Job Vacancy: Food Safety Officer / Environmental Health Practitioner
Job Location: Thika (Nairobi
Metropolitan)
Company: Cascade Company
Limited
Reference No: CCL-HR-14/2022
Cascade Company Limited is the Home for Urban and Continental
dishes located in Thika town offering quality, delicious and affordable meals,
catering services and training.
The ideal candidate is responsible for ensuring overall hygiene activities in food production and storage areas (ensure compliance to food safety and hygiene standards at commissary) and implementation and sustenance of ISO 22000 – Food safety Management System.
Key Responsibilities
Duties and responsibilities shall include, but are not limited
to:
· Create awareness of food
safety and hygiene to staff and make sure they understand and adhere to it.
· Carry out initial
hygiene and food safety induction to new staff. Advice on training needs and
assist in conducting food safety and hygiene trainings.
· Carry out daily hygiene
inspection and sanitation conditions in the unit including personal hygiene and
working habits of staff.
· Manage and maintain food
safety documentation and records. Ensure HACCP forms are available to the
users, duly filled and available during audits or when required.
· Ensure personal
protective equipment (PPE) are available and properly utilized by staff.
· Ensure compliance to all
hygiene practices and food safety procedures at all stages of production and
report any deficiencies to the concerned parties for action.
· Monitor the
effectiveness of the pest control programme and report any deficiencies.
· Manage and maintain the
traceability system established.
· Carry out random checks
during receiving of items by suppliers and especially high risk items and
report any deficiencies for action.
· Carry out random checks
during dispatch of items to branches and especially high risk items and report
any deficiencies for action.
· Assist in carrying out
root cause analysis on food safety related complaints and failed
microbiological results & ensure corrective actions/preventive actions are
enforced to prevent future re-occurrence.
· Provide an effective Environmental
Health Service in; Food Safety, Health and Safety within food premises and
Infectious disease investigation.
Key Qualifications
· Must be in possession of
a food science based degree or a Diploma from a recognized institution
· Previous experience in
the fresh food production field is preferred
· An additional
qualification or experience in ISO 22000/HACCP
· Comprehensive knowledge
on ISO 19011:2011, 22000:2018, 9001:2015, 14001:2015.
· Have a minimum of 2-3
years’ experience
· Be computer literate
· Excellent communication
and organizational skills
· Flexible schedule,
ability to take work instructions and attention to detail.
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their cover
letter and CV to Corporate@cascade.ac.ke to be received on or before 23rd
November, 2022.
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
Cascade Company Limited does not charge a fee at any stage of
its recruitment process including application, interview and processing of
offer letter. If asked for a fee, report such request immediately.
Cascade Company Limited is an equal opportunity employer and canvassing will
lead to automatic disqualification.