Quality Assurance Supervisor

This role oversees daily quality assurance within the oil mill, focusing on raw material grading, and analyze potential loss to
optimize oil yield, ensure food safety compliance, and maintain targeted product grades.

Key Responsibilities

• Responsible for laboratory testing of incoming raw materials (copra) and inline processing (crushing, extraction, and
filtration) to ensure continuous safe production.
• Execute quality control across all milling stages, including storing, extraction, filtration and dispatch based on quality plan
• Daily monitoring of critical oil metrics such as Free Fatty Acid (FFA) levels, moisture content, color/odor profiles, and oil
yield percentages to identify process optimization opportunities
• Generate QA reports tracking variances in oil grades and copra cake quality, recommending corrective actions for extraction deviation
actions
• Ensure any deviation or issues in quality should be reported to management
• Excellent communication skills and both oral and written
• Lead and manage all food safety and quality initiatives within the plant
• Conducts regular inspections to identify and resolve work gaps in the production process.
• Conducts regular quality and food safety training for all plant personnel

QUALIFICATIONS

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Food Science, Food Technology, Chemistry, or a related field.
• Experience: At least 2 years of laboratory operations experience (experience in coconut oil, VCO, or the coconut industry is highly preferred).
• License: Registered Chemist or Registered Chemical Technician (PRC License) is preferred.