Quality Assurance Assistant

This position is responsible for ensuring that raw materials, finished products, and packaging materials are of the highest quality through a well-designed process inspection and control program. The role holder also ensures that good manufacturing practices and food safety and hygiene standards are monitored and maintained as required.

Qualifications

• A minimum of Degree/Diploma in Food Science/Analytical Chemistry.
  
• Knowledge of QMS – HACCP and ISO – 22000
  
• Knowledge of chemical analysis and nutrition content of various raw materials
  
• Excellent organizational and time management skills.
  
• Exceptional interpersonal skills
  
• Good verbal communication.
  

Responsibilities:

Raw/Packaging materials receipt and Analysis

• Timely and accurate receiving, sampling and analysis of raw materials, packaging materials, bulk and finished products against the set specifications.
  
• Ensuring proper segregation of rejected materials to prevent unintended mix up.
  

• Providing accurate information/analytical results leading to sound decisions on the
  

  approval or rejection of raw materials, packaging materials, intermediate bulk and
  

  finished products.
  

• Effectively implementing all approved procedures of sampling, specifications, analysis,
  

  and reporting for all samples.
  

• Overseeing offloading at the vehicles and other stores, to be able to sample further from initial hidden parts
  

Finished Products monitoring

• Monitoring fortification of flour both maize and wheat products and reporting of any non-conformances.
  
• Carrying out organoleptic assessments of wheat, maize and porridge flour daily to verify performance.
  
• Identify and report all quality and food safety issues during daily operations.
  
• Ensuring all non-conforming products and reworks are handled as per the procedure to avoid unintended mix up
  

Prerequisite Programs monitoring

• Monitor CCPs OPRPs and PRPs daily and report any deviations that might affect feed quality and safety.
  
• Conduct GMPs surveillance and correct abnormalities on the spot as well as guide production teams on Good Manufacturing Practices.
  
• Monitor pest control and ensure the pest citing sheets actions are closed on time.
  
• Conduct training awareness for GMPs, FSMS, and monitor adherence.
  

Food Safety Management System

• Implement ISO 22000 to ensure production of safe products.
  
• Ensure all quality records related to the food safety management system are updated on a daily basis including electronic records
  
• Conduct internal audits, GMPs audits, Glass Audits when requested to audit
  

Any other responsibility as may be assigned from time to time.