Quality Control Coffee

Baja; Hawtat Sudayr; On-site; SAR 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Baja seeks a Quality Control Coffee professional to ensure consistent quality across sorting, roasting, grinding, blending, flavoring, and packaging. You will monitor process control points, conduct cupping, and ensure compliance with SFDA, ISO 22000, GMP, and Halal regulations.

Responsibilities include in-line inspections, sampling, deviation reporting, and cross-team coordination for corrective actions and audits.

Qualifications

• Fresh graduate or 1–2 years in Quality Control within the food manufacturing industry.
• Experience in nuts, seeds, or coffee processing is an advantage.
• Strong knowledge of food safety and quality assurance practices.
• Excellent documentation and reporting skills.
• Strong communication, teamwork, and problem-solving abilities.
• Attention to detail, adaptability, and a proactive approach to quality improvement.

Responsibilities

• Monitor critical coffee processing steps (roasting, grinding, blending, packaging) for compliance with product quality and food safety specifications.
• Conduct in-line inspections, moisture and weight checks, roast profile validation, and product attribute verification (aroma, color, grind size, taste).
• Collect coffee samples from different stages for cupping, internal lab testing, or external analysis.
• Report and elevate process deviations or nonconformities and ensure immediate containment or corrective action.
• Ensure accurate and complete documentation of quality checks, cupping results, sampling, deviations, and corrective actions.
• Verify that operators follow established SOPs and roasting, grinding, and packaging parameters.
• Coordinate with production, roasting, sanitation, and QA teams to resolve process issues.
• Support internal and external audits through documentation review and shop floor readiness

Skills

Attention to detail

Teamwork

Problem-solving

Documentation

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Food Technology

Diploma in Coffee Science

Job description

The Quality Control Coffee will be responsible to ensure consistent quality of coffee products throughout all production stages, including sorting, roasting, grinding, blending, flavoring, and packaging. The role supports continuous monitoring of coffee process control points, evaluates in-process and finished product quality through inspection and cupping, and ensures adherence to specifications and standards in alignment with SFDA, ISO 22000, GMP, and Halal regulations. The QC Coffee ensures that deviations in roast profile, moisture, or product quality are immediately identified, corrected, and reported.

Key Responsibilities:

• Monitor critical coffee processing steps (roasting, grinding, blending, packaging) for compliance with product quality and food safety specifications.
• Conduct in-line inspections, moisture and weight checks, roast profile validation, and product attribute verification (aroma, color, grind size, taste).
• Collect coffee samples from different stages for cupping, internal lab testing, or external analysis.
• Report and elevate process deviations or nonconformities and ensure immediate containment or corrective action.
• Ensure accurate and complete documentation of quality checks, cupping results, sampling, deviations, and corrective actions.
• Verify that operators follow established SOPs and roasting, grinding, and packaging parameters.
• Coordinate with production, roasting, sanitation, and QA teams to resolve process issues.
• Support internal and external audits through documentation review and shop floor readiness

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree or Diploma in food Technology, Coffee Science, or a related field.
• HACCP, GMP, or ISO 22000 certifications are preferred.

Experience:

• fresh graduate or 1-2 years of experience in Quality Control within the food manufacturing industry.
• Experience in nuts, seeds, or coffee processing is an advantage.
• Strong knowledge of food safety and quality assurance practices.
• Excellent documentation and reporting skills.
• Strong communication, teamwork, and problem-solving abilities.
• Attention to detail, adaptability, and a proactive approach to quality improvement.

Compliance Standards:

Knowledge of food safety standards and regulations, including: