Job Title: Quality Management Systems Officer
Organisation: Mukwano Industries Uganda Limited
Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda
About US:
The Mukwano Group of Companies is the leading manufacturer of Fast Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) in the Great Lakes region, producing a wide range of market leader brands in
soaps, edible cooking oils and fats, detergents, beverages, personal care products and plastics.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
- Develop the structural framework for development of management systems.
- Interpret the respective standards, legislation and statutes.
- In liaison with HR department organize and raise general awareness in the organization on the respective International Standards.
- Facilitate the documentation process of individual procedures in all processes/departments of the organization.
- Ensure that all the developed documents are fully controlled within the management
- Train and monitor the internal auditors for the management systems
- Schedule, communicate and facilitate/carry out periodical internal audits/evaluations of the respective management system.
- Prepare and issue statistical reports on the results of the internal systems audit i.e. non – conformities, observations, internal audits, activities of the section as required from time to time.
- Follow up on the proposed corrective action plans, advise process owners and close out findings with the implemented action plans.
- Carry out periodical HACCP studies/risk assessments for food handling areas.
- Together with the food safety team members develop food safety activity schedules.
- Carry out improvement projects for systems and routines within the quality function.
- Make adequate preparations to facilitate external auditors on ISO auditing
- Review and update respective Standard Operating Procedures.
- Periodically visit plants/process locations and liaise with line section heads to enforce implementation of the required and developed procedures.
- Any other duties assigned by the Quality Systems Manager.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- BSc Environmental Science or BSc Industrial Chemistry and any other related
- Should have knowledge of various laws, regulations, guidelines, procedures affecting a manufacturing
- At least five years of relevant experience in a similar field is required.
- Ability to work independently in carrying out assignments to completion
- Effective Verbal and written communication.
- Professional personal presentation
- Customer service orientation skills.
- Considerable ability to adhere to prescribed routines and practices; and compose effective and accurate correspondence.
- Dealing with non-routine matters, such as special projects, with minimum specific instructions.
- Familiarity with the tools, concepts and methodologies of management systems (QMS – 9001, FSMS – 22000, EMS – 14001 & OHSAS – 45001), HACCP and Kaizen.
- High decision making skills are required.
How to Apply:
All those interested in working with Mukwano Group should send their applications online at the link below.
Deadline: 21st December 2021
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