Tupande Controls, Health & Safety Specialist (Fixed-Term)

Job Description

Seeking a risk and controls professional with 3-5+ year experience to lead internal controls design as well as managing health and safety for Tupande factories in Kenya.

Responsibilities

• Food Safety & Product Integrity
  • Build the Standards: Help set up and run food safety systems (like HACCP, FSSC 22000, and GlobalG.A.P.) and create tracking metrics (KPIs) for them.
  • Inspect Operations: Regularly check the factory to make sure it meets safety and legal rules. This includes:
    • Running swab tests, chemical checks, and moisture tests to double-check the factory lab's accuracy.
    • Testing the recall system unexpectedly to prove the team can track any product from farm to bag in under 4 hours.
    • Doing surprise checks on cleaning, allergen controls, and germ prevention.
  • Fix Issues: Investigate food safety problems, figure out what went wrong, and help the factory team fix it.
• Workplace Safety (OSHA)
  • Assess Hazards: Check processing machinery to make sure physical safety guards and emergency shut-offs work properly.
  • Manage High-Risk Areas: Enforce rules for safe stacking heights and fall protection.
  • Protect Visitors: Ensure all guests and contractors get safety briefings, wear the right gear (PPE), and sign liability waivers.
  • Audit & Train: Walk through the plant to spot safety issues, train staff, and work with teams to fix any problems.
• Sourcing & Supply Chain Quality
  • Set Up Early Checks: Make sure field officers test crops for moisture, maturity, and dirt before they leave the collection centers.
  • Calibrate Scales: Test and adjust field scales regularly to prevent financial losses from incorrect weighing or fraud.
  • Reconcile Inventory: Match the amount of product bought in the field with the amount that actually arrives at the factory.
  • Check Transport: Inspect trucks and crates to make sure they are clean and free of pests before moving food.
• Financial Controls
  • Protect Assets: Create and run control systems to protect company property at all factories.
  • Enforce Rules: Monitor operations to make sure everyone is following Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).
  • Stop Losses: Investigate missing inventory or financial issues, find the root cause, and follow up with managers to fix them permanently.

Qualifications

• Work planning and organization
• Ability to understand and communicate complex topics in a simple way
• Findings and report writing
• 3-5 years of experience in conducting regular internal audits of food processing operations to ensure compliance with GMP, HACCP, FSMA, SQF/BRC, and other regulatory or customer standards.
• 1-3 years of experience working on OSHA focused on factory safety.

How to Apply

03 August 2026. Please note that we hire on a rolling basis which means that applications are reviewed and processed on a continuous basis until a hire is made.