QA & Cold Chain Manager – Berries

This role owns quality and cold chain from field harvest through to arrival in market — building the systems, measuring performance, and closing the loop on rejects and claims.

Purpose: Own QA and cold chain performance across all four berry crops from field to market arrival.

- QA protocols and grade standards across blueberry, blackberry, raspberry, strawberry

- Shelf-life programme (POH-SF-12) — sampling, trials, corrective action

- Cold chain mapping with target and tolerance at every step

- Temperature and humidity monitoring (loggers, real-time sensors) across pre-cool, storage, transport

- Pack-out audits, reject and claim investigation, root cause

- Weekly QA and cold chain dashboard to GM and CEO

- GlobalG.A.P., BRC, GRASP, HACCP compliance and audit lead

- Build and lead the QA team (field, packhouse, cold store)

- % shipments within temperature spec

- Reject rate at packing and arrival

- Claim value as % of FOB

- Shelf-life on arrival vs target

- Time from harvest to pre-cool

- Audit scores

Degree in food science, horticulture, agriculture or related

- 5+ years QA / cold chain in fresh produce export (berries or soft fruit preferred)

- GlobalG.A.P., BRC, HACCP working knowledge

- Experience with data loggers and monitoring platforms

- Strong English; Swahili a plus

- Based in Bomet

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