Quality Officer - Laboratory Analyst at Food Concepts Plc

Job Purpose

• Assurance of quality systems across the company’s businesses, establishing controls, verifying input materials, their suppliers and processes that meet world – class benchmarks

Core Responsibilities and Key Result Areas

• Maintain all assigned operations and technical documents.
• Ensure strict conformity to GMP, GHP, and GLP always.
• Adhere to all established operational standards.
• Verify that all raw materials and packaging materials meet specifications before use in the central kitchen and before dispatch to stores.
• Sample all fresh consignments supplied to the warehouse to confirm quality integrity.
• Conduct spot checks on processes and materials before clearance for use, whenever required.
• Develop measurable standards for assigned materials and processes.
• Ensure calibration of all working tools in line with the work instructions.
• Standardize all chemicals, media, and reagents as stipulated in the work instructions.
• Maintain accurate and traceable documentation for all analytical, development, and production processes.
• Report any non-conformity beyond personal competence to the superior without making assumptions.
• Carry out analytical tests in compliance with approved work instructions.
• Collate and process analytical data, providing timely reports to the superior.
• Support regulatory activities with government agencies, when required.
• Maintain confidentiality of all technical information and documentation.

Quality Compliance

• Has the authority to hold any non-conforming product, in consultation with the Line Manager. In the absence of the Line Manager, the decision remains substantive.
• Authorized to liaise with regulatory agencies in the absence of the Line Manager or when delegated to act in that capacity.

Key Performance Indicators

• No. of Customer complaints relating to quality of raw and finished products.
• No of regulatory defaults relating to quality of environmental compliances, raw and finished products.
• % of production conformance to pre-set quality standards.

Knowledge Requirements

• Familiar with the Food Industry Trends.
• Problem Solving & Analysis
• Inventory Management
• Performance Management
• Strong understanding of the several country’s specific business-related laws, regulations and policies

Job Specifications

• Minimum of university degree/HND or its equivalent in Food Sc. & Tech, Biochemistry, Microbiology, Chemistry, and other related discipline.
• Membership of IQAN, or any other related professional degree is an added advantage
• Minimum of 0-2 years’ experience in a similar role is required