Quality Officer / Shift In-charge (Flexible Packaging) via Ascentech Services – Ilupeju, Lagos

A flexible-packaging producer in Ilupeju, Lagos, is recruiting a Quality Officer / Shift In-charge to oversee quality control across production and testing.

Job Purpose

• To ensure product quality and compliance throughout flexible packaging production, including printing, lamination, slitting, pouch making, and laboratory testing.

Key Responsibilities

• Conduct quality checks at all stages of flexible packaging production.
• Inspect packaging materials, including BOPP, CPP, MOPP, PET, MPET, aluminium foil, PE films, and paper laminates.
• Monitor printing quality, shade matching, colour variations, registration, and printing defects.
• Ensure compliance with lamination processes, adhesive mixing ratios, curing requirements, and bond-strength standards.
• Perform quality inspections during slitting and pouch making, including seal strength, dimensions, leakage, and visual defects.
• Conduct laboratory tests for GSM, thickness, coefficient of friction (COF), surface tension, ink adhesion, and bond strength.
• Investigate quality defects, conduct root cause analysis, and prepare Corrective and Preventive Action (CAPA) reports.
• Maintain quality documentation, prepare reports, and support internal and external audits.
• Ensure compliance with standard operating procedures, customer specifications, and workplace safety requirements.

Requirements

• B.Sc., B.Tech., M.Sc., or Diploma/Degree in Chemistry, Packaging Technology, Polymer Technology, Printing Technology, or a related technical field.
• Minimum of 5 years’ relevant experience in Quality Assurance or Quality Control within the flexible packaging industry.
• Strong practical knowledge of printing, lamination, slitting, pouch making, and laboratory testing.
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, documentation, and communication skills.
• Ability to identify defects, perform quality tests, and ensure compliance with customer specifications.