Food Safety and Quality Manager

SUMMARY:
Our client seeks a proactive manager who isn't afraid to roll up their sleeves and dive into the work. They are a close-knit, family-style business, not a corporate company. Here, you'll gain invaluable experience.

POSITION INFO:
Our client seeks a proactive manager who isn't afraid to roll up their sleeves and dive into the work. They are a close-knit, family-style business, not a corporate company. Here, you'll gain invaluable experience.

Location: Cape Town North

Requirements:

• Proven work experience as a Food Safety and Quality Manager in the Food Industry.
• Experience in implementing and maintaining FSSC 22000, AIB, and HACCP standards is essential, and ISO 9001 is advantageous.
• Health & Safety / OHSA training advantageous.
• BSc/MSc Food Science OR BTech/MTech Food Technology
• Expertise in quality management procedures, systems, and best practices
• Proven ability to implement process improvement initiatives.
• Minimum of 3 years’ work experience at management level
• Leadership skills and ability to manage staff.
• Strong decision-making and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication skills
• Qualification in.
• Matric Grade 12 certificate essential
• Own vehicle and driver’s license.

• Implement, maintain, and improve the Food Safety and quality Management system and ensure continued business compliance with it and its certification against required certification standards.
• Manage effective daily quality assurance processes to ensure high-quality products are continuously supplied to customers.
• Food safety and quality management are in place and maintained.
• Legal and customer-required certified food safety and quality management systems must be in place and maintained, i.e., AIB, GFSI, FSSC22000, SANS 10049, SANS 10330, and ISO9001.
• Manage and maintain the food safety and quality management systems and ensure business compliance with the system.
• Manage various divisions in a complex manufacturing process.
• Manage external audits and compliance to external audit/certification standards.
• Control of documentation and communication of the food safety and quality management system and system updates/changes.
• Training and awareness on the food safety and quality management system.
• Manage and maintain daily quality assurance processes to be implemented to ensure final product quality.
• Manage the activities and effectiveness of the support cleaning and sanitation team.
• Manage the raw material and supplier approval process to ensure food safety and control the quality of raw materials.
• Develop harmonious working relationships within the team and manage disciplinary offences.
• Manage the performance and development of team members.
• Manage the performance and support of the Food Safety team members.
• Maintain compliance with the health & safety policies and rules.
• Maintain and improve standard operating procedures for quality assurance and related business areas.
• Updated electronic records.
• Support business activities.
• Guided implementation and maintenance of food safety & quality management standards, procedures, and specifications.
• Ensure the confidentiality and integrity of recipe formulations.