Gothong Southern Shipping Lines, Inc jobs in Davao

JOB PURPOSE

The QA & QC Supervisor – Davao Farm is responsible for ensuring that cacao produced and handled at the Davao Farm meets Auro Chocolate Inc.'s standards for quality, food safety, organic compliance, traceability, and post-harvest handling.

The role will oversee quality from harvesting, fermentation, drying, storage, and transfer of cacao beans, while identifying quality risks and implementing corrective actions.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Supervise and monitor QA/QC activities at the Davao Farm.
• Ensure proper harvesting, fermentation, drying, and storage of cacao beans.
• Conduct quality inspections and testing, including moisture, cut test, bean defects, mold, foreign materials, and other quality parameters.
• Ensure cacao beans meet established quality specifications before transfer or processing.
• Monitor food safety, sanitation, hygiene, and good handling practices within farm and post-harvest areas.
• Ensure compliance with organic certification and sustainability requirements.
• Maintain proper batch identification, traceability, and quality records.
• Investigate quality issues and implement Corrective and Preventive Actions (CAPA).
• Conduct internal inspections and support customer, certification, and regulatory audits.
• Train farm employees on quality, food safety, hygiene, and proper cacao handling procedures.
• Monitor QA/QC staff performance and provide coaching and guidance.
• Prepare regular reports on cacao quality, defects, compliance, quality incidents, and improvement activities.
• Coordinate with the Farm, Production, Procurement, and Central QA/QC teams to improve cacao quality.

KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS

• Cacao Bean Quality Compliance
• Fermentation and Drying Compliance
• Moisture Compliance
• Reduction of Defective/Rejected Beans
• Food Safety Compliance
• Organic Certification Compliance
• Traceability Compliance
• Audit Compliance
• CAPA Completion
• Accuracy and Timeliness of Quality Reports

QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor's Degree in Food Technology, Food Science, Agriculture, Chemistry, Biology, or related field.
• At least 3 years of QA/QC experience, preferably in cacao, food manufacturing, agriculture, or post-harvest operations.
• Experience in cacao fermentation, drying, bean grading, or post-harvest handling is highly preferred.
• Knowledge of HACCP, GMP, food safety, organic standards, and quality management.
• Strong analytical, leadership, documentation, and problem-solving skills.
• Willing to work primarily in a farm and agricultural environment.

Auro Chocolate is an equal opportunity employer. We value diversity and are committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all individuals, regardless of ethnicity, color, religion, gender, age, or disability. We strive to create a fair and inclusive work environment where everyone is treated with respect, and opportunities for growth are based on merit and qualifications.

Pay: Php25,000.00 - Php28,000.00 per month

Benefits:

• Company Christmas gift
• Company events
• Employee discount
• Free parking
• On-site parking
• Opportunities for promotion
• Paid training
• Staff meals provided

Work Location: In person