through at least one full audit or certification cycle and won't need to be taught how a QMS actually functions day to day. The emphasis on specifications ownership and release authority implies they need someone decisive — a person who can document a rejection and defend it, not just run tests and escalate. Given the FMCG context, familiarity with fast-moving production lines and the pressure to not bottleneck output while still holding the line on compliance is likely the unspoken filter.
How to Approach This Application
Lead with concrete examples of decisions you made — a batch you held back, a supplier you flagged, a non-conformance you closed out — rather than listing standards you've studied. This employer is almost certainly certification-driven, so if you have exposure to ISO, HACCP, or similar frameworks, frame it around what you did within that system, not just that you worked under it. Because the role touches suppliers and storage as well as production, showing you understand quality as a chain rather than a checkpoint will set you apart from candidates who only describe lab work.
Who This Role Suits
Best suited to an early-career QA professional with real factory-floor experience who wants broad ownership fast; competition will likely be moderate, with the main differentiator being demonstrable audit or certification exposure rather than academic pedigree.
Roles and Responsibilities
- The person assigned on this position will be responsible for developing, implementing and managing organizational Preventing defects through robust systems, protecting Customers, brands, and licenses, owning specifications, release decisions, and assurance, governing complaints, recalls, and calibration integrity.
- The main role is Incoming Material Assurance, Process, System & IMS Assurance, Final Product Assurance (Pre Store Transfer), Supplier & Vendor Quality Assurance, Storage & Handling Assurance, Laboratory, Calibration & Testing Assurance, Customer Complaints & Recall Management
- Ensure only approved, compliant and fit for use materials enter production.
- Ensure processes and management systems are capable, controlled, and certification ready.
- Ensure only fully compliant finished goods leave the factory.
- Develop capable, compliant, and reliable suppliers.
- Prevent degradation, contamination and traceability loss.
- Ensure testing data is accurate, defensible, and audit ready.
- Protect consumers and brand reputation through structured response & learning.
Qualification requirements
- BSC in chemical engineering /applied chemistry/ industrial chemistry or other related field of study.
- Minimum of 3 years' work experience in manufacturing industry preferably in soap and detergent industry
Knowledge, Abilities and Skills
- Standards, testing methods, quality systems such as ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO 45001
- Industry & Technical Knowledge
- Critical thinking, teamwork, adaptability
- Analysis, inspection, reporting, communication
How To Apply
Apply by Filling out the form - https://forms.gle/VNfK3pydA3VDnL6D6 or through Email - risc-repi-hr@et.wilmar-intl.com
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