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Food Safety And Production Manager
2026-03-18T21:01:46+00:00
Private Company
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FULL_TIME
Kirinyaga and Embu counties
Embu
00100
Kenya
Consulting
Management, Science & Engineering, Manufacturing & Warehouse, Business Operations
KES
MONTH
2026-03-24T17:00:00+00:00
8

JOB SUMMARY:

We are seeking to recruit a well-rounded, aggressive, and results-oriented person to join our food safety and production team. The job function is responsible for implementing food safety standards; conducting safety audits, training other employees, maintaining documentation, production planning and scheduling, setting departments KPI’s and making sure products meet quality standards and educating & Couching all employees. .

THE PURPOSE OF THE ROLE:

  • Supervising the food safety and production teams to ensure that processes needed for food safety management systems are established, implemented and maintained.
  • Reporting to the food safety top management on the performance of the FSMS or any need for improvement.
  • Ensure promotion of awareness of customer requirements about food safety throughout the organisation.
  • Responsible for external and internal inspections/Audits
  • Production oversight - Managing food manufacturing processes, ensuring compliance with strict safety regulations, and meeting production targets.
  • New Product Development (NPD) - Guiding products from concept, prototyping, and testing to industrialisation.
  • Operational Efficiency - Utilising and maintaining equipment for optimised production.
  • Leadership & Communication: Leading teams, managing workforce, and coordinating across departments.

KEY SKILLS REQUIRED;

  1. Food safety and regulatory compliance - Deep knowledge of HACCP, SQF, BRC, and local health regulations.
  2. Production planning and operations - Ability to schedule production, manage inventory, and optimise supply chain.
  3. Technical and troubleshooting skills - Proficiency with food processing equipment and rapid troubleshooting during operational downtime.
  4. Leadership and people management skills - Motivating staff, managing shift schedules, and fostering a safety-first culture.
  5. Quality Control (QC) skills - Maintaining high quality standards (recipe adherence) and conducting root cause analysis (RCA).
  6. Continuous Improvement - using any tool, Lean, Six Sigma, or Kaizen to enhance efficiency and reduce waste.
  7. Cost control - Managing labour, material, and production efficiency, as shown in this
  8. Data analysis - Monitoring production KPIs and analysing ingredient consumption.
  9. Communication - Effective communication across maintenance, QC, and sales teams.
  10. Adaptability - Quick thinking to handle raw materials, processing consumables shortages or machine breakdowns.
  11. Process Knowledge - Understanding different food production systems

WE ARE LOOKING FOR CANDIDATES WHO HAVE:

  • BSC/Diploma in Food Sciences and Technology
  • Qualification in BRC-GS; FSSC 22000 or any other high-level Food safety standards
  • 5 or more years of experience in food safety system implementation and or production roles
  • Experience in food processing/production
  • Computer literate
  • Leadership Training or skills

HERE ARE JUST A FEW OF THE BENEFITS OF WORKING WITH US:

  • Secure a job in an expanding organic company with active contribution to the sustainable development of man and nature
  • Short decision-making processes, a lot of creative freedom and self-responsibility, collegial cooperation
  • Regular Team Events
  • Meals are provided onsite

If you think you have what it takes to come and be part of our team, we’d love to hear from you.

  • Supervising the food safety and production teams to ensure that processes needed for food safety management systems are established, implemented and maintained.
  • Reporting to the food safety top management on the performance of the FSMS or any need for improvement.
  • Ensure promotion of awareness of customer requirements about food safety throughout the organisation.
  • Responsible for external and internal inspections/Audits
  • Production oversight - Managing food manufacturing processes, ensuring compliance with strict safety regulations, and meeting production targets.
  • New Product Development (NPD) - Guiding products from concept, prototyping, and testing to industrialisation.
  • Operational Efficiency - Utilising and maintaining equipment for optimised production.
  • Leadership & Communication: Leading teams, managing workforce, and coordinating across departments.
  • Food safety and regulatory compliance - Deep knowledge of HACCP, SQF, BRC, and local health regulations.
  • Production planning and operations - Ability to schedule production, manage inventory, and optimise supply chain.
  • Technical and troubleshooting skills - Proficiency with food processing equipment and rapid troubleshooting during operational downtime.
  • Leadership and people management skills - Motivating staff, managing shift schedules, and fostering a safety-first culture.
  • Quality Control (QC) skills - Maintaining high quality standards (recipe adherence) and conducting root cause analysis (RCA).
  • Continuous Improvement - using any tool, Lean, Six Sigma, or Kaizen to enhance efficiency and reduce waste.
  • Cost control - Managing labour, material, and production efficiency, as shown in this
  • Data analysis - Monitoring production KPIs and analysing ingredient consumption.
  • Communication - Effective communication across maintenance, QC, and sales teams.
  • Adaptability - Quick thinking to handle raw materials, processing consumables shortages or machine breakdowns.
  • Process Knowledge - Understanding different food production systems
  • BSC/Diploma in Food Sciences and Technology
  • Qualification in BRC-GS; FSSC 22000 or any other high-level Food safety standards
  • 5 or more years of experience in food safety system implementation and or production roles
  • Experience in food processing/production
  • Computer literate
  • Leadership Training or skills
bachelor degree
60
JOB-69bb12ba21578

Vacancy title:
Food Safety And Production Manager

[Type: FULL_TIME, Industry: Consulting, Category: Management, Science & Engineering, Manufacturing & Warehouse, Business Operations]

Jobs at:
Private Company

Deadline of this Job:
Tuesday, March 24 2026

Duty Station:
Kirinyaga and Embu counties | Embu

Summary
Date Posted: Wednesday, March 18 2026, Base Salary: Not Disclosed

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JOB SUMMARY:

We are seeking to recruit a well-rounded, aggressive, and results-oriented person to join our food safety and production team. The job function is responsible for implementing food safety standards; conducting safety audits, training other employees, maintaining documentation, production planning and scheduling, setting departments KPI’s and making sure products meet quality standards and educating & Couching all employees. .

THE PURPOSE OF THE ROLE:

  • Supervising the food safety and production teams to ensure that processes needed for food safety management systems are established, implemented and maintained.
  • Reporting to the food safety top management on the performance of the FSMS or any need for improvement.
  • Ensure promotion of awareness of customer requirements about food safety throughout the organisation.
  • Responsible for external and internal inspections/Audits
  • Production oversight - Managing food manufacturing processes, ensuring compliance with strict safety regulations, and meeting production targets.
  • New Product Development (NPD) - Guiding products from concept, prototyping, and testing to industrialisation.
  • Operational Efficiency - Utilising and maintaining equipment for optimised production.
  • Leadership & Communication: Leading teams, managing workforce, and coordinating across departments.

KEY SKILLS REQUIRED;

  1. Food safety and regulatory compliance - Deep knowledge of HACCP, SQF, BRC, and local health regulations.
  2. Production planning and operations - Ability to schedule production, manage inventory, and optimise supply chain.
  3. Technical and troubleshooting skills - Proficiency with food processing equipment and rapid troubleshooting during operational downtime.
  4. Leadership and people management skills - Motivating staff, managing shift schedules, and fostering a safety-first culture.
  5. Quality Control (QC) skills - Maintaining high quality standards (recipe adherence) and conducting root cause analysis (RCA).
  6. Continuous Improvement - using any tool, Lean, Six Sigma, or Kaizen to enhance efficiency and reduce waste.
  7. Cost control - Managing labour, material, and production efficiency, as shown in this
  8. Data analysis - Monitoring production KPIs and analysing ingredient consumption.
  9. Communication - Effective communication across maintenance, QC, and sales teams.
  10. Adaptability - Quick thinking to handle raw materials, processing consumables shortages or machine breakdowns.
  11. Process Knowledge - Understanding different food production systems

WE ARE LOOKING FOR CANDIDATES WHO HAVE:

  • BSC/Diploma in Food Sciences and Technology
  • Qualification in BRC-GS; FSSC 22000 or any other high-level Food safety standards
  • 5 or more years of experience in food safety system implementation and or production roles
  • Experience in food processing/production
  • Computer literate
  • Leadership Training or skills

HERE ARE JUST A FEW OF THE BENEFITS OF WORKING WITH US:

  • Secure a job in an expanding organic company with active contribution to the sustainable development of man and nature
  • Short decision-making processes, a lot of creative freedom and self-responsibility, collegial cooperation
  • Regular Team Events
  • Meals are provided onsite

If you think you have what it takes to come and be part of our team, we’d love to hear from you.

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 60

Level of Education: bachelor degree

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Job Info
Job Category: Management jobs in Kenya
Job Type: Full-time
Deadline of this Job: Tuesday, March 24 2026
Duty Station: Kirinyaga and Embu counties | Embu
Posted: 19-03-2026
No of Jobs: 1
Start Publishing: 18-03-2026
Stop Publishing (Put date of 2030): 10-10-2076
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