De Heus Animal Nutrition is hiring a Quality control Assistant responsible for checking and maintaining the quality of fish feeds throughout the manufacturing process to ensure compliance with industry, legal and safety standards

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Quality Inspection

• Monitor the quality of ingredients prior to fish feed production.
• Conduct routine checks of products at start-up, in-process, and finished product stages.
• Enforce good housekeeping in the production area.
• Ensure compliance with hygiene standards and sanitation procedures within the factory.
• Ensure proper labelling of the product for traceability.

Quality Control

• Conduct routine laboratory in-process and finished product tests to ensure they meet set specifications.
• Carry out routine calibration and maintenance of laboratory equipment.

Process Control

• Monitor key process parameters to ensure that fish feed is produced within the defined quality parameters.
• Monitor production processes for adherence to standard operating procedures.
• Liaise with production staff to rectify any quality non-conformance that arises during production.

Regulatory Compliance and Support

• Ensure that all finished products comply with local and international standards.
• Ensure compliance with health, safety, and environmental standards in all quality control activities.

Nonconformity Handling

• Identify root causes for quality non-conformities and provide corrective and preventive actions for product or process improvement.

Documentation and Reporting

• Maintain accurate records of inspection and laboratory testing on finished products and processes.
• Prepare quality control reports highlighting non-conformities and corrective actions taken.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelors of Fisheries and Aquaculture / Aquatic Sciences / BSc in Chemistry.

EXPERIENCE

• Experience: 1–2 years.
• Raw material production process.
• Familiar with fish industry.
• Fresh graduates are encouraged to apply.

• Monitor the quality of ingredients prior to fish feed production.
• Conduct routine checks of products at start-up, in-process, and finished product stages.
• Enforce good housekeeping in the production area.
• Ensure compliance with hygiene standards and sanitation procedures within the factory.
• Ensure proper labelling of the product for traceability.
• Conduct routine laboratory in-process and finished product tests to ensure they meet set specifications.
• Carry out routine calibration and maintenance of laboratory equipment.
• Monitor key process parameters to ensure that fish feed is produced within the defined quality parameters.
• Monitor production processes for adherence to standard operating procedures.
• Liaise with production staff to rectify any quality non-conformance that arises during production.
• Ensure that all finished products comply with local and international standards.
• Ensure compliance with health, safety, and environmental standards in all quality control activities.
• Identify root causes for quality non-conformities and provide corrective and preventive actions for product or process improvement.
• Maintain accurate records of inspection and laboratory testing on finished products and processes.
• Prepare quality control reports highlighting non-conformities and corrective actions taken.

• Bachelors of Fisheries and Aquaculture / Aquatic Sciences / BSc in Chemistry.