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Quality, Safety & Environment (QSE) Manager Job at Coca Cola

The Coca-Cola Company – Nairobi, Kenya

Develop and Implement the Quality Safety and Environment Plans for the plants, distribution centers and market place for given territory as per the Business Unit QSE goals, the acceleration of the Quality improvement across the supply chain, the Implementation of The Coca-Cola Operational Requirements (KORE) for Quality, Environment and Health & Safety in the Bottling Plants, Distribution centers and market place and ensuring 100% compliance to Company and Business Unit QSE related Policies, requirements and specifications.

Coach and lead the QEOSH team at bottling plants and optimize their activities so that they can positively and significantly impact quality performance results.

Champion and support the bottling plants in order to accelerate the QEOSH improvement in all its aspects, eliminating potential technical business risks and achieving excellence in the bottling plants processes. This will require very close working with Bottler Management and staff in order to identify all improvement opportunities and set accurate and detailed corrective action plans.

Key Duties & Responsibilities

Quality Improvement – 25%

Develop and Implement an Annual Quality Improvement Plan for each bottling plant and Co-Packer in territory

Accelerate the improvement of product, package and fountain quality indicators targeting the aspirational goal of 100% Product Quality conformance.

Accelerate the implementation of KORE in the Bottling Plants, Distribution centers and Market place and regularly evaluating the effectiveness of the plan and adjusting it as needed.

Ensure Trade sampling program is properly executed in sales territories under responsibility and proceed to its regular assessment and ensure Quality measures (QM) reference data is regularly reviewed and updated.

Develop and implement Quality improvement plan for each of the fountain and hot beverage machines in the market place to eliminate risks and improve quality and hygiene scores

QSE Compliance – 35%

Influence the bottling and co-packer plant management by pre-assessing the plants on a regular basis and developing the corrective action plans to meet KORE requirements and plants are audit ready all the time

Review bottling and co-packer plants and ingredients suppliers audits reports and ensure all issues reported are properly investigated, addressed through detailed corrective action plans and resolved in reasonable time and validate effectiveness of each corrective action plan.

Ensure continuous improvement on QSE compliance along the maturity continuum by working effectively with the bottling and co-packer plant management to get international certifications e.g., ISO 9001, 14001, OHSAS 18001 & FSSC 22001 and like for their plants and distribution centers

GMP and Food safety being the focus work with bottling and co-packer management to improve the operations to world class standards and put in systems for sustainability for longer term.

Work with bottling and co-packer management to continuously meet TCCCs requirements within their operations as updated from time to time by the company

Data Reporting – 10%

Work closely with the bottler and co-packer teams to ensure timely consolidation and distribution of reports to key stakeholders (e.g., Quality Measures, Out of Specification, Analysis and Corrective Action Plans, Audit

Work with bottler and co-packer teams to collect TCCC required sustainability data e.g., water use ratio, energy use ratio, safety performance, wastewater performance and additional from time to time required

Systems Implementation – 5%

Prioritize the implementation of the Quality Assurance Programs and Techniques in the manufacturing sites so that the cycle of continuous improvement is built in the system through 5S, SPC, OE etc

Supplier Management – 5%

Support approval of auxiliary material suppliers e.g. chemicals for bottler washers, conveyors, caustic soda,

Commercialization – 5%

Provide input and support to product and package launches to ensure the quality of all new product/package launches are done as per TCCC requirements

Identify new technologies and processes to improve existing bottling operation and provide support in installation / commercialization

Risk Management – 10%

Evaluate business technical risks across the value chain processes including suppliers, bottlers, Co-Packers and distribution and develop and implement required action plans to ensure full compliance to Company Policies and requirements so that potential risks are prevented.

Closely work with bottling plants and Co-Packers to develop and implement preventive and corrective action plans and ensure their regular effectiveness evaluation. Ensure Statistical Process Control (SPC) programs are effectively implemented in all operations and regularly performed, analyzed and corrective actions taken.

Capability Building – 5%

Closely work with the bottling plants, co-packer plants and Business Unit Technical CapabilityManager to identify training needs for bottler staff and provide direction and support in order to achieve high standards and excellence at the plants. Prioritize the development areas based on the business need e.g. Stills, Quality improvement tools, Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP’s), Consumer complaints, etc

Create quality ownership at all levels of the bottler through setting up the necessary awareness programs and management routines.

Required Experience

At least 8 years’ relevant experience in the Food Industry, preferably in the beverage/dairy sector. Bottler experience would be an added advantage

Bachelor degree or equivalent in engineering or Science; Food Science, Chemistry, Biochemistry, Microbiology or related disciplines.

The closing date for this role will be 9th March 2015.