Position: Quality Supervisor
Reports to: Quality Manager
Department: Operations
Location: Mukono
Job Summary:
The Quality Supervisor is responsible for setting up and maintaining quality standards and facilitating ISO 22000 standards for Grain and Fertilizer operations.
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Supervise and direct the Quality team to enforce Good Manufacturing Practices and Quality Procedures to meet Grainpulse product quality standards.
- Review Production Batch Records and other manufacturing-related documents to verify compliance and record-keeping for all mandated manufacturing processes, quality checks, testing, sampling, and sanitation activities.
- Perform audit quality control of raw materials, packaging components, labels, and finished products to ensure compliance with established specifications and regulatory standards.
- Follow up with implemented programs (GMPs, Good Hygiene Practices, HACCP, Allergen Control, Sanitation, Pest Control, Equipment Calibration, UNBS and ISO 2200:2018 Certification, as well as customer requirements) to ensure compliance.
- Test samples from finished products, raw materials, and packaging components accurately and interpret results.
- Conduct root cause analysis and implement corrective measures to prevent occurrences (including non-compliance and customer complaints) through collaboration with other departments.
- Make proactive recommendations and present solutions to improve FSMS.
- Adhere strictly to policies, operating procedures, quality systems, and programs involving testing, evaluation, inspection, and technical support to meet product quality standards.
- Lead all regulatory, third-party, and customer audits, inspections, and corrective action responses.
- Communicate performance goals clearly to the Quality team.
Qualifications, Skills, and Work Experience:
- Bachelor’s degree in Food Science and Technology.
- At least 3 years of working experience in quality management in a busy food industry, preferably grain handling and milling.
- Strong record-keeping and documentation skills.
- Ability to interpret chemical, microbiological, and physical results and carry out data analysis.
- Experience in interacting with third parties on training and compliance matters.
- Leadership, good planning, communication, and decision-making skills.
Application:
All suitably qualified and interested candidates should email their Job Applications (addressed to the Human Resource Manager), attached with detailed CVs, certified copies of academic certificates (originals to be presented at the interview), and copies of stamped salary pay slips for November and December 2023 and January 2024 to Recruitment@grainpulse.co.ug by the close of business, Friday, 1st March 2024.
