Hygiene and Sanitation Officer

Mamokacha (MK) PLC presently working in Milk Processing, Animal husbandry and Poultry production is a start-up company, hence, the hygiene and sanitation officer shall be ambitious, eager to learn and talented. He/or she shall be responsible to take responsibility and accountability in actively building the company and its brands.

Main Duties and Responsibilities:

• Responsible for ensuring overall hygiene activities in the organization;
• Use knowledge of sanitation procedures to eliminate all possible sources of infestation or unsanitary conditions;
• Conduct daily inspections on hygiene and sanitation conditions of all production, storage areas and compounds etc…;
• Develop, implement and Conduct daily inspections and hygiene control system of every employee in the MK facility;
• Visually monitor all areas of plant operations, identify areas of concern and recommend necessary corrective action;
• Manage and maintain cleaning and sanitation and documentation and records;
• Develop and implement an effective pest control system;
• Conduct internal audits to ensure compliance with regulatory laws;
• Manage and maintain a satisfactory waste disposal system;
• Prepare and review SOP's for cleaning and sanitation programs;
• Develop and review cleaning schedules, and implement these along with other disciplines;
• Coordinating with technical teams to implement preventive and corrective maintenance;
• Provide leadership on Good Manufacturing Practices on factory floor and principles of 5S’s.
• Ensure that all employees are aware of their individual responsibilities in maintaining a clean and sanitary milk processing environment;
• Provide guidance and leadership on the sanitary design of the facility, equipment and grounds;
• Collaborate with HR and make sure that employees having medical test on the scheduled program;
• Participate in company environmental continuous improvement initiatives;
• Perform other related duties as assigned by the immediate line manager;

Requirements:

Education : Bachelor’s Degree in Environmental health/Environmental science and sanitary science.

Experience : Minimum of 1 years of working Experience in the Food manufacturing industry, Knowledge of HACCP and ISO 9001 & 22000:2018 preferred.

Technical skills:  good in Amharic, English, and etc… (speaking and writing), analytically strong (problem solving), strong communications skills.

Social skills:  serious and hard-working, eager to learn, good feedback mentality, result oriented, taking responsibility and accountability, good in building and maintaining relations with team members and others.