Watervale Investments
Job Vacancy: Quality
Officer
About Watervale Investments: Watervale
Investments is a young and quickly-growing company serving Kenya’s furniture
industry.
Backed by European and American investment,
our mission is to make quality furniture more available and affordable to
millions of Kenyans.
About the Position: We are seeking a Quality Officer to help with planning and logistics within the company.
This is a key role that ensures that all
the goods that are manufactured meet specifications.
The ideal quality officer has worked in a
well established company that has a quality management system.
Responsibilities:
Responsibilities:
·
Work
with production and operations to develop and implement SOPs that will guide
the quality department.
·
Ensure
that no defective goods leave the warehouse
·
Approves
incoming materials by confirming specifications; conducting visual and
measurement tests; rejecting and returning unacceptable materials.
·
Documents
inspection results by completing reports and logs; summarizing re-work and
waste; inputting data into quality database.
·
Works
with production to ensure that we’re working on continuous improvement to
increase efficiency and decrease waste
·
Perform
tests on finished goods to ensure that we’re conforming to internal and
external standards.
·
Create
testing protocols across all production lines to troubleshoot processes in
line.
·
Ensure
all measuring equipment is well calibrated and working within their
specifications.
·
Ensure
that we’re conforming to both local and international quality standards.
·
Ensure
that documents that relate to quality and controlled and only up to date
version are accessible to other employees.
Qualifications
At Watervale Investments, we seek new team
members who are first and foremost eager to learn and grow in their
roles.
We put less of an emphasis on formal
qualifications and look carefully at candidates’ abilities, experience and
character.
Any candidate who feels they can undertake
the responsibilities above to a high standard is welcome to apply.
Candidates should demonstrate the following
in their application materials:
·
At
least 2 years working in quality control preferable.
·
Experience
working in a company that has a well established quality management system.
·
Experience
working with ISO, ASTM or KEBS standards
·
Eagerness
to join a young, quickly-growing organization and team
·
Out
of the box thinker
·
Multi-tasker
who can think on their feet and work
Competitive salary for junior management
position, participation in a private pension scheme, opportunity for
advancement and coaching by the company’s senior management.
Application Process
Application Process
CLICK HERE to
apply online
Job
Vacancy: Operations Manager
About
Watervale Investments: Watervale
Investments is a young and quickly-growing company serving Kenya’s furniture
industry.
Backed
by European and American investment, our mission is to make quality furniture
more available and affordable to millions of Kenyans.
We
believe in being a fair and honest employer and providing our employees with
opportunity based on performance and merit.
About
the Position: Our company has quickly grown from
its founding in 2014 to serving hundreds of furniture material retailers across
Kenya.
The
Operations Manager is a new position which will oversee the company’s core
warehousing, logistics, quality assurance and planning functions.
The
position is critical to ensuring that operations within the company are running
smoothly as we grow.
The
ideal candidate will be a strong multi-tasker, able to work well under pressure
and on tight timelines, and an experienced manager eager to support the
development of their team.
Responsibilities:
·
Ensure that communication between
departments is ongoing and utilised to maintain an environment of continuous
improvement.
·
Manage a team of employees and ensure
that they are working in a safe and happy environment.
·
Work with the team and management to
ensure that the vision of the company is being implemented
·
Manages the stock control, and checks
that inventory records are accurate.
·
Ensure the company is up to date when
it comes to regulatory; we are in compliance with all government regulations.
This includes audits, county licenses, fire & safety, NEMA.
·
Coordinate and monitor the work of
various departments involved in production, warehousing, pricing and
distribution of goods.
·
Responsible for ensuring that all
goods that leave the warehouse are of good quality and meet customer
expectations.
·
Acting as a liaison to senior
management and directors to keep them up to date with operations matters.
·
Capacity planning. Plan for future
expansion of company. Taking into considerations the expansion and how the
company can adapt current policies and procedures to accommodate any future
plans
·
Coordinating with procurement and
suppliers to ensure all goods that are needed in the warehouse are available
and are being procured at best possible prices.
Qualifications
At
Watervale Investments, we seek new team members who are first and foremost
eager to learn and grow in their roles.
We
put less of an emphasis on formal qualifications and look carefully at
candidates’ abilities, experience and character.
Any
candidate who feels they can undertake the responsibilities above to a high
standard is welcome to apply.
Candidates
should demonstrate the following in their application materials:
·
Preference for someone who has worked
in operations/warehousing in a manufacturing company
·
At least 3 years management
experience managing a team of at least 10 individuals.
·
Experience working with/around
quality control.
·
Eagerness to join a young,
quickly-growing organization and team
·
Understanding of Stock Management
Systems;
·
Ability to manage time and workload
effectively.
·
Excellent communication skills; both
written and verbal
·
Experience in negotiating and working
with suppliers.
·
Ability to work in a team environment
and motivate others.
·
Keen attention to detail.
·
Out of the box thinker.
·
Multi-tasker who can think on their
feet and work under pressure.
Competitive
salary for management position, participation in a private pension scheme,
opportunity for advancement and coaching by the company’s senior management.
How
to Apply
CLICK HERE to apply
online
