Posted:11 hours ago
By:Hiring Kenya
Company Details
Industry:
Farming
Description:
Farmer’s Choice was founded in 1980, with the central purpose of selling fresh and processed pork products to all income groups in Kenya. To this day, the core business of the company has been the production of fresh sausages, bacon, ham and pork. Beef has also become an important supplementary product. In the mid 1980s, the company expanded into pig production, establishing a new butchery complex & slaughterhouse at Kahawa West just outside Nairobi. An essential feature of this development was Total Quality Control from beginning to end of the production process. Central to the philosophy behind this new complex was that it should be built to international standards, satisfying hygiene and safety criteria laid down by the UN’s Food and Agricultural Organisation and the World Health Organisation, as well as the EU. At Farmers Choice, our mission is limited is to be the most respected branded meat plant on the continent specializing in a wide range of fresh and processed meats with an emphasis at all times bei
Job Description
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
- The Quality Assurance Supervisor will:
- Ensure that the production facilities strictly adhere to FCL Food Safety Management System requirements through continuous monitoring.
- Ensure that high standards of hygiene personnel, plant, house-keeping, premises and environment are maintained throughout the entire facility whilst highlighting any areas requiring attention.
- Monitor production processes to ascertain that all laid down standards and specifications are applied at all times, following up on any non-conformance/ anomaly to confirm that correction and corrective action have been taken and are effective. Check on market feedback and customer complaints and conduct root-cause analysis on non-conformances or issues raised, and, recommend corrective action to avert recurrence.
- Conduct market surveillance /technical visits to our sales outlets/stockists.
- Train staff on good manufacturing processes.
- Enhance cohesion within the department and collaboration with other departments.
- Drive culture change within the organization.
Educational Background
- Degree in Food Science and Technology or Food Nutrition and Dietetics
Professional Qualifications
- ISO 9001, 14001, 22000 qualification
- HACCP, TACCP, VACCP tools application
- Computer literacy
Job/Functional Skills
- Decision making skills
- Systems management skills
- Quality assurance and food safety administration techniques
- Risk assessment methodologies
- RCA tools
- Analytical Skills
- Reporting and presentation Skills
- Total productive maintenance
- General Skill Required
- Teamwork
- Good communication skills
- Time management
- Customer centrism
Relevant Experience
- At-least 5 year(s) relevant experience.
The deadline to apply is January 15th, 2025.
Education: Degree, Diploma
Employment Type: Full Time
