Vacancy title:
Quality Controller

Jobs at:
Freshcuts

Deadline of this Job:
15th November 2017

Duty Station:
Kampala, Uganda

Job details:
Freshcuts is the leading meat processor of various chicken and meat products. Freshcuts is ISO 22000; 2005 certified by Uganda National Bureau of Standards and is also accredited on an international level by Bureau Veritas. Freshcuts operates under three trademarks which are “Fresh Cuts”, “Quality Cuts” and “Le Sandwich.” In July of 2012, our company in a bid to serve the community better merged with a multi conglomerate company in Mauritius called IBL Ltd. In 2015, IBL Ltd took over Freshcuts.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

• Perform physical audits within the production lines, storage facilities to ensure they are operating within food safety management system / HACCP and our company standards as it relates to food safety and quality.
• Ensure quality specifications (food safety, product quality), and department safety targets are met or exceeded and investigate ways to continually improve upon these measurements.
• Manage the QC department to ensure the production of consistently wholesome, high-quality products that meet or exceed Customer and Regulatory requirements
• Work in liaison with the Production Departments, regulatory Quality Execution Organization e.g. UNBS and other Quality Assurance Organization to strengthen the quality process within the facility.
• Train new team members in food safety, personal safety, GMPs, CCPs, and sanitation requirements.
• Lead the Quality programs, processes, and systems to ensure that plant performance meets and/or exceeds company-wide expectations.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

• The applicant should preferably hold a diploma in food processing technology
• Prior experience in a similar position is desired
•  Flexibility to work long hours and on weekends
• Ability to work in a fast paced, high pressure environment.
•  Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

Job application procedure
All suitably qualified and interested candidates should send their application letters and detailed CVs to the E-mail address, recruitments@freshcuts.biz  addressed to: HR Manager Freshcuts (U) Ltd, Kampala. Uganda