Leveraging on these strengths the company is confident of making an immediate impact in Kenya with plans of expanding into the E. Africa region shortly thereafter

Job Purpose: To ensure that products supplied by the company are fit for purpose, are consistent and meets both external and internal requirements. This includes legal compliance and customer expectations.

• Overseeing all laboratory tests and analysis.
• Inspect all incoming raw materials and ensure compliance
• Ensure full compliance of all products with all government food safety regulations, and maintain highest level of food safety.
• Ensure that all facilities are in compliance with all GMP, HACCP.
• Interact effectively with KEBS and other regulatory bodies, food safety auditors, and customers to
• Maintain positive & responsive relationships and assure rapid corrective actions through dynamic leadership and timely documentation.
• Develop, schedule, and direct GMP, Food Safety, and Quality Management System audits and monitor corrective actions to deficient findings for completion and effectiveness, providing gap closure assistance to the manufacturing facilities.
• Responsible and accountable for disposition of product based on Quality Inspection results and data management of the same.
• Lead HACCP and Food Safety team for product Manufacturing processes, Food Safety plans, finished product testing programs, and sanitation programs.
• Validate and assure compliance with established food safety and quality objectives through daily monitoring programs, team supervision, and on-going verification of internal and external laboratory or industry benchmarking.
• Establish new and improved quality/safety programs, policies and procedures to ensure that established standards of quality are consistently achieved, measured, documented and maintained. Provide food safety risk assessment information, new information, and risk management strategies.
• Proactively identify potential and emerging food safety issues and develop strategies to effectively investigate and respond.
• Conduct quality training programs to all employees with emphasis on continuous improvement through identification and analysis of customer complaints and requirements.
• Support the QA and Food Safety team in undertaking Root Causes & Corrective actions from consumer/ customer complaints and implement the corrective actions with the plant operations team.
• Participates in regular meetings with the management to discuss quality improvements and oversee implementation of the same.
• Develops, maintains and reports required operational information to management.
• Maintains a comprehensive understanding of all products manufactured as well as the raw materials, packaging materials, and operations required in the manufacturing process including quality specifications and standards.
• Provide data, resources & participate in continuous improvement initiatives as applicable.
• Human Resource Planning and Management.
• Budget preparation and Management.
• Implementation and enforcement of QHSE /Legal requirements in the Plant.

• Bsc. degree Food Science and Technology, or Analytical Chemistry
• Experience minimum 3 years in FMCG Sector in a busy food or Beverage Manufacturing set up.
• Excellent communication skills are essential, particularly in regard to presenting the results of analyses to management.
• Must be Computer Literate.
• Must be Confident, enthusiastic and Passionate individual.