JOB OFFER IN DOUALA
(01) GROUP QHSE DIRECTOR

ASSIGNMENT :
The QHSE Director ensures product quality, employee safety, and environmental sustainability at production sites. They manage the quality assurance system from raw material receipt to finished product storage, ensuring smooth operation and traceability. The Group QHSE Director establishes and leads Quality, Health, Safety, and Environmental strategies across all FMCG operations, ensuring compliance with international food safety standards and driving continuous improvement for product quality, consumer safety, employee well-being, and sustainability.
ACTIVITIES :  
Definition of the QHSE policy
     Define quality and industrial risk prevention objectives according to the regulatory context (legislative framework, labels and certifications obtained) and the guidelines of the general management.
 Provide operational support to all internal departments to ensure compliance of facilities and processes with quality, hygiene, and safety requirements and regulations.
     Negotiate with the factory management the necessary resources (human, technical, financial, time) for the implementation of this policy.
     To conduct ongoing monitoring of regulatory developments relating to quality, hygiene, safety, the environment and working conditions.
     To analyze and synthesize legal documents to translate regulations and standards into actionable instructions and actions (QHSE management system).
Development of an action plan
•    Establish quality, hygiene, safety and environmental indicators to conduct audits by the departments. 
 • Implement a quality improvement program (process/product) with operational management at production sites (charter, indicators...).
•    Analyze the risks related to employees, work equipment, the product and the production site: occupational diseases, accidents, defects, environmental pollution, transport of hazardous materials...  
 • Make recommendations to the various departments regarding the design of workstations, the choice of equipment, and the definition of methods and processes.
 • Develop an action plan: prevention of risky situations, improvement of existing processes...
 • Take into account hazard warnings issued by operational staff, conduct investigations after accidents to determine their causes (work-related accidents, environmental accidents, etc.)


Implementation and monitoring of the action plan regarding hygiene, safety and the  environment
•    Design specific tools (printed materials, training materials, personal protective equipment) for internal departments to facilitate decision-making, ensure traceability and improve the reliability of safety procedures.
•    Supervise the implementation of the action plan (reception of representatives of verification or certification bodies, site safety, interventions of external partners: subcontractors, service providers, firefighters). 
•    Verify the facilities and their compliance by carrying out inspection visits of equipment and products, and by performing Core responsibility
•    Lead product recalls, withdrawals, and crisis management protocols.
•    Establish standards based on OSHA and local regulatory requirements.
•    Ensure safe working conditions in factories, warehouses, offices, and logistics operations.
•    Oversee incident investigation, reporting, root-cause analysis, and corrective actions.
•    Implement safety culture programs, behaviour-based safety (BBS), and emergency response programs.
 
•    Ensure proper waste management, water use control, and carbon emission monitoring.
•    Identify opportunities for environmental impact reduction and resource optimization.
•    Lead internal and external audits (ISO, regulatory, customer audits).
•    Maintain the Group's certifications and regulatory licenses.
•    Ensure full compliance with food authorities, environmental agencies, and labor safety laws.
•    Develop enterprise QHSE risk registers and mitigation plans.
•    Conduct hazard analysis, food safety risk assessments, and operational risk reviews.
•    Lead business continuity and crisis management frameworks.
•    Establish KPIs for quality, HSE, and sustainability performance across all sites.
•    Lead continuous improvement initiatives using Lean, Six Sigma, and root-cause methodologies.
•    Design specific tools (printed materials, training materials, personal protective equipment) for internal departments to facilitate decision-making, ensure traceability and improve the reliability of safety procedures.
•    Supervise the implementation of the action plan (reception of representatives of verification or certification bodies, site safety, interventions of external partners: subcontractors, service providers, firefighters).
 • Verify the facilities and their compliance by carrying out inspection visits of equipment and products, and by performing chemical analyses in the environment near the production site.
 • To carry out statistical assessments, analyze and utilize the results of the action plan in relation to the objectives defined beforehandEstablish quality, hygiene, safety, and environmental indicators to conduct audits by the departments.

 Champion a culture of integrity, safety, and customer focus.Lead product recalls, withdrawals, and crisis management protocols.
 Lead continuous improvement initiatives using Lean, Six Sigma, and root-cause methodologies.Design specific tools (printed materials, training materials, personal protective equipment) for internal departments to facilitate decision-making, ensure traceability and improve the reliability of safety procedures.
•    Supervise the implementation of the action plan (reception of representatives of verification or certification bodies, site safety, interventions of external partners: subcontractors, service providers, firefighters).
•    Verify the facilities and their compliance by carrying out inspection visits of equipment and products, and by performing chemical analyses in the environment near the production site.
•    To carry out statistical assessments, analyze and utilize the results of the action plan in relation to the objectives defined beforehandEstablish quality, hygiene, safety, and environmental indicators to conduct audits by the departments. 
•    Develop and implement the Group-wide QHSE strategy aligned with corporate objectives.
•    Define policies, governance frameworks, and performance standards across all business units.
•    Provide expert guidance to Executive Leadership and support decision-making related to risk, compliance, and quality, including all operational units/warehouse/logistics, and ongoing business expansion. 
•    Oversee implementation of global food safety standards -ISO 9001/ ISO 14000 and ISO 22000
•    Ensure product quality consistency across manufacturing plants and trading operations.
•    Lead quality assurance for new product development (NPD), specifications, labeling, and packaging  compliance.
 Manage supplier quality assurance (SQA), including audits, approvals, and performance ratings.
•    Ensure traceability, allergen management, and food defense programs.
•    Highly required deep knowledge about HACCP / QMS / IMS / GMP/ GHP (Good Hygiene Practices), Lean  management. Manage and mentor QHSE managers and site leads across all business units.   Build cross-functional QHSE competency and training programs.
•    Lead product recalls, withdrawals, and crisis management protocols.
  Establish standards based on OSHA and local regulatory requirements.
 Ensure safe working conditions in factories, warehouses, offices, and logistics operations.
•    Oversee incident investigation, reporting, root-cause analysis, and corrective actions.
 Implement safety culture programs, behaviour-based safety (BBS), and emergency response programs.
•    Ensure proper waste management, water use control, and carbon emission monitoring.
  Identify opportunities for environmental impact reduction and resource optimization.
 
•    Lead internal and external audits (ISO, regulatory, customer audits).
Maintain the Group's certifications and regulatory licenses.
•    Ensure full compliance with food authorities, environmental agencies, and labor safety laws.  Develop enterprise QHSE risk registers and mitigation plans.
•    Conduct hazard analysis, food safety risk assessments, and operational risk reviews.   Lead business continuity and crisis management frameworks.
•    Establish KPls for quality, HSE, and sustainability performance across all sites.
•    Present dashboards and reports to the CEO/Board.
•    Lead continuous improvement initiatives using Lean, Six Sigma, and root-cause methodologies.
•    Design specific tools (printed materials, training materials, personal protective equipment) for internal departments to facilitate decision-making, ensure traceability and improve the reliability of safety procedures.
•    Supervise the implementation of the action plan (reception of representatives of verification or certification bodies, site safety, interventions of external partners: subcontractors, service providers, firefighters).
•    Verify the facilities and their compliance by carrying out inspection visits of equipment and products, and by performing chemical analyses in the environment near the production site.
PROFILE
•    Academic level: Professional Bachelor's degree / Master's degree in Quality, Safety, and Environment 
•    Additional training and/or qualifications: Good understanding of the ISO certification process
•    Professional experience: 10 years plus leadership roles and auditor certificate.
TECHNICAL SKILLS
•    General knowledge in science: chemistry, physiology, biology, anatomy, physics, electricity, etc.
 • A good understanding of how the company operates: organizational chart, job roles, to grasp the various levers for action within the HSE policy.
•    Excellent knowledge of regulations relating to hygiene, safety, the environment and working conditions
•    Knowledge of ISO quality standards or more broadly of Quality, hygiene, safety, and environmental standards
•    Proficiency in emergency response techniques, particularly in first aid and firefighting
  • Essential concepts in labor law, administrative law, urban planning, public health and the environment
HOW TO APPLY ?
Send your CV in PDF format and your cover letter to  recrutement@africafooddistribution.com specifying the position you are applying for in the subject line by 05 January 2026 at the latest. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.