About this role
Job Summary
- We are seeking an experienced Quality Controller to oversee quality assurance and quality control processes within a commercial beekeeping operation. The successful candidate will ensure that beekeeping operations, honey production, handling, processing, storage, and packaging comply with required quality, food safety, hygiene, and industry standards.
Key Responsibilities
- Monitor and maintain quality standards across commercial beekeeping and honey production activities.
- Inspect honey and other bee products at different stages of production and processing.
- Ensure proper hygiene, handling, storage, and packaging practices.
- Conduct quality checks and maintain accurate quality control records.
- Identify quality issues and recommend corrective and preventive actions.
- Monitor compliance with food safety, quality management, and relevant regulatory requirements.
- Support internal quality audits and inspections.
- Train beekeeping and production teams on quality, hygiene, and food safety requirements.
- Monitor raw materials, production processes, finished products, and storage conditions.
- Prepare quality reports and communicate findings to management.
- Support continuous improvement of production and quality control systems.
Qualifications & Experience
- Bachelor’s Degree in Food Science, Agriculture, Horticulture, Quality Management, Food Technology, Agribusiness, or a related field.
- At least 5 years of relevant experience in commercial beekeeping, honey production, or a closely related agricultural/food-processing environment.
- Strong understanding of honey quality, handling, processing, storage, and food safety requirements.
- Knowledge of quality assurance and quality control procedures.
- Good analytical, inspection, reporting, and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to work closely with beekeepers, production teams, suppliers, and management.
- Experience with HACCP, food safety systems, or quality management standards will be an added advantage.