Food Safety Controller (CR765)

Our client in Montague Gardens a leader within the wholesale meat and frozen food industry is looking for a Food Safety Controller to join their growing team.

The successful candidate will assist the Group Food Safety and Quality Manager with the day-to-day management of the Food Safety and Quality department.

The Food Safety Controller will mainly assist in maintaining food safety and health and safety procedures ensure that food safety and health and safety documentation are maintained and report to line management thereon also to assist in the company export activities.

KEY DUTIES:

Food safety

• Assist with the induction process of all new employees.
• Do walk through hygiene inspections of the plant premises and report non-conformances to relevant managers and supervisors.
• Ensure that all food safety records are completed once weekly verified and report non-conformances to department and or section managers and supervisors.
• Ensure that all food safety certificates records and document are appropriately filed and displayed as prescribed.
• Control First-Aid boxes order medical supplies and ensure that plaster register is up to date.
• Ensure the scheduling and sampling plus documentation of samples and swabs on products personnel contact surfaces and water for microbiological and or chemical testing.
• Ensure the execution and maintaining of thermo-control monitoring verification and report on the current status to Senior and Line Management.
• Ensure the execution and maintaining of the Cleaning and Sanitizing processes and report to Senior and Line Management.
• Assist the Group Food Safety and Quality Manager in the day to day maintenance of all the documented Food Safety PRPs SOPs GMPs and procedures.
• Perform and assist with formal and informal internal Food Safety training.
• Take corrective actions whenever non-fulfilment of a specified requirement occur and report such corrective actions to senior and line management.
• Conduct traceability and Recall mock studies as scheduled.
• To monitor and maintain HACCP control measures in order to ensure that no contamination of products occur during receiving storage handling or packing.
• Analysis of and report on food safety actions.
• Update knowledge of HACCP food safety hygiene and scientific trends and relevant standards plus legislation on a regular basis.

Health and Safety

• Assist with the promotion of Occupational Health and Safety within the organization.
• Assist in maintaining occupational health and safety systems including policies procedures and manuals.
• Make sure that personal protective equipment is being used in the workplace according to regulations.
• Make sure that dangerous materials are stored correctly.
• Make sure that all personnel at the company are aware of and complies with all health and safety legislation in the use of its plant.
• Assist in the investigation of accidents and unsafe work conditions study possible causes and recommend remedial action.
• Assist in the reporting process of Injury on Duty documentation.
• Conduct regular health and safety training sessions.
• Communicate with Senior and line management on the status of the health and safety program.

REQUIREMENTS

• Relevant tertiary qualifications.
• Knowledge of HACCP PRPs GMPs and food safety legislation.
• Knowledge of microbiological procedures.
• Computer literate.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong analytic skills.
• Diploma in Food Technology / Food Science.
• At least 2 years experience in a food processing environment.

SALARY

R15 000 CTC

WORKING HOURS

Monday: 07:00 -18:00

Tuesday - Thursday: 07:00 -16:30

Friday: 07:00 -14:30

Saturdays and Sundays: off

Public holidays: off

Please use the following reference number in the subject line of your email CR765 when applying for this position. Please submit your CV in Word Format salary expectation and availability to Kindly consider your application unsuccessful should you not receive feedback within 1 week.