Quality Assurance Assistant at Unga Holding

Quality Assurance Assistant at Unga Holding – Unga Holding Kenya Job Details

Role Purpose:

This position is responsible for ensuring that raw materials, finished products, and packaging materials are of the highest quality through a well-designed process inspection and control program. The role holder ensures that good manufacturing practices and food safety and hygiene standards are monitored and maintained as required.

Key Responsibilities:

Raw/Packaging Materials Receipt and Analysis

• Timely and accurate receiving, sampling and analysis of raw materials, packaging materials, bulk and finished products against set specifications
• Ensuring proper segregation of rejected materials to prevent unintended mix up
• Providing accurate analytical results leading to sound decisions on approval or rejection of materials and finished products
• Effectively implementing all approved procedures of sampling, specifications, analysis, and reporting
• Overseeing offloading at vehicles and stores to sample from initial hidden parts

Finished Products Monitoring

• Monitoring fortification of flour (maize and wheat products) and reporting non-conformances
• Carrying out organoleptic assessments of wheat, maize and porridge flour daily to verify performance
• Identifying and reporting all quality and food safety issues during daily operations
• Ensuring all non-conforming products and reworks are handled as per procedure

Prerequisite Programs Monitoring

• Monitor CCPs, OPRPs and PRPs daily and report any deviations affecting feed quality and safety
• Conduct GMPs surveillance and correct abnormalities on the spot
• Guide production teams on Good Manufacturing Practices
• Monitor pest control and ensure pest citing sheets actions are closed on time
• Conduct training awareness for GMPs and FSMS, and monitor adherence

Food Safety Management System

• Implement ISO 22000 to ensure production of safe products
• Ensure all quality records related to food safety management system are updated daily including electronic records
• Conduct internal audits, GMPs audits, and Glass Audits when requested

Qualifications:

• Minimum of Degree/Diploma in Food Science/Analytical Chemistry
• Knowledge of QMS – HACCP and ISO 22000
• Knowledge of chemical analysis and nutrition content of various raw materials
• Excellent organizational and time management skills
• Exceptional interpersonal skills
• Good verbal communication

Key Attributes/Competencies:

• Commercial acumen
• Lead change
• Drive execution
• Develop self and others