Food Safety and Quality Assurance Manager

Recruiter:

ALOS Innovative Workforce Solution (Pty) Ltd

Job Ref:

PTA000150/MJVR

Date posted:

Wednesday, May 7, 2025

Location:

Johannesburg, South Africa

SUMMARY:

VACANCY: Food Safety and Quality Assurance Manager (FSQAM)

AREA: Nigel; Gauteng

APPLY: marizel@alos.co.za (reference FSQAM)

This person is also the representative for Environmental Management.

The role must also drive continuous improvement in these areas through monitoring and auditing of compliance to the agreed standards.

POSITION INFO:

Responsibilities will include, but are not limited to:

- 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:

- Have implemented a GFSI Food Safety System and/or has at least 5 years’ experience as a Food Safety Quality Assurance Manager

- 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

- MS Office (Excel, PowerPoint, Word)

- Resilient and Assertive

- Deadline orientated

- Report writing skills

- Investigative and analytical skills

- People and Leadership skills

- Service Provider and Customer Relationship Management

- Time management

- Facilitation

- Problem solving

- Driver’s license

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