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Quality control officer

Rwanda Nut Company Ltd

Rwanda Nut Company Ltd is a private company limited by shares, Rwanda nut company Ltd established in April 2012.

We work with more than 1,000 macadamia farmers scattered all across Rwanda.

Our main business are the production, processing and export of macadamia nuts.

 We support activities in crop production, Post-harvest, crop activities and seed processing for propagation.

Our whole value chain is designed to produce high quality macadamia nuts from Rwanda

Principal place of its business operations is currently in Kigali;

VISION

Center of excellence

Mission

Bring people worldwide pleasure through our Agri-Food products, and make Rwanda Nut Family happy through our Agri-Food business.

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Job description

Date: 9 April, 2026

Company profile:

Medium scale farming, aggregation and processing for export

Office Location:

Ruhanga, Rusororo, Gasabo, Kigali

Contract:

Full time employment, 6 months contract as a start and later 1 year if renewed.

Position:

Quality Control Officer

Minimum Requirement: Degree in Food Science

Minimum 2 years of Quality Control experience in food processing or manufacturing

Valid ISO22000 training certificate

Practical experience in FSMS and HACCP implementation

Experience handling documentation for audits

Preferred:

Valid FSSC22000 or equivalant training certificate

Experience with FSSC22000 audit preparation

Experience conducting internal audits

Working hours:

5 days per week at the factory.

In general, Monday to Friday, 8:00 to 17:00 with an hour for lunch and break. Over working hours shall be compensated as per the law in Rwanda.

Report line:

Senior Quality Control Officer, Production Manager

Key Responsibilities

  • Lead FSMS implementation and improvement independently
  • Ensure strict compliance with PRPs and SOPs on the production floor
  • Prepare and manage HACCP, ISO 22000, and FSSC 22000 audits
  • Control documentation and record management system
  • Analyze production data and report findings to management
  • Train departments and enforce quality compliance
  • Support export documentation related to quality
  • Support Admin team when required
  • Prepare documentation for farm certification

Tasks (April – June)

A. FSSC 22000 Audit Preparation

  • Verify proper use of records across all processes
  • Identify and revise inadequate documents
  • Ensure PRPs and SOPs are followed on the production floor
  • Prepare documentation required for FSSC 22000 renewal
  • Ensure management review and internal audit are conducted
  • Train departments to implement FSMS

B. Production Data Analysis

  • Analyze production data and propose new export grading standards

C. Admin Support

  • Support Admin team when required
  • Tasks (July – September)

A. FSMS Implementation and Additional Audit Preparation

  • Complete documentation and implementation independently
  • Train departments to maintain FSMS operation

B. Admin Support

Support Admin team when required

Starting Salary:

Gross Salary: 280,000 RWF per month

Statutory taxes will be deducted from the gross salary.

Airtime Allowance:

5,000 RWF per month

One-time Moving Allowance:

100,000 RWF (paid at the start of employment)

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