Food Safety and Quality Assurance Manager

Recruiter:

Skills Connector

Job Ref:

Sti000202/SH

Date posted:

Wednesday, May 7, 2025

Location:

Nigel, South Africa

SUMMARY:
This positionâs primary focus will be:

To ensure FSSC22000 ongoing certification and to continuously improve the systemâs effectiveness
Management of the Lab and Product Quality.
Responsible to implement, monitor, audit and manage the Environmental Management system based on (ISO14001) principles.

POSITION INFO:
Responsibilities will include:

Conduct internal audits on systems: FSSC2200 and IP Handling. Report writing and effective corrective action. Feedback to management
External audits by customers and certification bodies are successful to achieve certification and supplier approval
Ensure world class hygiene practices as per ISO22002
Management of the Lab, i.e. efficiency of lab equipment, monitoring of quality, record keeping, statistics etc
Responsible for Quality and daily product review and reporting
Sample Analysis at External and Internal labs and the assessment of COA’s with trend analysis
Liaise with customers on Complaints, do root cause analysis, identify Corrective and Preventive actions, follow up on effectiveness and draw up graphs
Training on the areas of responsibility
Communication: Conduct meetings and info sessions
Document Management
Statistics drawn up on each aspect of the systems to measure against targets.
Compile Business Review paper and other reports for evaluation by senior management
Internal Audits on Environmental Management (ISO14001)

Skills & Qualifications:

Relevant qualification with 5 Years experience as Food Safety & Quality Assurance Manager
Previous experience in implementing a GFSI Food Safety System
Outstanding Internal auditing skills on FSSC22000(or any other GFSI System).
Internal auditing experience on ISO14001 will be to the applicant’s advantage.
Lab management experience
Report writing and Investigative and analytical skills
MS Office (Excel, PowerPoint, Word)
Drivers License

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