Role Overview
Capwell Industries Limited is a leading food manufacturing company in East Africa, driven by a purpose of enriching lives through nutrition. As we expand into differentiated and value-added food products, we are strengthening our Quality, Food Safety, Regulatory Compliance, and Research & Development capabilities across our multi-site operations. We are now seeking a Quality Analyst to support our Quality Assurance functions. This role is critical in ensuring product safety, quality compliance, and adherence to food safety standards across our manufacturing operations.
Key Responsibilities
- The Quality Analyst will play a critical role in safeguarding product integrity and ensuring compliance across our manufacturing operations. Key responsibilities will include:
- Conduct in-process quality inspections at critical control points (CCPs) to ensure adherence to approved product specifications and standard operating procedures
- Inspecting and verifying raw materials, packaging materials, and finished goods against defined quality standards prior to release
- Monitoring and enforcing compliance with HACCP, GMP, ISO 22000, and internal Food Safety Management Systems (FSMS)
- Maintaining accurate quality documentation, including batch records, inspection logs, traceability reports and deviation registers
- Supporting and maintaining product traceability systems and mock recall exercises to ensure regulatory and audit readiness
- Investigating quality deviations, non-conformances and customer complaints, conducting root cause analysis, and implementing effective corrective and preventive actions (CAPA)
- Performing routine and specialized laboratory analyses, ensuring calibration and accuracy of testing equipment
- Conducting hygiene, sanitation and 5S audits within the plant to maintain high food safety standards
- Supporting internal and external audits, regulatory inspections and continuous improvement initiatives
- Preparing timely, accurate quality reports and escalating risks proactively to management
- This is a hands-on plant-based role requiring strong collaboration with Production, Supply Chain, and Quality leadership to ensure operational excellence and continuous improvement.
Qualifications, Knowledge and Experience
- Bachelor’s Degree in Food Science, Food Technology or related field
- Minimum 2 years’ experience in FMCG or food manufacturing and in quality assurance & control programs
- Practical exposure to QA/QC testing and plant-based quality systems
- Strong working knowledge of HACCP, GMP and ISO 22000
- High attention to detail and strong documentation discipline
- Ability to work under pressure in a fast-paced production environment
Key Competences
- Is safety-conscious and quality-driven
- Highest level of personal integrity and accountability
- Is comfortable challenging deviations on the production floor
- Can balance laboratory precision with operational realities
- Detail-oriented, efficient, able to multi-task, prioritize and follow projects through to completion.
- Results driven with a strong customer service orientation.
Why Join Capwell?
At Capwell Industries, we are not just manufacturing food – we are building a stronger, more innovative, and quality-driven Kenyan brand. As we expand our operational and strengthen our Quality & R&D capabilities, this role offers a unique opportunity to:
- Work in a growing FMCG environment with expanding product categories
- Contribute directly to food safety excellence and consumer trust
- Be part of a business investing in systems, capability and operational scale
- Collaborate across Production, Supply Chain and Commercial to drive continuous improvement
- Build your career in a company committed to raising quality standards and innovation
If you are passionate about quality, disciplined in execution, and motivated to make measurable impact in a fast-growing manufacturing environment – Capwell offers the platform to grow with us.