Job Description

Job Title: Quality Control Administrator (Manufacturing)

Location: Thika, Kiambu county

Reports to: Production Manager

Our client, a bread manufacturing and supply company, is hiring an experienced Quality Control Administrator to join their team.

Job Summary: Responsible for planning, coordinating and managing overall quality programs for the company to yield consistently high quality food products and ensuring compliance to regulatory/statutory requirements of the same.

Key Duties and Responsibilities

• Develop and implement quality control strategy and guidelines to ensure that products are manufactured to the required quality standard


• Develop and maintain standards/SOPs/formats/log books, tests, etc. that relate to various operational activities and products.


• Set up a laboratory and quality assurance (QA) manual.


• Develop and maintain systems to measure performance against established standards.


• Implementation of a quality management system (QMS) and auditing of such systems.


• Organize and file manuals of various international and national standards as well as technical literature /products specifications relevant to our products and raw materials for quick reference.


• Ensure timely calibration and certification of all testing equipment by certified agencies.


• Monitor quality performance for conformance to the set standards: take necessary remedial action/s on observed quality deviations – communicate/advise/assist concerned production units.


• Monitor the quantity of defective products, down-grades and waste are kept to a minimum level as set and agreed by the production standards.


• Ensure strict adherence to specified weight tolerances on finished products.


• Establish and implement necessary effective communication strategy for the improvement and awareness of quality aspects across all departments.


• Have an overall responsibility for periodic quality inspection of ALL ingredients and raw materials used in the production process.


• Prepare accurate reports on quality performance to provide management with relevant information within agreed formats and timelines.


• Inspect pest infestation and rodent activity in the factory according to the plan or whenever needed and take necessary action.


• Effective supervision of production processes to ensure quality production all the time and timely communication and follow up for process corrections/improvements.


• Work in conjunction with the Health & Safety Officer to achieve the highest quality standards of product.

Key Skills and Competencies:

• Degree in Food Science / Technology, Chemistry or its equivalent


• Certificate Training on QMS/Food Systems Audit


• Minimum 4 years preferably in food/feeds/other FMCG production environment


• Exposure to QMS and Food systems auditing


• Implementation of quality assurance programs in store manufacturing and disposal process controls


• Knowledge and experience in GMP, Food Hygiene standards & Quality Management systems e.g. ISO, HACCP


• Proven success as a Quality controller or relevant role in food industry

Deadline: Interested parties should send their online applications on or before 27th September 2022

Correspondence: Detailed CV to be submitted online at http://goo.gl/T8sryH

We thank all applicants for their interest in this position; however, only suitable candidates will be contacted to continue the application process.

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