Our company located in Kabati, Muranga County is seeking to hire a Quality Manager who will be responsible for ensuring quality standards are achieved in all areas of operations.
Our current product portfolio includes Organic fertilizer, Extra Virgin Avocado Oil, and Crude Avocado oil.
Department: Quality Control
Reports To: Finance and Operations Manager
Job Purpose: Ensuring quality standards are achieved in all areas of operations
Duties and Responsibilities
• Developing quality control processes
• Understanding customer expectations of and needs for a product;
• Designing product specifications;
• Supervising quality staff and monitoring production standards;
• Ensuring lab equipment is correctly working and maintenance is done as required by manufacturers.
• In charge of monitoring and ensuring that the raw material is delivered in the right quality conditions to production;
• Monitoring and evaluating internal ripening and production processes;
• Evaluating the final output of products to determine their quality;
• Rejecting products that fail quality standards;
• Engaging with customers and gathering product feedback;
• Producing statistical reports on quality KPIs;
• Reporting to upper management on quality standard issues;
• Work closely with the compliance department and keep data and traceability records updated;
• Together with the compliance department, evaluate product recalls;
• Improving production quality efficiency;
Key Skills and Qualifications:
i. Bachelor’s Degree/Higher diploma in Business Administration/ Food Science or any other relevant field.
ii. Minimum of four (4) years experience in a FMCG will be an added advantage.
iii. Quality control certification is advantageous.
iv. Excellent attention to detail.
v. Good knowledge of GMP and HACCP procedures
vi. Excellent verbal and written communication.
vii. Data analysis and statistical aptitude.
viii. Good interpersonal skills and leads with human sensitivity
ix. Highly conscientious and diligent
Renumeration: 130,000
NOTE: The deadline for application is on 24th January 2025. Shortlisting is on a rolling basis.