About Kivu Choice:

Kivu Choice is Rwanda’s largest protein producer and one of the fastest-growing aquaculture companies in Africa. Founded in 2022, Kivu Choice is the sister company to Victory Farms, East Africa’s leading aquaculture platform based in Kenya. The company operates a fully vertically integrated aquaculture model, encompassing hatchery operations, cage-based grow-out, processing, distribution, and sales. Kivu Choice is also one of the country’s largest employers with over 700 employees and plans to grow to 1,200 employees within the next three years, reflecting its strong commitment to job creation and inclusive economic development. Over the next five years, Kivu Choice aims to scale into Africa’s largest and most sustainable protein producer, producing and distributing 30,000 tons of fish annually for the Rwandan market and for export across the region.

About the Role

The Quality Control (QC) Foreman will be responsible for ensuring the quality, safety, and compliance of fish feeds, processing plant operations, and logistics hygiene across Kivu Choice’s operations. This role involves hands-on quality monitoring from feed intake through to product dispatch, maintaining accurate QC records, and enforcing SOPs and HACCP requirements to uphold Kivu Choice’s quality standards.

Key Responsibilities

1. Feed Quality Control

• Conduct sampling and testing of fish feeds delivered by trucks.
• Check manufacturing dates, feed floating and sinking properties, bag quantities, and dust levels.
• Ensure compliance with feed quality standards and specifications.
• Monitor supplied feed quality and storage conditions to prevent deterioration.

2. Processing Plant Quality, Hygiene & Sanitation

• Monitor quality of fish in the processing plant and ensure hygiene standards are maintained throughout operations.
• Conduct machine hygiene and sanitation control checks.
• Detect fish quality issues and monitor for spoilage across processing and storage areas.
• Monitor hygiene standards at logistics centers and branches.
• Supervise cleaning and sanitation activities in farm processing areas, cold rooms, and storage facilities.
• Ensure workers follow personal hygiene and PPE requirements.
• Monitor implementation of biosecurity measures to prevent disease outbreaks and contamination.
• Ensure compliance with company policies, safety procedures, and operational standards.
• Ensure compliance with Rwanda legal requirements.

3. SOPs & HACCP Compliance

• Ensure strict adherence to SOPs and HACCP requirements throughout all quality control activities.
• Conduct required quality control training for staff on standards and procedures.
• Identify and Report non-conformances, quality deviations, customer complaints to your line manager and support implementation of corrective actions.
• Identify opportunities for process improvement and waste reduction.
• Participate in root cause investigations for fish spoilage, contamination, or quality failures.

4. Documentation & Traceability

• Document all samples taken and maintain accurate, complete QC records.
• Maintain records to support full traceability and audit readiness.
• Prepare and submit QC reports to the QHS Manager as required.

Key Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Quality Management, Food Science, Aquaculture, or a related field.
• Minimum of 1–3 years of experience in a fish handling or food quality management role.
• Knowledge of HACCP and food safety systems is required.
• Regulatory compliance knowledge in food quality and safety standards.
• Strong attention to detail and excellent time management abilities.
• Proficient in multitasking and managing competing priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Good documentation and record-keeping skills.
• Strong communication and team coordination skills.

• Conduct sampling and testing of fish feeds delivered by trucks.
• Check manufacturing dates, feed floating and sinking properties, bag quantities, and dust levels.
• Ensure compliance with feed quality standards and specifications.
• Monitor supplied feed quality and storage conditions to prevent deterioration.
• Monitor quality of fish in the processing plant and ensure hygiene standards are maintained throughout operations.
• Conduct machine hygiene and sanitation control checks.
• Detect fish quality issues and monitor for spoilage across processing and storage areas.
• Monitor hygiene standards at logistics centers and branches.
• Supervise cleaning and sanitation activities in farm processing areas, cold rooms, and storage facilities.
• Ensure workers follow personal hygiene and PPE requirements.
• Monitor implementation of biosecurity measures to prevent disease outbreaks and contamination.
• Ensure compliance with company policies, safety procedures, and operational standards.
• Ensure compliance with Rwanda legal requirements.
• Ensure strict adherence to SOPs and HACCP requirements throughout all quality control activities.
• Conduct required quality control training for staff on standards and procedures.
• Identify and Report non-conformances, quality deviations, customer complaints to your line manager and support implementation of corrective actions.
• Identify opportunities for process improvement and waste reduction.
• Participate in root cause investigations for fish spoilage, contamination, or quality failures.
• Document all samples taken and maintain accurate, complete QC records.
• Maintain records to support full traceability and audit readiness.
• Prepare and submit QC reports to the QHS Manager as required.

• Strong attention to detail
• Excellent time management abilities
• Proficient in multitasking
• Managing competing priorities in a fast-paced environment
• Good documentation and record-keeping skills
• Strong communication skills
• Team coordination skills

• Bachelor’s degree in Quality Management, Food Science, Aquaculture, or a related field.
• Knowledge of HACCP and food safety systems is required.
• Regulatory compliance knowledge in food quality and safety standards.