Quality Assurance & Food Safety Associate at Vendease

About Vendease

Vendease is a fast-moving consumer goods e-procurement platform for B2B clients in Nigeria, with a mission to ensure restaurants are free to focus on catering to their customers. We take the problem of food supply- availability and quality of restaurant owners so that they can focus on serving their customers. As an online marketplace, we give restaurants the opportunity to buy everything they need remotely and seamlessly from anywhere in the world.

What you will be doing

• Specifying quality requirements of Vendease supplier.

• Assessing customer requirements and ensuring that these are met.

• Investigating and setting standards for quality and health safety for Vendease.

• Monitor product quality to ensure compliance with specifications and standards.

• Implement improvements to storage processes that lead to overall increases in product quality.

• Ensure compliance to raw material standards through maintenance of good supplier control.

• Provide and maintain a safe work environment by ensuring quality assurance practice, good hygiene practice, and good housekeeping practice in the warehouse.

• Train other employees (e.g. Inventory, Warehouse, Logistics, Fulfilment Officers) for quality management systems and hygiene practices.

• Carry out periodic compliance audits of warehouse staff, operations, and equipment in relation to quality and hygiene standards.

• Carry out sensory evaluation and shelf life analysis on finished products.

Requirements

• BSc in Microbiology, Food Science, Industrial Chemistry and other related field

• Available to resume immediately

• 2- 4 years experience in Food Safety & Quality Assurance in a hospitality or food industry

• Good time management

• Strong communication skills (both written and oral) 

• Proactiveness and ability to take initiative

• Natural ability to interact with people from various backgrounds and various levels

• Attention to detail

• Problem-solving

• Experience in food handling

• Strong knowledge of food quality standards.

Why should you join us?

We are a group of intelligent Ants constantly challenging ourselves to be the best in our industry. Being part of us is an opportunity to be part of a success story, grow an outstanding career, and work in a friendly environment where you can be yourself and thrive in your chosen career. Below are a few benefits we also offer at Vendease:

• Awesome work culture

• Competitive pay

• Remote work (Hybrid)

• Health Insurance

• A chance to be part of a winning team