| | Reporting directly to the Director of Operations and Chief Operating Officer.
Job purpose summary:
The Technical and Quality Manager will be responsible for all technical, quality assurance and certification concerning production and processing, ensuring that our products and services meet legal and industry standards, and customer specifications.
Main Tasks and Responsibilities:
Operational Execution
Create work plans and audit schedules for Quality, Occupational Health, Safety and Environment and Sustainability sections.
Responsible for audit planning and deliverables for all external audits and certifications.
Assessment and liaison with external parties and stakeholders (customers, auditors and other certifying bodies).
Management of a Quality Management System (QMS) and work plan for the continuous improvement of quality across primary and secondary production.
Monitor quality performance through scheduled and unscheduled audits, operational analysis and producing statistical reports.
Complete internal audits, ensure that audits are completed by the internal audit team, procedural and/or product failings are reported, logged and corrective actions are resolved in a timely manner
Respond to customer complaints, Food Safety queries, and liaise with certification bodies.
Data and Information
Annual audit schedule and progress against plan.
Quality
Ensure that all produce and production processes meet the specifications of customers and requirements of external food safety standards.
Work closely with the MMOL Farm Manager and Factory Manager to review and improve product quality. People and Performance Management
Responsible for the technical and quality, internal audit and sustainability teams.
Conduct quarterly performance appraisals and provide coaching and guidance to all direct reports.
Ensure that the management team and our employees understand and comply with quality and safety and how to continuously improve the business.
Risk Management
Responsible for regular (minimum quarterly) risk assessments across primary and secondary production.
REQUIREMENTS
Candidates should have a minimum of BSc or equivalent in an agricultural, food science or food processing related subject with a professional qualification in food safety (e.g. intermediate or advanced HACCP).
Applicants should have a minimum of 5 years’ experience of establishing and working within a production focused quality management system (QMS).
The values expected of all MM (Operations) Limited employees are integrity, hope, endeavour, empowerment and responsibility.
To apply, please send a cv and a brief statement explaining why you are interested in the job to:
Email; info@malawimangoes.com
or by post to:
The Senior Human Resources Officer,
P. 0. Box 499,
Salima.
Only applicants who submit their CV and statement as well as names, telephone numbers and e-mail addresses of three traceable referees will be considered. The closing deadline for receiving applications is Saturday, 27th May 2017. Please note that only short-listed applicants will be acknowledged.
MM (Operations) Limited is an equal opportunities employer hence women are encouraged to apply
Location: Salima
Employment Type: Full time
Salary: N/A
Job deadline: 2017-05-27
Company: Malawi Mangoes (MM) Operations Limited | | | |
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