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Company Details
Industry:
Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing
Description:
Capwell Industries Limited (henceforth referred to as CIL) started its operations in 1999 with a modern maize milling factory in Thika. It manufactures high quality flour, rice pulses and porridges, using the best processes and technologies available.
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CIL has since diversified its operations to rice milling, porridge milling, packaging of wheat flour and distribution of fruit juice
Job Description
Key Responsibilities
- The Quality Analyst will play a critical role in safeguarding product integrity and ensuring compliance across our manufacturing operations. Key responsibilities will include:
- Conduct in-process quality inspections at critical control points (CCPs) to ensure adherence to approved product specifications and standard operating procedures
- Inspecting and verifying raw materials, packaging materials, and finished goods against defined quality standards prior to release
- Monitoring and enforcing compliance with HACCP, GMP, ISO 22000, and internal Food Safety Management Systems (FSMS)
- Maintaining accurate quality documentation, including batch records, inspection logs, traceability reports and deviation registers
- Supporting and maintaining product traceability systems and mock recall exercises to ensure regulatory and audit readiness
- Investigating quality deviations, non-conformances and customer complaints, conducting root cause analysis, and implementing effective corrective and preventive actions (CAPA)
- Performing routine and specialized laboratory analyses, ensuring calibration and accuracy of testing equipment
- Conducting hygiene, sanitation and 5S audits within the plant to maintain high food safety standards
- Supporting internal and external audits, regulatory inspections and continuous improvement initiatives
- Preparing timely, accurate quality reports and escalating risks proactively to management
- This is a hands-on plant-based role requiring strong collaboration with Production, Supply Chain, and Quality leadership to ensure operational excellence and continuous improvement.
Qualifications, Knowledge and Experience
- Bachelor’s Degree in Food Science, Food Technology or related field
- Minimum 2 years’ experience in FMCG or food manufacturing and in quality assurance & control programs
- Practical exposure to QA/QC testing and plant-based quality systems
- Strong working knowledge of HACCP, GMP and ISO 22000
- High attention to detail and strong documentation discipline
- Ability to work under pressure in a fast-paced production environment
Key Competences
- Is safety-conscious and quality-driven
- Highest level of personal integrity and accountability
- Is comfortable challenging deviations on the production floor
- Can balance laboratory precision with operational realities
- Detail-oriented, efficient, able to multi-task, prioritize and follow projects through to completion.
- Results driven with a strong customer service orientation
Salary: Discuss During Interview
Education: Diploma
Employment Type: Full Time