Dalilang Foods & Beverages is a Ugandan FMCG manufacturer producing packaged snacks, including potato crisps, gonja chips, coated peanuts and peanut butter, alongside spring water, fruit nectars and energy drinks.

Quality Assurance (QA) Director

Details

Closing Date:

2026/10/29

Reference Number:

DALI-2026-0005

Job Title:

Quality Assurance (QA) Director

Job Category:

QMS

Job Type:

Full Time

Location, Town / City:

Namanve, Mukono

Job Description

Formulate plant wide quality policies and direct strategic quality priorities to ensure end to end food safety across all company facilities.

Manage UNBS and ISO certifications while overseeing strict compliance with HACCP food safety standards.

Provide executive governance, organizational leadership, and financial stewardship to protect quality standards and mitigate operational risks.

Key Duties & Responsibilities

Formulate and execute plant wide quality policies, standards, and standard operating procedures across all production facilities.

Manage UNBS and ISO certification processes and maintain total audit readiness across all manufacturing lines.

Oversee HACCP food safety systems, hygiene mandates, and occupational safety controls to protect products and personnel.

Translate organizational objectives into measurable quality priorities, capital allocation plans, and operational risk controls.

Lead investigations, root cause analyses, and corrective action implementations for defects, customer complaints, and process deviations.

Oversee quality assurance budgets, capital expenditures, contracts, and resource utilization to eliminate avoidable waste and financial exposure.

Establish clear accountability and governance frameworks for quality managers to ensure early reporting and resolution of operational issues.

Coordinate quality initiatives cross functionally with production, maintenance, and supply chain teams to prevent operational bottlenecks.

Maintain complete, traceable, and audited quality records, test results, logs, and compliance verification documents.

Skills

Quality management systems (QMS) governance and audit leadership

Food microbiology and hygiene risk management

Regulatory compliance with UNBS, ISO, and HACCP standards

Root cause analysis and operational problem solving

Financial stewardship, budget oversight, and risk control

Digital QMS documentation and technical data verification

Education Qualifications & Experience

Education Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in Food Science and Technology, Industrial Chemistry, Biochemistry, Food Science, Industrial Engineering, Operations Management, Engineering, Business Administration, Commerce, Economics, Finance, Accounting, Supply Chain Management, Marketing, Human Resource Management, or an equivalent relevant discipline.

Master's degree, MBA, MSc, MA, MEng, or postgraduate diploma in an enterprise leadership or specialized technical field.

Professional certification in quality or safety, project management, or sector specific executive development, or equivalent foreign qualifications recognized in Uganda.

Experience

7+ years leading quality assurance in certified food/beverage processing plants.

• Formulate plant wide quality policies and direct strategic quality priorities to ensure end to end food safety across all company facilities.
• Manage UNBS and ISO certifications while overseeing strict compliance with HACCP food safety standards.
• Provide executive governance, organizational leadership, and financial stewardship to protect quality standards and mitigate operational risks.
• Formulate and execute plant wide quality policies, standards, and standard operating procedures across all production facilities.
• Manage UNBS and ISO certification processes and maintain total audit readiness across all manufacturing lines.
• Oversee HACCP food safety systems, hygiene mandates, and occupational safety controls to protect products and personnel.
• Translate organizational objectives into measurable quality priorities, capital allocation plans, and operational risk controls.
• Lead investigations, root cause analyses, and corrective action implementations for defects, customer complaints, and process deviations.
• Oversee quality assurance budgets, capital expenditures, contracts, and resource utilization to eliminate avoidable waste and financial exposure.
• Establish clear accountability and governance frameworks for quality managers to ensure early reporting and resolution of operational issues.
• Coordinate quality initiatives cross functionally with production, maintenance, and supply chain teams to prevent operational bottlenecks.
• Maintain complete, traceable, and audited quality records, test results, logs, and compliance verification documents.

• Quality management systems (QMS) governance and audit leadership
• Food microbiology and hygiene risk management
• Regulatory compliance with UNBS, ISO, and HACCP standards
• Root cause analysis and operational problem solving
• Financial stewardship, budget oversight, and risk control
• Digital QMS documentation and technical data verification

• Bachelor's degree in Food Science and Technology, Industrial Chemistry, Biochemistry, Food Science, Industrial Engineering, Operations Management, Engineering, Business Administration, Commerce, Economics, Finance, Accounting, Supply Chain Management, Marketing, Human Resource Management, or an equivalent relevant discipline.
• Master's degree, MBA, MSc, MA, MEng, or postgraduate diploma in an enterprise leadership or specialized technical field.
• Professional certification in quality or safety, project management, or sector specific executive development, or equivalent foreign qualifications recognized in Uganda.