Job Title: Packaging Food Safety and Trade Specialist
Organisation: Nile Breweries Limited
Duty Station: Mbarara, Uganda
About Organisation:
Nile Breweries Limited is a leading beverage company in Uganda and a subsidiary of SABMiller, the second largest brewing group in the world. We aim to provide for a variety of career paths and patterns of working, a good work-life balance and comprehensive employee benefits.
Job Summary: The key purpose of this role is to proactively support business strategy by providing supply chain and trade expertise which enhances the competitive position of Ab InBev brands and corporate image with customers and consumers.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
- Trade quality
- Taster Results
- Packaging IQMS
- PPQA
- Laboratory records for specialized quality and process tests
- Work instructions and procedures
- Calibration records
- Quality information reports and trends
- Problem solving
- Employees developed
- Standard Operating Practice
- Communicate process and product quality information
- Provide leadership to endure commitment to product quality
- Apply the quality system in the workplace
- Assess technical requirements
- Support implementation of recommendations
- Optimise availability of measuring equipment and test samples
- Apply problem solving and decision-making techniques and principles
- Coach core lab and production staff
- Communicate effectively in the work place
- Contribute to self and team development
- Participates in training needs analyses and quality audits to identify teams and individuals requiring coaching
- Completes CAP assessments for quality as required
- Interacts with lab technicians, production and operational teams on an ongoing basis to identify coaching needs
- On an ongoing or ad hoc basis coach’s lab technicians and production teams on quality and quality analysis
- Inter-lab Error Control
- Reference sample management
- ERI results recorded, and process managed
- Maintenance and calibration records
- Adherence to manualized calibration frequencies
- TQA/In Trade Product Assessment Report
- Trade Returns/Customer complaints
- Trade visit feedback
- Taste Education and Product tasting/taint netting
- Taste results
- Availability of updated standards, specifications, manuals and procedures
- Audit feedback/report recommendations for gap closures actioned
- Process and product quality improvement recommendations
- SPC system in place
- Timeously communication of lab results
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- Bachelor of Science in Chemistry and Microbiology or equivalent
- Min – 3-6 months on the job training
- 2-3 Years in Laboratory, Brewing or Packaging operation
Key Attributes and Competencies:
- Understanding of process control within a brewing & packaging process and environment
- Assertive and analytical
- Proactive
- Proven leadership ability
- Good understanding of the principles and practices of Manufacturing Excellence
How to Apply:
All interested candidates who meet the above specifications should apply at the link below.
Deadline: 25th June 2025
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