Food Technologist

Food Technologist - Randfontein - Temp - duration 1 month for now (though it may be more or less)

Duties and Responsibilities Purpose of the Role
Maintenance of GMP and Food safety management systems in production plants in accordance to System and retailer requirements.

• Control of Food safety records submitted by factories
  - Verification, signing & filing, including ordering of record forms/books.
• Participate actively in production and manage the Implementation of Procedures (PRP’s) on the floor.
• Updating of records and Procedures as required and submit change request to the Snr QAT.
• Accompany regulatory inspectors (Halaal, kosher, GDARD, Hygiene, and DAFF) & Participate in external audits as required.
• Compile monthly Food Safety meeting minutes.
• Assist in food safety and quality related nonconformance/ customer complaints investigations and feedback to the Senior QAT.
• Monitoring the Supplier’s Quality assurance.
• Conduct monthly GMP internal audits as per schedule.
• Conduct traceability studies.
• Ensure that the practices of the plants is in line with the Documented FSMS requirements.
• Ensure that all water supplies, products, drains, air, equipments & hands are adequately tested as scheduled.
• Ensure that a universal system and product sampling procedure is in place for all raw materials and adherence to a standardized receiving procedure. Comparing COA’s vs Specification.
• Ensure non-conforming material are recorded, documented, disposed off in an appropriate manner and analysed to identify and prevent recurring problems.
• Ensure that on-line cleaning and sanitation is effective and correct steps are followed when cleaning is undertaken in the plants.

• National Diploma in Food Technology or equivalent qualification
• Internal Auditing Certificate
• Experience in the milling, extrusion, retorting, refinery and baking processes with specific reference to good manufacturing practices, HACCP and FSSC/ ISO 22000.
• Working knowledge on MSOffice - Access.
• Good interpersonal and communication skills
• Must be multilingual (English, Sepedi, Zulu)

• Good interpersonal and communication skills
• Must be multilingual (English, Sepedi, Zulu)
• Must be an assertive self-starter who can work independently and within a team
• Attention to details and accuracy.