Quality Assurance Technician
📍 Location: Nairobi – Enterprise Road
🏭 Industry: Manufacturing (Automotive Battery Manufacturing)
💰 Gross Salary: KES 50,000
Job Overview
Our client, a leading automobile battery manufacturer, is seeking a skilled and detail-oriented Quality Assurance Technician to support quality management systems and ensure compliance with manufacturing quality standards. This role is ideal for professionals passionate about quality control, process improvement, and ISO compliance within a fast-paced manufacturing environment.
Key Duties & Responsibilities
- Implement and maintain quality control procedures, including in-process and final inspections
- Ensure compliance with quality standards, specifications, and customer requirements
- Manage non-conformities through root cause analysis, corrective actions, and continuous improvement initiatives
- Promote a customer-focused quality culture across all departments
- Conduct internal audits, 5S audits, and process adherence reviews
- Prepare and maintain quality records, reports, and documentation
- Collaborate with production and cross-functional teams to establish and improve quality standards
- Train staff on quality procedures, defect identification, GMPs, and GHPs
- Support implementation and compliance with ISO 9001, ISO 14001, and ISO 45001
- Monitor daily quality issues and escalate unresolved challenges to management
- Support Kaizen and continuous improvement projects, including Gemba meetings
- Ensure workplace safety and compliance with company safety policies
- Maintain availability of quality control tools and materials to avoid operational disruptions
Requirements & Qualifications
- Bachelor’s Degree in Industrial Chemistry, Process Engineering, Analytical Chemistry, or a related field
- Minimum 3 years of hands-on experience in a manufacturing environment
- Strong understanding of factory processes and manufacturing technologies
- Working knowledge of ISO standards (preferably ISO 9001:2015 QMS)
- Experience with Kaizen, continuous improvement, and quality audits
- Excellent attention to detail and strong analytical skills
- Ability to make independent quality-related decisions
- Strong communication, teamwork, and problem-solving skills
Why Join Us?
- Work with a reputable and growing manufacturing company
- Opportunity to enhance your quality assurance and ISO expertise
- Stable role with competitive compensation
- Be part of a team committed to excellence and continuous improvement
How to Apply
Qualified candidates should submit their CVs to:
📧 recruitment@africanlaboursolutions.co.ke
Email Subject: Quality Assurance Technician
🗓 Application Deadline: 28th February 2026
