Quality Assurance Supervisor at Haco Industries Kenya Limited

About the Role

Reporting to the Quality Assurance & Regulatory Manager, the role will ensure all the all company’s policies, procedures, and activities involved in assuring the quality of manufactured products are timely and effectively implemented.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Prompt inspection of all supplied consignments of packaging/raw materials and finished products for compliance against set specification and promptly issue inspection reports to all users.
• Assist in the implementation of policies, operating procedures, quality management systems and programs which ensure proper testing, evaluation, inspection, and technical support to meet product quality standards.
• To sample, test and document test findings of input material and components and ensure they are labelled with appropriate status label.
• Documentation and reporting- preparation of raw material test reports, packaging material test report, finished product test reports, trade returns review reports and customer complaints test/review reports.
• Preparation of certificates of analysis for products manufactured.
• Enforce the proper handling, cleaning, and maintenance of lab equipment in accordance to set operating procedures.
• Ensure daily calibration of laboratory equipment’s- Weighing scales and measuring gauges
• Detecting of molds cropping defects i.e. invisible mold cracks or leakages during sampling and implement corrective actions to improve quality of products.
• Ensure that all check sheets are correctly completed, and all non-compliance found have had the correct action taken and signed off.
• Follow up with implemented programs i.e. GMPs, Occupational Health & safety, Good Hygiene Practices, Cleaning and Sanitation etc. to ensure compliance by all employees and other personnel within the facility.

The Person

• Minimum of a bachelor’s degree in Analytical Chemistry, Chemistry, Biochemistry or Chemical Engineering is preferred.
• At least 2 years’ experience as a QA Supervisor within the FMCG sector.
• Knowledge of 1SO 9001:2015 Quality Management System.
• Analytical and proven problem-solving skills.
• Superior interpersonal and organizational skills.
• Possesses good oral and written communication skills.
• Advanced people management skills.
• Attention to detail.