KCSEED Foundation Milk Chilling Plant Quality Supervisor Job in Keringet, Kenya

Job Title: Milk Chilling Plant Quality Supervisor

Location: Keringet, Kenya

KCSEED foundation is a community owned foundation based at Keringet Location of Kuresoi District in Kenya. 

Keringet Community Social Economic and Environmental Development Programme is an initiative of the KCSEED foundation modeled on Global Management Approach (GMA) where community members start by mapping the available resources and asking themselves what they can do to effectively and efficiently use the resources for community member’s health and prosperity. 

The 5 year programme commenced in April 2012. 

The programme is funded by Gorta. The overall aim of this programme (achievable in 5 years) is a healthy community which is socially, economically and culturally developed, living in harmony with their environment.

KCSEED foundation wishes to recruit a Milk chilling plant quality supervisor to be based at KCSEED office in Keringet.

Job Title: Milk Chilling Plant Quality Supervisor

Location: Keringet, Kenya

Main Purpose: To drive and manage the raw milk supply, chilling and dispatch logistics and quality control services of Keringet Milk Chilling Plant.

Terms: Contract, Full time  

Job Outline: The job holder will be responsible and accountable for all raw milk collection logistics and quality control activities of Keringet Milk Chilling Plant. 

The jobholder will work under the supervision of the chilling plant manager and will be based at KCSEED Kimalany office 2 kilometers from Keringet town along Keringet Molo tarmac road. 

S/he will directly supervise milk graders based at several milk collection centres(MCC). 

S/he will partner with KCSEED programme manager, food and economic security officer and other key partners in the dairy and livestock production industry.

Reporting to: Milk Chilling Plant Manager

The jobholder will be responsible for the following activities:

Procurement, quality control, chilling and dispatch of Raw Milk

• S/he will ensure that all milk received and sold by the plant satisfies the prescribed quality requirements of the Dairy plant and its customers.
• S/he will be in charge of all cooling plant and field quality operations and management, and will be an advisor to the Management Committee on milk quality issues.
• Responsible for organization quality management; planning, mobilizing and organizing resources, leading the chilling plant quality team, controlling quality enhancing facilities and equipment, and coordinating and controlling quality issues.
• Will supervise the performance of all the quality staff members, develop work plans and oversee their implementation, be accountable for quality decisions related to milk procurement and supplier.
• Development and implementation of milk quality policy, strategies, work plan, budget for the organization including providing technical assistance and training of staff and farmers on milk quality issues.
• Documentation of milk procurement and quality processes in KCSEED Milk chilling plant including preparation of periodic milk procurement and quality reports to be submitted to the board.
• Advice the chilling plant Manage and milk collection clerks on milk quality issues and conduct farmer/ field visits on periodic basis or in case there are milk quality problems which need his/her attention.
• S/he ensures maintenance of proper hygiene standards at the chilling plant and ensure the quality of milk in the coolers is not compromised. Conduct regular Milk testing as established by the chilling plant manager.
• Facilitation of budgeting and procurement of milk quality facilities and equipment for the company.
• Custodian of milk quality equipment for the company and proper handling of plant machinery in accordance with the defined operations and maintenance procedures.
• Manage the maintenance and service calendar of the quality equipment and Liaise with chilling plant approved Technician to ensure that the equipment and facilities are in working condition.
• Promotion of linkages and good public relations with the stakeholders especially farmers.
• Ensure efficient transportation of milk to the processors without compromising on quality issues
• Design and manage raw milk collection logistics right from the farmer to milk processor.
• Perform any other duties as assigned by the Chilling Plant Manager.
• Ensure that the plants’ operations and status are within the safeguards of the law, contract and market quality standards and ensure that all licenses for quality purposes are in place.

Requirements:

• Diploma in Dairy Technology or food science
• Minimum 3 year hands-on experience in a chilling or milk processing plant.
• Well versed with the local and international regulations pertaining to the dairy industry
• Ability to handle multiple tasks simultaneously.
• Excellent verbal/written communication skills and Computer literate.

If you meet the above requirements please write via email by 4:00 PM of 11th April 2014 to; Chairman BOT, Keringet CSEED Foundation Trust, P.O. Box 118-20131, Keringet

e-mail- info@keringetcseedfoundation.org, subject-application for employment Milk chilling plant Quality Supervisor.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.