Overview
Blender Jobs in Kiambu, Kiambu, Kenya at The HEINEKEN Company
Title: Blender
Company: The HEINEKEN Company
Location: Kiambu, Kiambu, Kenya
Main Responsibilities
Liquid manufacture
- Carry out sensory evaluation of raw materials and processed water before use in Primary Manufacturing. Carry out sensory analysis of converted liquid at various steps of manufacturing to ensure quality consistency is maintained throughout the manufacturing cycle.
- Convert raw materials into ready-to-package cider beverages in compliance with Standard Recipes, Quality Specifications, Product Legal Standards, Food Safety Standards, Heineken Standards while applying good manufacturing practice.
- Actualize blending calculators while ensuring that input quantity and quality is accurately loaded into blends.
- Evaluate process inputs, tanks, equipment, and final product to ensure the desired quality and food safety is achieved and maintained.
- Review and monitor critical control points (CCPs)/Operational prerequisite programs (OPRPs) to ensure controls are maintained within required limits and necessary verifications are carried out to ensure compliance with food safety requirements.
- Monitor and control liquid conversion efficiencies: Speed, cost, quality to ensure effective conversion of liquid Manufacturing Process.
- Establish the root causes of problems relating to equipment, process, or product manufactured in respective units.
- Participate in continuous improvement programs for primary manufacturing, quality, sustainability, namely, water conservation, energy efficiency, and recycling, which are critical for effective/efficient operations.
Compliance and Safety
- Maintain integrity, quality, safety, consistency, and sterility of the processing environment/equipment.
- Maintain confidentiality of product formulations.
- Support safety programs and policies to safeguard product and personal safety, company property, environmental, and team member’s safety.
- Follow site safety rules.
- Report incidents, accidents, near misses, and unsafe behaviors in the workplace.
- Uphold Heineken Safety Commitments.
TPM and Continuous Improvement
- Participate in Cellar DCS and other TPM activities
- Participate in tag management and unified problem solving
- Incorporate a culture of Waste Minimization in ways of work
- Embrace learning and growth
- Identify opportunities for process optimization and efficiency improvements through regular participation in problem-solving sessions
