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Quality Assurance Manager

Network Finance

Job Location:

Johannesburg - South Africa

Monthly Salary: Not provided by the employer

Posted: 21 August 2026 (30+ days ago)

Application Deadline: 24 November 2026

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Reference: NPr004282-OnkM-1

Quality cant be something you check at the end of the production line. It needs to be built into every stage of the process.

Duties & Responsibilities

Our client an established organisation within the food manufacturing and contract packing industry is looking for an experienced Quality Assurance Manager to take ownership of the Quality and Food Safety function at their Midrand manufacturing facility.

This is a senior role for a Quality professional who is equally comfortable working strategically with senior management and getting involved on the factory floor. Youll be responsible for ensuring that products consistently meet customer specifications food safety standards legal requirements and certification requirements while driving a culture of continuous improvement across the operation.

The successful candidate will have the technical authority to manage food safety and quality risks engage confidently with customers and auditors and lead a team towards stronger quality performance.

Key Responsibilities

Lead the Quality Assurance and Food Safety Management System ensuring compliance with FSSC 22000 HACCP GMP Halaal Kosher E-Mark and customer-specific requirements.
Manage internal customer certification and regulatory audits as well as CAR NCA CAPA non-conformance and root-cause processes.
Oversee customer complaints product specifications quality holds quarantine rejection and product release requirements.
Partner with Production and Engineering to drive Right First Time manufacturing reduce waste rework rejects and quality-related downtime.
Lead Quality input into new product development trials and industrialisation while driving continuous improvement initiatives.
Lead and develop the Quality team while providing management with regular quality performance risk and Cost of Poor Quality reporting.

Minimum Requirements

Relevant Degree or Diploma in Food Science Food Technology Quality Management Microbiology or a related field.
10 years Quality Assurance experience preferably within food manufacturing with proven senior Quality leadership experience.
Strong working knowledge of FSSC 22000 HACCP GMP audits CAPA NCA customer complaints and root-cause analysis.
Experience in contract packing co-manufacturing or FMCG is highly advantageous with exposure to customer technical relationships and audits.
Strong commercial and operational understanding with proven ability to lead teams implement change and drive continuous improvement.
HACCP and FSSC 22000 knowledge required; Lead Auditor experience advantageous. Valid drivers licence essential.

This is an opportunity for a senior Quality professional who wants to have a genuine impact on food safety customer satisfaction and manufacturing performance rather than simply managing compliance from the sidelines.

If you have the technical expertise leadership experience and commercial mindset to take ownership of Quality within a high-volume manufacturing environment wed like to hear from you.

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