# Quality Assurance Technologist Canonical URL: https://primejobalerts.com/jobs/quality-assurance-technologist Company: Coca-Cola Beverages Zambia Category: Accounting Location: Zambia, Lusaka Work type: Full-time Work arrangement: On-site Published: 2026-09-29 Expires: 2026-10-05 ## Job Description Closing Date 2026/10/05 Reference Number CCB260928-1 Job Title QUALITY ASSURANCE TECHNOLOGIST Job Category Manufacturing Company Coca-Cola Beverages Zambia Job Type Permanent Location – Country Zambia Location – Province Not Applicable Location – Town / City LUSAKA Job Description To ensure that all the operational requirements are managed to meet the product and packaging quality requirements as set by CCBA and the Coca-Cola Company and adhere to the required applicable local regulatory requirements. Key Duties & Responsibilities 1. Understand and Implement Business Strategic Priorities - Align Quality goals and objectives with Business Strategic Priorities - Engage with internal customers to develop partnerships and capability - Leads the implementation of Quality (Control) at source and the development of the Quality Assurance function at plant level ### 2. - Maintenance of the Quality system and ensure CCBA and TCCC standards are met - Ensure Quality Governance, Good Manufacturing Practice and Good Laboratory Practice standards are maintained in all facilities - Review and Interpretation of SPC data and ensuring that this knowledge is extended to the production lines - Monitor the implementation of the non-conformance program. Final decision on rejections lies with the QAT - Ensure that the Sanitation Matrix is adhered to and ensure that data is reviewed by the QC - Review all quality related data and ensure that daily data review routines are kept by QCs. Implement corrective action for data integrity issues - Ensure that corrective action is taken by the relevant responsible individuals - Ensure that all quality related packaging and ingredient problems are properly documented, reported to the suppliers via procurement and review corrective action plans presented by suppliers. - Review suitability of level 1 and level 2 Quality KPI’s for SC Ways teams  3. Manage the Quality and Laboratory Environment - Lead the CCBA QAQC function - Manage laboratory Equipment and Consumables - Ensure that SPC and Capability Surveys as well as Trade Quality and age surveys are done at required frequencies - Oversee specialised testing e.g. Micro. Ensure that results are reviewed and assist production team leaders with trouble shooting and resolving of micro issues in the plant - Develop Quality Capability (Skills, Competence & Succession) - Ensure that relevant reporting is done as per reporting schedules - Manage Pest Control Programme - Run the Sensory Evaluation Programme ### 4. - Ensure that RCA processes relating to quality issues address the relevant root cause - Assist production teams with this process where required. - Review quality issue trends and ensure that the appropriate RCA process is followed where basic RCA processes does not address the issues. ### 5. Manage Safety Health and Environmental Standards - Ensure compliance with safety, health and environmental policies and procedures where applicable - Contribute to the management of sustainable development issues to achieve key sustainable targets (WUR and EUR)  6. Human Resource Management - Lead the CCBA QAQC function - Manage laboratory Equipment - Ensure individual KPIs are aligned to KPIs of Country Management Team - People Management - Performance Management – On-going, informal performance monitoring, feedback and coaching provided daily or as required - Leave processes conducted according to policy - Ensure good employee relations  7. Deliver Excellence in Customer Service - Identify and communicate customer needs and expectations - Build effective relations with internal and external customers Skills, Experience & Education - Minimum requirement: BSc degree in Food Technology, Chemistry, General Sciences - Added advantage: Work experience in the Beverage Industry-FMCG - At least3 years’ work experience in a relevant SHEQ role in the food industry General - The ability to seek and consider all possible and relevant information for problem solving - Performs and facilitates execution of administrative activities and procedures for the effective execution of own role - The ability to command attention & respect with confidence and tact. - Ensures compliance with company policies, procedures and legislation. - The ability to focus on appropriate detail - Ability to develop and sustain routine work for long periods of time - Displays an innate ability to satisfy goals and expectations without being influenced to do so by another person despite circumstances or challenges faced - Demonstrates ability to work constructively within a team to accomplish organizational goals; taking actions that respect the needs and contributions of others. - Auditing skills - Self-development - Communicate professionally - Ability to work independently ## Apply Use the canonical Prime Job Alerts page for full application instructions and source verification.