Job Title: Production Manager
The successful candidate must have excellent understanding of
baking processes and Quality assurance. Candidates who have worked in baking
environment will have an added advantage.
Responsibilities
Product Quality and customer complaints
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Liaising with the intake to ensure incoming raw materials meet
specifications.
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Ensuring that the production process yield products that
consistently satisfy the stated customer quality attributes.
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Receiving, investigating and reporting back on all customer
complaints with an aim of getting to the root cause and preventing reoccurrence
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Participating in New Product Development and looking at new
concepts that can be developed with the market changes.
Sanitation and Pest management.
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Develops, maintains and oversees all activities pertaining to
sanitation to ensure compliance of all Sanitation Standard Operating Procedures
and cleanliness standards while executing timely start-up of the plant each
production day.
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Monitor pest control procedures in bakery and ensures a
pest/rodent free bakery.
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Plans, coordinates, and directs the food safety, quality
assurance and sanitation to ensure consistency with established food safety and
quality standards.
Team Management
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Heading a well-trained team who are motivated with an aim of
ensuring that product quality, safety and legality is consistently achieved.
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Keeping all relevant departments updated on new legislation, new
standards, and customer requirements as necessary.
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Conducting routine refresher trainings to ensure continuous
improvement/competency.
Qualifications
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Bachelor’s degree in Food Science, Chemistry, Process or
Production Engineering
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Higher diploma or diploma in Food Science and Technology.
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Minimum of 5 years of experience in Quality Assurance/Food
Safety Management Systems bakery experience will be an added advantage.
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Membership with a professional body.
Key Attributes
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Ability to troubleshoot a process failure
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Good report writing / Analytical reporting
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Good Communication skills
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IT & Numerical skills.
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Planning skills.
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Leadership &interpersonal skills.
To apply send application to hr@mwanainchibakery.co.ke