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Quality Technician

Job Type

Full Time

Qualification

BA/BSc/HND

Experience

0 - 3 years

Location

Nairobi

Job Field

Manufacturing

Key Accountabilities:

• Analysis of all incoming Raw Materials (Physical & chemical verifications.) This procedure includes sampling, testing, generation of reports & interpretation of results. Talc RM reporting and coordination of external analysis. Analysis & validation of quality of raw materials for Research & Development purposes.
• Preparation & Standardization of Reagents for in-use.
• Basic Maintenance & servicing of Lab Equipment.
• Facilitation of internal & external calibration of critical equipment in the business & maintenance of the register.
• Perform SAP transactions in the system to facilitate movement of materials from one location to another as need arises.
• Quarantine and hold defective materials to be returned to the supplier, communicate for the same to be blocked in SAP.
• Monitoring, tracking & closure of Consumer & Customer complaints.
• Bill Of Materials coordination and creation support
• R&D and Competitors benchmarking analysis.
• Raw and packaging materials and finished good QIP (Quality Inspection Plan) creation and amendment.
• COA/COC preparations for export finished products after verification that the products conform to set specifications.
• Assessment of all special samples including samples from R&D & Retention
• Appraisal of retention samples for shelf-life validation on need basis.
• Assisting in new packaging developments and Artwork’s verification and communication to suppliers after approvals from all stakeholders as and when needed
• Support in coordination of planned audits.
• Ensuring retention samples are availed on shift basis, appropriately recorded and forwarding them to the retention room to ensure traceability.

Person Specification:

Qualifications:

• Degree in Chemistry or any Chemistry related Field

Technical/Professional Experience:

• Minimum 0-3 years in FMCG Company.
• Experience in SAP-QM & Quality Management System (ISO)

• Analysis of all incoming Raw Materials (Physical & chemical verifications.) This procedure includes sampling, testing, generation of reports & interpretation of results. Talc RM reporting and coordination of external analysis. Analysis & validation of quality of raw materials for Research & Development purposes.
• Preparation & Standardization of Reagents for in-use.
• Basic Maintenance & servicing of Lab Equipment.
• Facilitation of internal & external calibration of critical equipment in the business & maintenance of the register.
• Perform SAP transactions in the system to facilitate movement of materials from one location to another as need arises.
• Quarantine and hold defective materials to be returned to the supplier, communicate for the same to be blocked in SAP.
• Monitoring, tracking & closure of Consumer & Customer complaints.
• Bill Of Materials coordination and creation support
• R&D and Competitors benchmarking analysis.
• Raw and packaging materials and finished good QIP (Quality Inspection Plan) creation and amendment.
• COA/COC preparations for export finished products after verification that the products conform to set specifications.
• Assessment of all special samples including samples from R&D & Retention
• Appraisal of retention samples for shelf-life validation on need basis.
• Assisting in new packaging developments and Artwork’s verification and communication to suppliers after approvals from all stakeholders as and when needed
• Support in coordination of planned audits.
• Ensuring retention samples are availed on shift basis, appropriately recorded and forwarding them to the retention room to ensure traceability.

• SAP-QM
• Quality Management System (ISO)

• Degree in Chemistry or any Chemistry related Field