Background information about the job or company (e.g., role context, company overview)

Capwell Industries Limited (henceforth referred to as CIL) started its operations in 1999 with a modern maize milling factory in Thika. It manufactures high quality flour, rice pulses and porridges, using the best processes and technologies available. CIL has since diversified its operations to rice milling, porridge milling, packaging of wheat flour and distribution of fruit juice

Responsibilities or duties

The Quality Analyst will play a critical role in safeguarding product integrity and ensuring compliance across our manufacturing operations. Key responsibilities will include:

• Conduct in-process quality inspections at critical control points (CCPs) to ensure adherence to approved product specifications and standard operating procedures
• Inspecting and verifying raw materials, packaging materials, and finished goods against defined quality standards prior to release
• Monitoring and enforcing compliance with HACCP, GMP, ISO 22000, and internal Food Safety Management Systems (FSMS)
• Maintaining accurate quality documentation, including batch records, inspection logs, traceability reports and deviation registers
• Supporting and maintaining product traceability systems and mock recall exercises to ensure regulatory and audit readiness
• Investigating quality deviations, non-conformances and customer complaints, conducting root cause analysis, and implementing effective corrective and preventive actions (CAPA)
• Performing routine and specialized laboratory analyses, ensuring calibration and accuracy of testing equipment
• Conducting hygiene, sanitation and 5S audits within the plant to maintain high food safety standards
• Supporting internal and external audits, regulatory inspections and continuous improvement initiatives
• Preparing timely, accurate quality reports and escalating risks proactively to management

This is a hands-on plant-based role requiring strong collaboration with Production, Supply Chain, and Quality leadership to ensure operational excellence and continuous improvement.

Qualifications or requirements (e.g., education, skills)

Bachelor’s Degree in Food Science, Food Technology or related field

Practical exposure to QA/QC testing and plant-based quality systems

High attention to detail and strong documentation discipline

Is safety-conscious and quality-driven

Highest level of personal integrity and accountability

Is comfortable challenging deviations on the production floor

Can balance laboratory precision with operational realities

Detail-oriented, efficient, able to multi-task, prioritize and follow projects through to completion.

Results driven with a strong customer service orientation

Experience needed

Minimum 2 years’ experience in FMCG or food manufacturing and in quality assurance & control programs

Any other provided details (e.g., benefits, work environment, team info, or additional notes)

Strong working knowledge of HACCP, GMP and ISO 22000

Ability to work under pressure in a fast-paced production environment

• Conduct in-process quality inspections at critical control points (CCPs) to ensure adherence to approved product specifications and standard operating procedures
• Inspecting and verifying raw materials, packaging materials, and finished goods against defined quality standards prior to release
• Monitoring and enforcing compliance with HACCP, GMP, ISO 22000, and internal Food Safety Management Systems (FSMS)
• Maintaining accurate quality documentation, including batch records, inspection logs, traceability reports and deviation registers
• Supporting and maintaining product traceability systems and mock recall exercises to ensure regulatory and audit readiness
• Investigating quality deviations, non-conformances and customer complaints, conducting root cause analysis, and implementing effective corrective and preventive actions (CAPA)
• Performing routine and specialized laboratory analyses, ensuring calibration and accuracy of testing equipment
• Conducting hygiene, sanitation and 5S audits within the plant to maintain high food safety standards
• Supporting internal and external audits, regulatory inspections and continuous improvement initiatives
• Preparing timely, accurate quality reports and escalating risks proactively to management

• High attention to detail
• Strong documentation discipline
• Safety-conscious
• Quality-driven
• High level of personal integrity
• Accountability
• Ability to challenge deviations
• Ability to balance laboratory precision with operational realities
• Detail-oriented
• Efficient
• Able to multi-task
• Able to prioritize
• Able to follow projects through to completion
• Results driven
• Strong customer service orientation

• Bachelor’s Degree in Food Science, Food Technology or related field
• Minimum 2 years’ experience in FMCG or food manufacturing and in quality assurance & control programs
• Practical exposure to QA/QC testing and plant-based quality systems
• Strong working knowledge of HACCP, GMP and ISO 22000