Founded in 1987 by the Chedda family, Kenafric Industries Limited is one of the largest manufacturers of Confectionery, Food, Footwear, and Stationery products in Kenya. Kenafric employs over 1500 people directly and touches the lives of more than 7500 people indirectly. The vision of the founders and relentless hard work over 25 years has given Kenafric ...

Responsibilities

• Implementing the departmental strategy in line with the production strategy, policies, processes and procedures to achieve the organization's objectives.
• Monitoring the process to ensure product conforms to set parameters.
• Knowledge of HACCP and food safety systems.
• Maintaining records of quality checks through updating of checklists on hourly basis.
• Guiding workers on quality parameters as per standard operating procedures.
• Reporting to Quality Assurance team and production teams in case of product variance.
• Implementing best practices in production & respective areas of work work.
• Implementing product quality, customer & Service Excellence and Change initiatives to achieve desired business plans and culture.
• Ensuring processes within operations are meeting the set standards.
• Rejecting and removing non-conformities from the process.
• Analyzing root causes for non-conformities by using the 5 why tool. Ensuring all In Process Inspection SOPS and Work Instructions are current and followed.
• Conducts root cause analysis on day-to-day issues faced in processes as well as raw material and packing material.
• Observe and reinforces safety procedures e.g., use of appropriate PPE and occupational health and safety requirements including factory guidelines.
• Able to analyze the Quality data and prepare the quality report on a weekly basis.
• Creates rapport with colleagues and communicates the results of lab tests and analysis in a timely manner.

Qualifications

• Diploma/ Degree in food Science/ Biochemistry/Chemistry/Physical Chemistry/ Industrial Chemistry.

Key Skills

• HACCP, ISO 22000 & Analytical Skills
• Decision-Making & Ownership
• Reporting, Presentation & IT Skills
• Teamwork, Communication & Leadership
• Customer Service & Customer-Centricity
• Time Management & Continuous Improvement

• Implementing the departmental strategy in line with the production strategy, policies, processes and procedures to achieve the organization's objectives.
• Monitoring the process to ensure product conforms to set parameters.
• Knowledge of HACCP and food safety systems.
• Maintaining records of quality checks through updating of checklists on hourly basis.
• Guiding workers on quality parameters as per standard operating procedures.
• Reporting to Quality Assurance team and production teams in case of product variance.
• Implementing best practices in production & respective areas of work work.
• Implementing product quality, customer & Service Excellence and Change initiatives to achieve desired business plans and culture.
• Ensuring processes within operations are meeting the set standards.
• Rejecting and removing non-conformities from the process.
• Analyzing root causes for non-conformities by using the 5 why tool. Ensuring all In Process Inspection SOPS and Work Instructions are current and followed.
• Conducts root cause analysis on day-to-day issues faced in processes as well as raw material and packing material.
• Observe and reinforces safety procedures e.g., use of appropriate PPE and occupational health and safety requirements including factory guidelines.
• Able to analyze the Quality data and prepare the quality report on a weekly basis.
• Creates rapport with colleagues and communicates the results of lab tests and analysis in a timely manner.

• HACCP, ISO 22000 & Analytical Skills
• Decision-Making & Ownership
• Reporting, Presentation & IT Skills
• Teamwork, Communication & Leadership
• Customer Service & Customer-Centricity
• Time Management & Continuous Improvement

• Diploma/ Degree in food Science/ Biochemistry/Chemistry/Physical Chemistry/ Industrial Chemistry.