Tobacco Leaf Processing Quality Compliance & Performance

Manager
Location/City Thika
Appointment type Permanent
Job purpose and key deliverables British American
Tobacco has an
exciting opportunity
for a Tobacco Leaf
Processing Quality
Compliance &
Performance
Manager to join our
team in Thika.

The job purpose is to

monitor the status of
quality of tobacco
leaf on receipt,
stored or being
processed, to
ascertain that
specific quality
standards including
infestation control
are all along
maintained and to
provide accurate
chemical analysis
results for every
grade of tobacco, to
the satisfaction of
domestic and export
customers.

Main
responsabilities of
the role include:

- Keep all precision

equipment in
laboratory and
quality control well
maintained and
constantly calibrated
to ensure accuracy of
all data.
- Monitoring the
performance of all
mechanical and
electronic weighing
scales in the plant to
ensure their
accuracy, proper
calibration and
maintenance
by certified service
providers in liaison
with Ministry of
Commerce (dept. of
weights and
measures) for
government
certification - a
requirement for
international trade.
- Take analysis
of samples as per
Leaf supplier manual
and generate
accurate
physical/chemical
analysis results and
quality control
information for
optimum process
control and
production
development. The
results are also used
by both management
and customers as a
tool for measuring
performance.
-Maintain accurate
records of quality
experiments, tests
and reports so that
they are available for
use by management
and customers as a
base for business
transactions and
reference.
- Plan and
implement the
adherence to safety
standards in the
quality and
laboratory sections
and in the factory as
required by the BAT
Safety Guidelines
and government
regulations in order
to create safe
working
environment.
-Keep abreast of the
developed new
quality control
procedures and
technological
changes and advise
the company for
continued business
development and
maintenance of a
competitive edge in
the tobacco industry.
-Monitor and carry
out analysis on
infestation levels
while aiming to
control infestation.
This can be achieved
by proper hygiene
and chemical
treatments while
adhering to BAT
global and Coresta
fumigation
standards.
-Monitor, carry out
inspection of foreign
matter in the factory,
campaign and
continuously create
 quality awareness so
that the production
personnel make high
quality product free
of any form of
contamination. Give
feedback to Leaf
Growing team on
NTRM levels for
process
improvements.

Essential requirements Qualifications:

Bachelor of Science
degree in Chemistry,
Biochemistry, Food
Science and
Technology or
Laboratory Sciences.
Experience:

 At least four
years’
experience,
preferably in
a busy
process
industry.
 Practical
knowledge of
analytical
laboratory
procedures
and
instrumentati
on.
 Exposure to
statistical qu
ality control
techniques is
essential and
 knowledge of
implementati
on of TQM
concepts an
added
advantage.
Practical
experience
on handling
testing
equipment, is
desirable.

Desirable requirements

Working at BAT British American

Tobacco is all about
freedom of choice —
whether it’s our
people or our
products. Combined
with our
entrepreneurial
spirit, it’s what’s
driven our
phenomenal
success. We started
trading tobacco over
a hundred years ago.
Today, we’re a
multibillion dollar
company with more
than 200 brands in
our portfolio. With
robust positions in
each of our regional
markets, our future
looks equally bright
too.

There’s no doubt our

industry is
controversial —
we’re the first to
admit that. But rest
assured, we take a
 responsible approach
to our trade. In each
of our markets, we
observe every local
law regarding
tobacco (in many
cases going further
through our own
voluntary code). Not
only that, we treat
our farmers fairly,
invest in the
environment and
help to sustain local
communities.

We also excel at
developing our own
people into leaders
of the future. As a
firm with a high-
performance culture,
we’ll expect a lot
from you. But we’ll
support you every
step of the way to
help you deliver. If
you’re passionate
and ambitious, rapid
career progression is
a reality here. And
because we’re such a
large firm (we
employ more than
55,000 people
worldwide), there
are plenty of exciting
opportunities for you
to develop a truly
extraordinary career.

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