Quality Assurance Assistant, Deputy Quality Assurance Manager at Deepa Industries (Tropical Heat)
Duties & Responsibilities
Inspection of all the incoming materials to ensure that only materials that conform with the company specifications are accepted.
Carrying out any required analysis on raw materials and finished products as laid down in operational procedures.
Monitoring entire processes as guided by Standard Operating Procedures, to ensure process control of both Spices & Herbs and /or Snacks.
Monitoring of Critical Control Points and Pre-requisite Programmes (PRP) and applying relevant and effective correction and corrective action when critical limits are exceeded.
Performing and verifying quality checks across all departments and ensuring processes that have an impact on quality are carried out in accordance with safe food procedures.
Continuous sensory evaluation of all products being packed to ensure quality and consistency, and approval of finished product for dispatch.
Ensuring that product non-conformities are controlled at all levels, properly documenting deviations, and managing product isolation to prevent unintended use.
Ensuring that high hygiene standards are upheld in all production and storage environments, and the entire organization as well. Carrying out daily plant and personnel hygiene checks.
Maintaining clear and accurate quality records.
Performing other duties as may be assigned
Qualifications & Requirements
- Minimum Bachelors Degree in Food Science/ Chemistry
- Experience in food processing quality assurance
- Training and working knowledge of HACCP and ISO 22000
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
- Strong Microsoft Office skills
- Ability to multitask and manage multiple projects
- Strong organizational, problem solving and analytical skills.
Please forward a copy of your updated resume indicating your current salary and expected salary to hr@tropicalheat.co.ke before close of business 28th March 2014.
Position: Deputy Quality Assurance Manager
Duties & Responsibilities
- Manage the day-to-day quality assurance of snacks and spices produced and dispatched.
- Ensure all products meet the quality and safety specifications, as well as fulfilling customer requirements.
- Supervise, co-ordinate and support Quality Assurance assistants in daily process control activities.
- Implement and uphold controlled and defined quality systems (GMP, ISO 22000) and parameters within the plant
- Review and verify quality assurance documents and records to ensure process conformity and continuous improvement.
- Actively contribute to the data collection and trend analysis for process and product improvement.
- Investigate customer complaints.
- Conduct root cause analysis and follow-up inspections to resolve non-conformance.
- Investigate causes of non-conformance and takes proper correction and corrective action.
- Maintain effective communication regarding quality of products by informing management in a timely manner.
- Provide leadership for effective and quick problem resolutions
- Execute training programs that support the company’s objectives with regard to quality and food safety.
- Contribute to the implementation and management of the Internal Audit procedure.
- Perform other duties as may be assigned
- Minimum Bachelor’s Degree in Food Science/ Chemistry
- Minimum 2 – 3 years’ experience in food processing quality assurance
- Training and working knowledge of HACCP and ISO 22000
- Strong written, verbal and communication skills
- Strong Microsoft Office skills
- Ability to multitask and manage multiple projects
- Strong organizational, problem solving and analytical skills.
Please forward a copy of your updated resume indicating your current salary and expected salary to hr@tropicalheat.co.ke before close of business 28th March 2014.