QA Manager – Douala
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Douala, Littoral, Cameroon
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- Line Manager: Africa Regional Quality Director
- Category: 11
- Location: Douala
- No of positions: 01
- Type of contract: Full Time
- Responsible for implementation of Q&FSMS (Quality and Food Safety Management System) on the site to ensure safety and overall quality of final products being manufactured and ensures Q&FSMS is maintained, monitored and continuously improved as required by GFSI (Global Food Safety Initiative) standard applied;
- Verifies international and Barry Callebaut regulatory compliance of site operations covered by Q&FSMS through program of internal quality & food safety audits;
- Ensures applicable Barry Callebaut QA policies are permanently transcribed into local procedures, work instructions and explained to the involved stakeholders through sensitization and training;
- Ensures QA monthly data collection, verification and analysis through clear report for decision, proactiveness together with Corrective and Preventive Actions;
- Responsible for internal, external and customer audit completion successfully and maintaining;
- Responsible for HACCP and GFSI standard management in the site;
- Applies programs to ensure Good Laboratory practices in the safety way;
- Ensure Customers complaints management in structured quality improvement activities related to recurrent quality and/or safety issues;
- Roll out Barry Callebaut Food safety standards;
- Ensure that Barry Callebaut suppliers quality management is implemented and maintain;
- Lead QA and food safety team, and ensures team members will receive the relevant training, qualifications, appropriate tools and practices for the job together with all employees;
- Establishes QA Department budgets (Opex & Capex) and ensures costs control.
- Master of science or Engineer in food technology or food processing / Food sciences / Biochemistry / Chemistry / Microbiology or related field
- Minimum 5 years post education experience in Quality Management, Food Safety Management System in food industry or in related industry
- Leadership skills
- Effective communication - written and Oral, active listening
- Real time data visualization and problem solving
- Project/Stakeholder management
- Strategic thinking/ continuous Improvement
- Strong human relations
- Presentation skills
- Preferably Bilingual
- Systems/software
- SAP
- MS word/ Powerpoint/ Excel
» Years of work experience: Between 5 years and 8 years
» Minimum Education Level: Master's Degree
