Quality & Production
Manager
Kampala & Operational Locations
Full-Time
Office, Warehouse, Production & Field
3 to 5 Years
Reports to Group Leadership
Role mission
Protect Comcof's reputation by establishing disciplined quality, traceability, production, and process-control systems across its coffee operations.
About Comcof Group
Comcof Group is a coffee company focused on building long-term capabilities across sourcing, trade, market access, finance coordination, quality, processing, and value addition. We are early-stage by design and disciplined by conviction: we believe respected coffee companies are built through reliable systems, consistent quality, and professional execution. Learn more about the company.
Key responsibilities
- Develop and manage quality-control and quality-assurance procedures.
- Coordinate coffee sampling, inspection, grading, testing, and release processes.
- Monitor supplier and incoming-product quality.
- Maintain quality records, traceability information, and product documentation.
- Coordinate warehouse and production quality requirements.
- Support production planning and process-control activities.
- Monitor losses, defects, inconsistencies, contamination risks, and process deviations.
- Coordinate with laboratories, warehouses, processors, suppliers, exporters, and buyers.
- Support compliance with customer specifications, export requirements, food-safety standards, and applicable regulations.
- Prepare quality and production reports.
- Investigate complaints and quality incidents.
- Recommend corrective and preventive actions.
- Train operational teams on quality procedures.
- Support continuous improvement across sourcing, storage, processing, and delivery.
Minimum qualifications
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent professional experience in Food Science, Agriculture, Agricultural Engineering, Industrial Chemistry, Quality Management, Production Management, Agribusiness, or a related field.
- At least 3 years of relevant quality, production, processing, food, agricultural, warehouse, laboratory, or manufacturing experience.
- Strong documentation and reporting ability.
- Strong attention to detail.
- Ability to work across office, warehouse, production, and field environments.
- High integrity and professional discipline.
Preferred experience
- Coffee quality, coffee processing, cupping, grading, export standards, warehouse management, food safety, traceability, or commodity quality systems.
- Relevant training from coffee-sector or quality-assurance institutions is advantageous.
Skills and attributes
- Methodical, detail-oriented, and disciplined.
- Objective and patient, with strong powers of observation.
- Comfortable enforcing standards consistently.
- Able to investigate causes rather than assigning blame.
What success looks like
- Quality requirements are documented and followed.
- Product issues are identified before delivery.
- Traceability and quality records remain reliable.
- Production and warehouse processes become more consistent.
- Customer specifications are understood and met.
- Quality complaints reduce.
- Corrective actions are documented and completed.
What you will gain
You will define what quality means at Comcof: the standards, records, and habits that every future lot, warehouse, and production line will be measured against, with the authority to enforce them.
How to apply
Complete the form below. When you submit, your email application opens with your answers already prepared and addressed to us; attach your CV (PDF preferred) and any supporting documents to that email before sending. We review every application and respond to shortlisted candidates.
Comcof Group is committed to fair, merit-based recruitment. Qualified applicants are assessed according to the requirements of the role, demonstrated competence, professional conduct, experience, integrity, and potential.