Compliance Officer at Twiga Foods

Job description

The job holder will support the compliance manager in ensuring food and safety standards compliance in Farms.

The job holder must have in-depth knowledge on standards regarding farm food safety. They must also be an excellent communicator with excellent analytical skills.

Responsibilities

• Implementation of the farm Quality Management System.
• Ensuring all records pertaining to Global GAP compliance are kept and up to date.
• Ensuring proper filling of the farm records.
• Ensuring farms have all the necessary structures, constructed in proper design and maintained in good state as per the Global GAP standard.
• Training of farm workers on various modules developed for capacity building.
• Training of the farm Technical assistants on Global GAP requirements.
• Working closely with the farm manager and Twiga agronomist to ensure safe and effective use of pesticides Including Spray equipment calibration
• Reviewing and Monitoring farm practices to ensure they are in compliance with Twiga and Global GAP policies.
• Identification of any upcoming risks in the farm operations and addressing them accordingly.
• Liaising with the farm manger and Twiga harvesting manager on harvesting procedures and monitoring of the same.
• Timely reporting of Non-conforming occurrences and timely initialization corrective action
• Any other duty as ay be assigned from by the management

Qualifications

• At least 3 years relevant experience
• A Bachelor’s degree in Agriculture , or other relevant fields
• Knowledge of the current farm’s food safety standards
• Good communication and analytical skills.
• Outstanding problem solving, analytical and critical thinking skills
• Ability to work effectively under pressure and in a rapidly changing environment in order to meet deadlines
• Attention to detail; highly organized

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to think creatively, highly driven and self-motivated