Quality Assurance Executive

KEELLS FOOD PRODUCTS PLC

 

Executive – Quality Assurance

 

Keells Food Products PLC, a subsidiary of John Keells Holdings PLC (JKH), is the country’s market leader in processed meat products and has held this position for over three decades. Our company possesses ISO 9001:2015 Quality Management System, ISO 22000:2018 Food Safety Management System, and ISO 45001:2018 Occupational Health & Safety Management System Certifications. The Company manufactures a range of sausages, meatballs, hams, crumbed products and other food products categories & solutions under the “Elephant House” and “Keells Krest” brands.

Job Responsibilities

  • Assisting with the managing of ISO systems, coordinating and conducting internal system audits, conducting management reviews and assuring the continual improvement of the system.
  • Coordinating system certification extensions and new standards certifications when required and carrying out the necessary documentation.
  • Organizing and carrying out regular inspection on the production process, reviewing, and verifying products and process conformities against the quality specifications.
  • Managing the internal food testing laboratory, issuing reports required and calibrating laboratory equipment.
  • Assisting the Quality Assurance Manager to initiate new projects for quality improvement, such as sustainability development and cleaner production.
  • Analysing data to find out the root cause of any customer complaints and internal non-conformities and propose corrective action.

Person Specifications

  • A bachelor’s degree or Food Science, Biology, Microbiology or Animal Science.
  • A thorough knowledge in ISO systems.
  • Minimum 1 year experience in the relevant field.
  • Knowledge in MS office (Specially Word and Excel).

If you are confident that you possess the above requirement, please send your CV, which includes the names of two non-related referees. Click on the advert now to join our team via Keells Food Products Careers site. 

Keells Food Products PLC
10 Nov 2026
John Keells Group is an equal opportunity employer, and we invite applications from all suitably qualified individuals to join our team.
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