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Tupande Dried Fruit Quality and Compliance Supervisor (Fixed-Term)
One Acre Fund Kenya
Posted 4 months agoNairobi, Kenya
Location
Nairobi, Kenya
Job Type
Full-time
Experience
Mid-Level
Category
Marketing
Job Description
About
One
Acre
Fund
Founded in 2006,
One
Acre
Fund equips 5.5 million smallholder farmers to make their farms more productive.
Across nine countries that together are home to two-thirds of
Africa's farmers, we provide high-quality farm supplies, tree seedlings, accessible credit, modern agronomic training, and a wide range of other agricultural services.
On average, this model enables any farmer to increase their income and assets on supported land by more than 35 percent, while permanently improving their resilience.
This is all made possible by our team of 9,000+ full-time staff, drawn from diverse backgrounds and professions.
Why
Work
Here blog post.
Our
Kenya program, founded in 2006, operates under the local brand
Tupande.
Kakamega headquarters support 1,747 field staff and serve more than 1 million farmers.
In Nairobi, around 50 staff support global functions like procurement, recruitment, government relations, and communications
About the
Role
Seeking a detail-oriented
Quality
Assurance
Supervisor to lead food safety, compliance, and quality control in a fast-scaling dried fruit factory.
Responsibilities Receiving Inspect incoming fruits for quality, ripeness, pest damage, contamination, and compliance with raw material specifications.
Drying Operations Monitor Critical Control Points (CCPs), including drying temperature, drying time, and moisture reduction curves.
Finished Product Testing Test finished product against specifications, including moisture content, water activity, customer spec alignment, and organoleptic properties (colour, texture)
Storage Quality Monitoring Monitor finished product storage conditions, including temperature, humidity, and pest control.
For this role specifically, you will have: Bachelor's/Diploma/certificate in chemistry, food engineering or Production Engineering or equivalent qualifications from a recognised University/college.
3+ years working experience in Manufacturing companies in the quality department/ lab technician or supervisory position in the same position is an added advantage.
Knowledge and experience in the Food Safety Management System (e.g., HACCP BRC/FSSC), Environmental, and Occupa
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Requirements
- Qualifications Across all roles, these are the general qualifications we look for.
- Application Deadline 25 May 2026.
- One Acre Fund never asks candidates to pay any money or pay for tests at any stage of the interview process.
- Official One Acre Fund emails will always arrive from an @oneacrefund.org address.
- Diversity, Equity, Inclusion (DEI), and anti-racism are deeply connected to our organization's mission and purpose.
Responsibilities
- Strengthen and implement improved sampling methods and plans.
- Record intake quality data and supplier performance metrics and share feedback with the sourcing team.
- Storage and Ripening Monitoring Ensure proper storage and ripening conditions are maintained pre-processing.
- Monitor and record ripening conditions per lot received to support production planning.
- Conduct ripening assessments, including firmness checks and stage verification.
- Flag deviations and recommend corrective actions.
- Sorting, Peeling, Slicing and Preservation Verify grading standards and reject thresholds.
- Monitor peeling and slicing quality to ensure alignment with customer specifications.
- Supervise preservation processes, ensuring correct dosing and tracking of preservatives.
- Conduct moisture content and water activity testing.
- Verify dryer loading practices and tray hygiene compliance.
- Approve or reject batches immediately after drying and again prior to packing.
- Report findings and recommend corrective actions.
- Conduct periodic shelf-life and stability checks.
- Monitor oxidative changes, mould risk, and product degradation, and report any non-confor.
- Learn more, please see our
- Close to 500 staff in our
- Conduct random sampling and monitor: Brix levels, external/internal defects, and other rejection factors (e.g., undersized fruit)
- Ensure non-conforming batches is documented in line with FSSC/BRC and rework is completed within agreed timelines (<2 days from drying)
Benefits
- Career Growth and Development We have a strong culture of constant learning and we invest in developing our people.
- We hold career reviews every six months, and set aside time to discuss your aspirations and career goals.
- You'll have the opportunity to shape a growing organization and build a rewarding long-term career.
- Benefits Health insurance, paid time off Contract Duration 1 Year.
