New Vacancies at Coca-Cola Kwanza October 2026

New Vacancies at Coca-Cola Kwanza October 2026, Coca-Cola Beverages Africa (CCBA) presents an exciting opportunity for a Quality Controller, to join the Manufacturing team at CCBA in Dar es Salaam , Tanzania. The role will report to the Quality Assurance Technologist. 

The primary role of the QC / Specialist / Technician – Packaging is execution of general or specialist analyses, the interpretation thereof and the resolution of problem identified by the analyses. In addition the quality control specialist facilitates problem-solving sessions, coaches and mentors people and carries out quality audits.

1: Quality Controller

Key Duties & Responsibilities

Performing Analysis

Carries out relevant analyses when appropriate.

Reviews analysis schedules daily and completes required analysis indicated.

Ensures that information is recorded on the Infinity systems (or on Excel if Infinity is not yet implemented) and performs trend analysis on data to identify problems.

Interpreting Results

Reviews results of analysis daily to identify problems.

Interacts with lab technicians, production management and operating team on a daily or ad hoc basis to

communicate results and highlight problems.

Ensures that where problems have been highlighted a resolution has been identified.

Completes required reports and communicates findings at feedback meetings.

Problem Solving

Reacts to results of analysis carried out, specific requests or out of control triggers to undertake problem solving using the correct and appropriate techniques.

Ensures that correct problem solving techniques are used, an action plan to resolve the problem is developed and gaps are recorded on a gap list.

Calls in specialist resources if needed to assist in problem solving

Verifies that corrective action has been implemented and that the problem has been resolved.

Ensures that the appropriate manuals and work instructions have been updated to prevent recurrence of the problem.

Problem Solving Facilitation

Reacts to triggers or specific requests to undertake facilitation of problem solving sessions.

Interacts with production management, QC manager, laboratory technicians and operations teams to ensure appropriate people are involved in problem solving sessions.

Applies the appropriate and correct techniques, such as FFA, to facilitate problem-solving session.

Ensures that an action plan to resolve the problem is developed, responsibilities are assigned and gaps are recorded on a gap list.

Verifies that corrective action has been implemented and that the problem has been resolved.

Coaching

Participates in training needs analyses and quality audits to identify teams and individuals requiring coaching.

Completes CAP assessments for quality as required.

Interacts with lab technicians, production and operational teams on an ongoing basis to identify coaching needs.

On an ongoing or ad hoc basis coaches lab technicians and production teams on quality and quality analysis.

Auditing

Reviews regularly the auditing schedule to identify the monthly, quarterly or ad hoc quality audits required.

Interacts with lab technicians, production and operational teams to obtain required information for quality audit.

Completes the audit reports and provides feedback to the QC manager and findings at feedback meetings.

Maintenance

Carry out required maintenance as per instrumentation maintenance schedule.

Apply problem-solving techniques to DO Equipment to determine maintenance problems or issues.

Requests specialist assistance where appropriate

Verifies that maintenance has been carried out correctly and that equipment is functioning properly.

Skills, Experience & Education

Education

B. Sc. Degree in Food Science and Technology, Laboratory science or related field
Experience

Minimum 3 years in Food Processing Plant. Good process knowledge, preferably in a bottling environment

Experience in a quality control environment is an advantage

Skills

Result and Execution Driven

Decisive and Risk Pragmatic

Resilient and energetic

Customer focused

Apply Organisation Understanding to drive a Quality Culture

Understanding Manufacturing Process

Understanding SC Ways principals and practices

Apply knowledge of Quality management Systems

Apply knowledge of Infinity and Achiever systems

2: PRODUCTION TEAM LEADER

Key Duties & Responsibilities

To drive World Class manufacturing (WCM) initiatives on own shift: Communicates work practice deployment plans and ensures team buy-in. Coaches team members on work practice Implementation. Coaches team members situational problem solving. Ensures that team members implement and adhere to divisional standards.

Conducts work practice maturity assessments and/or line walkabouts for own shift to ensure that best practices are being applied correctly and are entrenched. Benchmarking best practice (internally)

Operating and Process Control: Ensuring that team members understand and adhere to the operational, quality and process standards, work instructions and maintenance schedules, work practice deployment plans and performance target.

Review and sign off shift performance in Quality, Cost, Delivery, Safety Management (QCDSM) and ensuring that all required administrative tasks in support of the production team are carried out.

Maintenance of Plant and Equipment: Check that the team members, carry out required autonomous maintenance tasks and any required running repairs on shift in accordance with work instructions and maintenance schedules.

Ensure that the process artisan carries out repairs on shift and coaches the team members on autonomous maintenance activities and carries out work in support of the maintenance specialists. Ensures that the line is ready for maintenance and that it starts up on time post maintenance. Plan the allocation of team members to specific autonomous maintenance tasks.

Initiate the creation of emergency works orders and provide input into the completion thereof. Ensure that the process artisan takes part in maintenance and cleaning days in support of maintenance specialist and takes part in maintenance post-analysis.

Quality Control and Analysis: Ensure that the team members understand and adhere to quality standards. Verifies that team members carry out routine quality checks and analysis according to the work instructions. Carry out quality trend analysis to identify problems and decide on appropriate course of action to resolve issues.

Ensures that problem solving takes place to identify/rectify the root cause of quality issues. Ensures that the appropriate quality information is logged as per schedule (manually and/or electronically)

Problem solving: Coach and support team members in using the correct problem-solving techniques (such as 5 Why, quick fix, One Point Lesson (OPL’s etc.) to solve situational problems. Where problems have been escalated, decide on an appropriate course of action; e.g. calling in specialist resources.

Where problems have been resolved, verify that the problem has been eliminated and ensure that work instructions are updated. Escalate problems that could not be resolved at shift level to the Level 2 team (technical meeting)

Continuous Improvement: Ensure that Short Interval Control (SIC) mechanisms are in place to track and monitor waste (e.g. mass balance). Ensure that waste reduction and process improvement goals are incorporated into team goals, and the team understands these goals.

Ensure that improvement goals are tracked and displayed in meeting rooms.  Ensure that where process improvement or waste reduction opportunities have been captured on the gap list, these are properly evaluated, and calls in specialist resources where required to assist in evaluation.

People practices: Coach team members in the correct execution of their tasks (operational and technical). Check and ensure that team members monitor process input and outputs to obtain the desired results. Check and ensure that team members carry out required quality checks and that the information is recorded on the appropriate systems.

Develop team members and ensure that training needs are identified and closed out via one-on-ones and performance reviews.  Drives performance management practices.

Skills, Experience & Education

The incumbent should have at least a Degree in Electrical, Industrial or Mechanical Engineering; Qualified artisan and 3 years technical and leadership experience in a FMCG environment. Strong communication skills, good leadership qualities, good analytical skills, and a demonstrated high level of integrity.

Closing Date: 2026/10/19