Food Safety & Hygiene Officer Job Java House

Food Safety Jobs, Java House Jobs. Food Safety & Hygiene Officer implementing food safety systems, monitoring compliance, conducting audits and training food handlers, requiring a Food science based degree or Diploma, 2 years experience in a QA or Food Safety role in an FMCG environment, and ISO 22000 or HACCP qualification as an advantage, in a restaurant and FMCG environment, on-site role based in Kenya.

Primary Purpose and Scope For the Job

• The Food safety and Hygiene officer plays a key role in identifying key areas of risk and gaps in branch operations for timely actions to drive continual improvement efforts in product quality, safety, process performance and optimization.
• He /She oversees and implements effective food safety and hygiene measures to ensure food is prepared in a safe and hygienic manner.
• He/ She is responsible for implementing food safety systems ,monitoring compliance and training to ensure food handlers are aware of their food safety and hygiene responsibilities at their functional level.
• The role requires excellent analytical and communication skills, ability to identify gaps in the process, a proactive and result oriented person who keeps abreast with current developments in food science, safety and quality related matters.

Key Accountabilities

Performance Indicators 

• Audits –Internal /External.
• Training.
• Micro testing of food , water & swabs
• Implementation of Corrective and preventive action.
• Customer complaints.
• External Calibration of probe thermometers.
• 100% implementation of internal audits schedules and follow up on CAP’s arising from the same.
• 100% implementation of food safety training schedules.
• 100% implementation of sampling schedule and corrective actions for failed samples.
• 100% follow up on all corrective action plans.
• Reduce customer complaints as per the target percentage reduction for the year.
• 100% implementation of the calibration schedule.

Qualifications

• Food science based degree or Diploma from a recognized institution.
• 2 years working in a QA/Food Safety related position in a FMCG environment.
• Computer literate.
• Qualification or experience in ISO 22000/HACCP is an added advantage.
• Excellent team player, pro-active, result-orientated, creative, reliable, and flexible with problem solving skills.

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