Compliance Officer - Mumbwa, Zambia

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Maintenance of the HACCP System
• Representing the role and responsibilities of a Food Safety Team Leader
• Ensuring fortnightly meetings are held with the HACCP Team in accordance to the company’s HACCP System
• Pursuing compliance throughout – Bringing any non-compliance and deviation to the attentions of senior management in writing.
• Any areas to be addressed to be bought to the attention to the Managing Director.
• Maintain documentation and record keeping, incl. procedures, methods, specifications, and PRPs
• Implement necessary trainings in food safety and related trainings.
• Ensure sanitation standards and food safety regulation standards are always adhered to.
• Demonstrate Quality control in a manufacturing environment.
• Lead development and implementation of the annual certification work plan.
2. Organic certification
• Own and manage the organic compliance component of the business.
• Ensuring fortnightly meetings are held with the Organic Team, incl. organic field officer, organic inspectors.
• Execute operational plans for Certification consistent with the organizational Strategic Plan.
• Drive all processes required in collaboration with the company to ensure full compliance with organic status and requirements.
• Ensure all documentation and administrative requirements are met to meet the expectations of auditors and compliancy, on the company’s side as well as the organic farmer’s side.
• Review and evaluate Organic Systems Plans (new and updates), Inspection Reports/audit reports and mitigation reports.
• Monitor all compliancy to standards (incl. EOS, NOP,) in an effort to determine full compliance to the regulation.
• Review and evaluate all post-inspection documentation and/or changes submitted by the auditors.
• Ensure all regulatory certification requirements are adhered to.
• Lead development and implementation of the annual certification work plan.
• Stay informed on policies and issues, including trade, that impact organic certification.
• Uphold the highest standards of organic integrity.
• Supports growth of Food Safety programs the organic producers
3. Quality Control • Manage the quality of various product and grains produced by the company
• Establish sampling procedures, incl. the correct taking of representative samples, their on-farm storage and/or dispatch to the company and international clients
• Understand customer expectations of and needs from a product.
• Monitoring Maximum Residual Levels of all products for compliancy within the export markets, incl. EU.
• Manage all the testing through various laboratories and ensure the meticulous control of all analysis.
• Conduct effective reports daily, weekly, monthly.
• Supervise staff and monitoring production standards
• Report daily to senior management on quality control and compliancy issues.

Key Skills
Strong Team Player
Strong written and verbal communication skills
Collaborative leadership orientation
Legal status to work in Zambia