Background

Kenchic Limited is the leading producer of poultry in East and Central Africa. At its inception, the company’s main activity was the production of broiler and layer day-old chicks. Over the years the company has expanded operations to include processed chicken and further processed products. The company started its operations in 1984. The company’s Head Office is in Exsan House along Enterprise road. Kenchic is proud to be the largest integrated poultry operation in East and Central Africa and deals in day-old chicks, processed chicken meat and further processed products such as smoked sausages, choma sausages & sausages.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and liaise with the food safety team leader on audit plans and inspections, follow up on all issues raised in audits and inspection reports and resolve them.
• Receive customer feedback, conduct root cause analyses and implement corrective action as needed to improve customer satisfaction.
• Implement Kaizen initiatives on the production floor.
• Ensure compliance with all policies, procedures, standards (Food safety standards) and regulatory requirements.
• Lead, manage and develop a high performing team.

Qualifications and Experience

• A bachelor's degree in food science and technology and any other relevant degree from an accredited institution.
• A minimum of over 7 years work experience in meat industry, of which 5 years in a management role in meat processing.
• Full understanding of FSSC 22000 Audits and GMP's
• Experience in managing teams
• Demonstrable commercial awareness.
• Proficiency in using Microsoft Office Suite is required.
• Experience in using ERP systems is desirable.
• Experience in retail meat business

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• Coordinate and liaise with the food safety team leader on audit plans and inspections, follow up on all issues raised in audits and inspection reports and resolve them.
• Receive customer feedback, conduct root cause analyses and implement corrective action as needed to improve customer satisfaction.
• Implement Kaizen initiatives on the production floor.
• Ensure compliance with all policies, procedures, standards (Food safety standards) and regulatory requirements.
• Lead, manage and develop a high performing team.

• Proficiency in using Microsoft Office Suite
• Experience in using ERP systems (desirable)
• Commercial awareness
• Team management
• FSSC 22000 Audits and GMP's understanding

• Bachelor's degree in food science and technology or any other relevant degree from an accredited institution.
• Minimum of over 7 years work experience in the meat industry.
• 5 years in a management role in meat processing.
• Full understanding of FSSC 22000 Audits and GMP's.
• Experience in managing teams.
• Demonstrable commercial awareness.
• Proficiency in using Microsoft Office Suite.
• Experience in using ERP systems is desirable.
• Experience in retail meat business.