Job Description: 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.