Paddy Quality Inspector & Selection Specialist

Zarea Limited; Pakistan; On-site; PKR 446,000 - 725,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Professional Growth

Health Benefits (IPD)

Collaborative Work Environment

Job summary

Zarea Limited in Pakistan is seeking a Paddy Selector to ensure quality throughout supplier, collection, and warehouse points. You will assess moisture, defects, and varietal purity, and maintain accurate records and traceability to support procurement and inventory control.

The role requires 2+ years in paddy/rice inspection or related activities, with willingness to work at supplier sites and warehouses. A relevant agriculture/food science qualification is preferred.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of relevant experience in paddy/rice selection, grain inspection, procurement support, or warehouse quality.
• Ability to identify paddy varieties and visible quality defects.
• Ability to use moisture meters, scales, sieves, and basic sampling tools.

Responsibilities

• Inspect and select paddy at supplier, collection, receiving, and warehouse points.
• Assess paddy quality based on variety, grain appearance, moisture, foreign matter, damaged or immature grains, discoloration, infestation, odour, and other approved quality criteria.
• Classify paddy lots according to approved specifications and identify material requiring re-checking, segregation, or rejection.
• Ensure selected, rejected, hold, and mixed-variety paddy lots are properly identified and segregated.
• Support proper tagging, lot coding, sample retention, and traceability of paddy lots.
• Identify and report varietal mixing, excessive moisture, infestation, contamination, adulteration, or other quality concerns.
• Coordinate with Procurement and Warehouse teams and provide timely quality feedback before acceptance, unloading, storage, or dispatch.
• Assist in resolving supplier quality differences through re-sampling and documented comparison.
• Monitor stored paddy for moisture, heating, pest activity, deterioration, and mixing.
• Maintain daily selection records and lot-wise quality observations.
• Maintain reference samples and ensure basic inspection equipment remains clean and serviceable.
• Follow applicable safety, hygiene, housekeeping, confidentiality, and company requirements.

Skills

Paddy Selection

Paddy Quality Inspection

Paddy Variety Identification

Quality Control

Defect Identification

Quality Record Keeping

Warehouse Coordination

Attention to Detail

Education

Agriculture / Food Science degree

Tools

Moisture meters

Scales

Sieves

Basic sampling tools

Job description

Zarea Limited in Pakistan is seeking a Paddy Selector to ensure quality throughout supplier, collection, and warehouse points. You will assess moisture, defects, and varietal purity, and maintain accurate records and traceability to support procurement and inventory control.

The role requires 2+ years in paddy/rice inspection or related activities, with willingness to work at supplier sites and warehouses. A relevant agriculture/food science qualification is preferred.