QUALITY CONTROL EXECUTIVE/MANAGER
JOB DESCRIPTION

Company:-Nandanvan Estate

Job location:-Kodaikanal.

Job Summary

The Quality Control Manager / Executive will be responsible for managing coffee quality across production, roasting, and finished products. The role includes green coffee sourcing and evaluation, supplier management, sensory analysis, certification compliance, and continuous quality improvement.

Key Responsibilities

- Conduct physical analysis and quality assessment of incoming green coffee.
- Perform routine cupping of raw materials, production samples, blends, and finished products.
- Monitor and maintain quality standards across all stages of production.
- Source, evaluate, and approve current coffee suppliers.
- Monitor supplier performance and maintain supplier relationships.
- Develop, validate, and optimize roast profiles.
- Support blend development and product trials.
- Ensure compliance with Organic, Rainforest Alliance, food safety, and company standards.
- Coordinate and handle annual Organic and Rainforest Alliance audits.
- Maintain traceability systems, quality records, SOPs, and certification documentation.
- Conduct guest cupping sessions, coffee tastings, and quality presentations.
- Work closely with Production, Sales, and R&D; teams to improve quality and consistency.
- Train and mentor team members on quality procedures and sensory standards.
- Provide occasional roasting support when required.
- Grade green coffee by screen size, density, and defect count (primary and secondary defects) per SCA/ICO standards.
- Monitor cherry ripeness at harvest and processing parameters (fermentation time, drying, moisture content 10-12%) across washed, natural, and honey lots.
- Maintain lot-level traceability records (block/plot origin, harvest and processing dates)



and monitor storage conditions to prevent quality degradation.
- Monitor roast consistency using Agtron colour, development time, first crack timing, and roast loss %; calibrate roasting equipment and maintain roast logs.
- Apply Q Grader protocols to formally score coffee (SCA 80+ specialty grade) for buyer negotiations and export documentation.
- Calibrate internal cupping panels for scoring consistency and document defects (fermented, moldy, phenolic, potato defect, insect damage).

Qualifications

- Degree or Diploma in Food Technology, Agriculture, Biotechnology, Coffee Quality, or related field.
- Minimum 2 years of experience in coffee quality control, cupping, roasting, and supplier management.
- Q Grader (Arabica/Robusta) certification from the Coffee Quality Institute (CQI) required or actively being pursued.

Key Skills

- Supplier Management
- Green Coffee Evaluation & Grading
- Coffee Cupping & Sensory Analysis
- Roast Profile Development
- Blend Development
- Organic & Rainforest Alliance Compliance
- Audit Management & Documentation
- Quality Assurance & Process Improvement
- Q Grader Certified (Arabica/Robusta) - SCA Cupping & Grading Protocol
- Green Bean Moisture & Defect Analysis
- Roast Profiling & Agtron Colour Analysis

Pay: ₹30,000.00 - ₹40,000.00 per month

Ability to commute/relocate:

- Kodaikanal, Tamil Nadu: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)

Application Question(s):

- Current CTC
- Expected CTC
- Notice period

Experience:

- coffee quality control, coffee processing, roasting: 2 years (Required)
- green coffee evaluation and grading: 2 years (Required)
- coffee cupping and sensory evaluation: 2 years (Required)
- monitoring coffee processing methods: 2 years (Required)
- roast profiling and monitoring parameters: 2 years (Required)

Work Location: In person

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