Our client in Paarl is looking for a Quality Manager to join their team. The successful candidate will assist in taking responsibility for the production of a high quality profitable and food safe product that conforms to in house and/or customer specifications; that proper records are kept and to coordinate the FSSC22000 functions Food Safety Team and Internal Audit team.

KEY PERFORMANCE AREAS

1. Quality Management

1.1 Product: work in progress and final product

• Compile and reconcile in-house and customer specifications for all manufactured products.
• Give customer product specifications for specific orders to Quality Controller/Production/Filling Department to standardize/manufacture product accordingly.
• Allocate products according to quality and decide which products must be re-worked or rejected.
• Investigate all quality problems and make recommendations to Commercial Manager.
• Assist Fruit Receiving in evaluating raw products when required.

1.2 Laboratory

• Inform General Manager of irregularities in test results in order to stop the production process if necessary.
• Ensure that all laboratory instruments calibrations are done and arrange external services annually.
• Take stock of equipment and chemicals in laboratory.

1.3 Stock

• Keeping up to date with stock available for selling or rework.

2. Administration & Document Control

2.1 Administrative tasks include the completion of forms updating of applicable files as well as reporting on departmental issues to upkeep operational food safety financial HR and health & safety systems.

• Examples of such forms and files are:
• Non-conformance forms and file
• Quality data capturing
• Internal Audit forms and file
• Certificate of Analysis
• Opening new Files (Record Files)
• Record control (Continual updating)
• Filing of all records & Documents & archiving old documents
• Standard form issue

2.2 Maintenance of filing system

• Generating & updating of documents (New Revisions Continual Improvement)
• Monitoring and updating dates for calibrations of all equipment
• Meeting data gathering for weekly Management meeting
• FSMS agenda & minutes
• Internal communication
• Audit Preparation - (Internal Audits FSSC 22000 SGF Halaal Kosher customers etc.)

3. Food Safety Management System (FSSC22000)

• Liaise with companys management representative.
• Ensure that all parties concerned are familiar with applicable procedures/policies.
• Manage the Corrective Action (non-conformance) System: Receive internal and external customer complaints do an enquiry and initiate corrective action (ensure confidentiality of customer and work towards continuous improvement of systems and customer satisfaction).
• Manage the Internal Audit System and adherence to schedule.
• Analyse data regarding success/trends/individual verification results in the FSMS and report back to Food Safety Team meetings and Management Review.
• Food Safety Objectives: Formulate the objectives with the Food Safety Team. Meet with employees in department to discuss problems and communicate objectives and targets. Ensure full understanding of and compliance to objectives.
• Monitor objectives and targets on a monthly basis for conformance and if necessary adjust targets to continuously improve productivity and profitability of the company.

4. Human Resources Management

• Responsible for permanent as well as seasonal quality control personnel in conjunction with Commercial Manager.
• Compile and keep induction program for hygiene and quality up to date. Give induction training to lab staff.
• Training of lab staff and ensure that they know the rules of the factory and what is expected of them.
• Assess training needs & compile training matrix for personnel.
• Plan and manage own and subordinates leave.
• Manage and check subordinates time and attendance especially overtime.
• Responsible for quality personnel seasonal contracts and renewal thereof.
• Keep job descriptions of lab personnel up to date.
• Deal with subordinates complaints.
• Ensure that the correct protective clothing is ordered issued used and in a neat condition.
• Obey and check that all personnel on premises adhere to the Health & Safety regulations by law and of the Company.

5. General

• Liaise with suppliers (service level agreements quality etc.) and customers (enquiries sample requests complaints).
• Do everything in your power to promote and develop the business of the employer and serve the employer faithfully and honestly and use reasonable care and skill in the performance of your duties.
• Obey all lawful and reasonable instructions and perform such work as you are directed to perform which falls within your vocational ability regardless of whether or not such work falls within the scope of the post to which you are appointed.
• Number of subordinates for whom you are responsible: 3

REQUIREMENTS:

• Educational: Food Technology or related Degree
• Experience: 2-5 years

Special Skills:

• • Strong Audit Experience
  • Thorough and accurate with strong management & organizational skills
  • Independent and the ability to show initiative
  • Strong interpersonal and communication skills
  • Strong leadership and motivational skills
  • Strong Customer Relationship & problem-solving skills
  • Ability to prioritise and manage time effectively to deadlines.
  • Strong computer literacy especially with Excel and Word
  • Fully bilingual in Afrikaans & English with additional African language an advantage

SALARY

Negotiable

Please use the following reference number in the subject line of your email: CR753 when applying for this position. Please submit your CV in Word Format salary expectation and notice period to Kindly consider your application unsuccessful should you not receive feedback within 1 week.