Coffee Quality Controller
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Job Location:
Maidenhead - UK
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
19 hours ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Green Coffee Quality Management
- Evaluate and approve green coffee samples for purchase and contract fulfillment whilstconducting physical grading and sensory evaluation according to Frey standards.
- Monitor crop quality seasonal variation and lot performance. Maintain quality benchmarks fordifferent origins grades and customer programs.
Contract & Specification Compliance and Risk
- Ensure all coffees meet contractual quality specifications prior to shipment whilst reviewingcontracts to understand quality tolerances and risk exposure.
- Approve pre-shipment samples and final shipping releases where necessary and support theresolution of quality disputes and claims.
- Identify potential quality risks related to origin storage transit and aging. Advise traders onquality risk when structuring contracts and delivery terms.
Counterparty Quality Coordination
- Communicate quality expectations to exporters suppliers and origin partners and work withsuppliers to address defects processing issues or inconsistencies. Support origin visits cropassessments and supplier evaluations
- Understand customer quality requirements and usage profiles. Provide quality documentationsamples and technical feedback to customers. Support customer approvals and troubleshootquality concerns. Assist sales and trading teams with customer presentations and qualitydiscussions.
- Organising inbound and outbound sample deliveries to counterparts.
Quality Systems & Documentation
- Take the lead on developing Freys in-house systems (MyFrey) to facilitate qualitymanagement.
- Maintain quality records grading results and sample libraries. Track quality performance byorigin supplier and customer.
- Develop and update internal quality procedures and SOPs. Support audits and compliancerequirement.
Cross-Functional Collaboration
- Work closely with trading logistics risk and operations teams whilst providing quality input forpurchasing pricing and contract decisions
- Take the lead on various compliance tasks to facilitate coffee trading including but not limitedto certifications EUDR supplier forms etc.
- Assist where necessary in the logistics and execution of Coffee Contracts and its dailymanagement.
- Actively seek new opportunities for the sales and trading of coffee alongside traders. Identifyand maintain relationships with buyers.
- Propose and lead projects or process improvements that enhance Freys competitiveness fromrefining contract terms to innovating new marketing approaches to ESG and sustainabilityinitiatives.
Maersk is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace and we embrace different styles of thinking. Maersk is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applicants without regard to race colour gender sex age religion creed national origin ancestry citizenship marital status sexual orientation physical or mental disability medical condition pregnancy or parental leave veteran status gender identity genetic information or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. We will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with all legal requirements.
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Key Skills
- Organizational skills
- Calipers
- Adobe Acrobat
- Computer Skills
- Construction Experience
- GCP
- ISO 9001
- Business Management
- Conflict Management
- OSHA
- Quality Control
- Curriculum Development
About Company
Maersk Line is a Danish international container shipping company and the largest operating subsidiary of the Maersk Group, a Danish business conglomerate. It is the world's largest container shipping company by both fleet size and cargo capacity, serving 374 offices in 116 countries
