Silvia Achieng

Quality Control Supervisor

Silvia is our Quality Control Supervisor, ensuring our signature standards of excellence are always upheld. With Silvia overseeing our production, Mavuno remains at the apex of produce quality and workplace safety.

Background and experience

Silvia is a food production process specialist with high-level experience in standards, procedures, and protocols. Armed with a Bachelor of Sciences in Food Science and Technology, her extensive expertise ensures that all standards and regulations are strictly followed.

Role and responsibilities

As Quality Control Supervisor, Silvia is on the ground in our packhouse, dotting every ‘i’ and crossing every ‘t’. Silvia’s role is multifaceted, encompassing product handling, Good Hygiene Practices and Housekeeping, Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP), HACCP, ISO 22000 Standards and adherence to Food Safety Management Systems FSSC 22000.

Silvia also plays a vital part in maintaining the transparency and traceability of our entire supply chain. So whether it’s our luscious avocados, sumptuous passionfruit or convenient frozen goods, our clients can be assured that every product of Mavuno is truly organic.

All our workers and anyone else who handles Mavuno’s produce are trained by Silvia herself. This means every employee shares the same dedication, knowledge, and skills needed to uphold our sky-high quality standards.

A culture of continuous enhancement

Restless and ambitious in her quest for excellence, Silvia continually takes new steps towards even better quality control. She is highly skilled at creating efficient and effective procedures and then implementing them seamlessly amongst the wider team. Harnessing advanced testing methodologies, she cultivates a constant improvement culture, particularly regarding Mavuno’s exceptional avocados.

Silvia is a natural-born leader much respected and admired by all who work with her. She has a flair for guiding disparate teams and uniting them under a shared vision of distinction. Upholding this vision of distinction is a constant source of great professional satisfaction for Silvia.

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