- Experience
- 3–5 yrs
- Salary
- —
- Openings
- 1
- Posted
- 4 days ago
- Work mode
- In office
- Education
- Bachelor’s degree
- Eligibility
- Professionals with a relevant bachelor’s degree and 3–5 years of experience in quality assurance, food safety, or compliance in the food and beverage sector are encouraged to apply. Experience in food manufacturing, ingredient distribution, or FMCG is preferred.
- Resume
- Required to apply
Job description
About Finwerd
Finwerd is building flavour solutions for Africa from Africa, with local manufacturing that keeps the business closely connected to partners and the markets it serves. By working near the region’s changing consumer tastes, the company says it has reduced lead times by 60% and aims to become the quiet force behind some of Africa’s best-known beverage brands.
Role overview
The Quality Assurance Analyst for Kenya will help drive the rollout, tracking, and ongoing improvement of quality assurance practices across Finwerd’s East African operations. The role centers on food safety compliance, internal quality standards, regulatory adherence, and customer requirements, while also supporting product monitoring, supplier quality, record control, audits, investigations, and corrective actions.
This position suits a highly organised and detail-focused professional who is comfortable working with food safety systems, quality management frameworks, and regulatory expectations in the food and beverage sector.
What you will do
- Assist in implementing and tracking quality assurance and food safety systems.
- Carry out quality inspections, checks, and compliance monitoring.
- Support audits, investigations, corrective actions, and regulatory documentation.
- Track product quality performance and look into customer complaints or non-conformance issues.
- Keep quality logs, reports, and SOP documents accurate and up to date.
- Work with teams across the business to strengthen operational quality and continuous improvement.
Key competencies
- Solid working knowledge of quality assurance, GMP, HACCP, and food safety frameworks.
- Strong analytical ability, reporting capability, and practical problem-solving skills.
- Excellent attention to detail and well-developed organisation skills.
- Clear communication and effective stakeholder coordination.
- Ability to juggle several priorities while working well with different teams.
Qualifications and experience
- A bachelor’s degree in Food Science, Food Technology, Microbiology, Chemistry, Biochemistry, Industrial Chemistry, Quality Management, or a closely related discipline.
- Between 3 and 5 years of relevant experience in quality assurance, food safety, or compliance within the food and beverage industry.
- Experience in food manufacturing, ingredient distribution, or FMCG environments is strongly preferred.
- Food safety or quality management certifications will be considered an advantage.
Why join Finwerd
This role offers the chance to join a fast-growing flavour business where collaboration and innovation are central to the culture. Finwerd emphasizes growth through learning, exposure to cross-functional and cross-continental work, and career development opportunities.
The company also offers opportunities for local and international travel through its multi-market operations. Finwerd states that it is an equal-opportunity employer and that more than 51% of its workforce is female.