Tupande Quality Assurance Specialist (Fixed-Term)

About

One Acre Fund is seeking an experienced food safety professional to lead the Food Safety Management System and BRCGS/FSSC certification for its macadamia operations. The role leads the food safety team, manages food-safety controls and audits, and supports processing operations. Applicants need a Bachelor's degree in food science and experience with ISO 22000, HACCP, FSSC 20000 and BRCGS. Terms of service: Fixed-Term Duty station: Sagana, Kenya

How to apply

Apply online through the official advert page on One Acre Fund Careers.

Responsibilities

• Appointed as Food Safety Team Leader, responsible for;
• Ensuring the FSMS is established, implemented, maintained and updated;
• Managing and organizing the work of the food safety team;
• Ensuring relevant training and competencies for the food safety team.
• Reporting to top management on the effectiveness and suitability of the FSMS.
• To manage the food safety team and organize its work.
• To ensure relevant training and education of the food safety team members.
• To ensure that the food safety management is established, implemented, maintained, and updated.
• Ensure that information on internal communication is included in the updating of the Food Safety Management System.
• Verification of the accuracy of the flow diagrams by on-site checking.
• Maintaining records of verified flow diagrams, corrections, and corrective actions.
• Conduct a hazard analysis to determine which hazards need to be controlled, the degree of control required to ensure food safety, and which combination of control measures is required.
• Analysis of the results of the verification activities.
• Plan and implement the processes needed to validate control measures and/or control measure combinations, and to verify and improve the Food Safety Management System.
• Systematically evaluate the individual results of planned verification.

Qualifications

• Minimum academic Qualification: Bachelor’s degree in food science.
• Must have ISO 22000 experience, HACCP, FSSC 20000, BRCGS.
• Attention to detail: Ensures all your tasks are completed to the business’ specifications.
• Problem-solving: Establish root cause and find solutions to meet the required quality standards and customer requirements.
• Analytical skills: Have the ability to identify a problem, investigate to find out relevant facts, and find a logical solution.
• Written and verbal communication: Strong verbal communication skills can help you explain ways to improve processes to other people so they can achieve set quality standards.
• Ability to work as part of a team: Teamwork champion for team work to to help all departments implement FSMS.
• Time management: Ensures you have adequate time to complete your tasks to the desired quality standard, then confirm they comply with specifications.