
Position title
Manager – Quality Assurance
Description
Manager – Quality Assurance is responsible for maintaining high-quality standards, ensuring food safety and regulatory compliance, and overseeing quality assurance activities across local and international trading operations. The successful candidate will conduct supplier audits, inspect factories, manage quality documentation, resolve quality-related issues and drive continuous improvement to ensure products meet required quality standards.
The role requires a strong understanding of food safety systems, international quality standards and supplier quality management, together with the ability to travel overseas for quality inspections.
Responsibilities
- Conduct supplier audits and factory inspections to evaluate product quality and operational standards.
- Ensure compliance with food safety requirements, regulatory guidelines and international quality standards.
- Develop, implement and maintain quality assurance procedures, policies and documentation.
- Monitor product quality throughout sourcing, processing, inspection and trading operations.
- Identify, investigate and resolve quality-related issues, implementing corrective and preventive actions.
- Oversee quality control activities across suppliers and international sourcing locations.
- Maintain accurate audit reports, inspection records and compliance documentation.
- Drive continuous improvement initiatives to enhance quality, efficiency and customer satisfaction.
- Coordinate with suppliers, internal teams and international stakeholders to maintain consistent quality standards.
- Travel internationally to conduct quality inspections across multi-origin trading operations.
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Food Science, Food Technology, Microbiology, Quality Management or a related field.
- Minimum of five years of relevant Quality Assurance or Quality Control experience.
- Strong knowledge of HACCP, ISO standards, BRCGS and FSSC 22000.
- Experience in supplier audits, factory inspections, food safety and quality management systems.
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, communication and leadership skills.
- Excellent documentation, reporting and compliance management capabilities.
- Ability to work independently and lead quality improvement initiatives.
- Willingness and ability to travel internationally for quality inspections.
Contacts
Contact number
070 500 2122
Email
dehara@lankatalents.lk
Hiring organization

Industry
Food and Beverages, Agriculture, and International Trade/Export industries
Employment Type
Full-time
Job Location
Mabima
Valid through
October 30, 2026
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