Quality Control Manager - Food Manufacturing

Recruiter:

The Legends Agency

Job Ref:

7XY76XV5

Date posted:

Monday, September 29, 2025

Location:

Cape Town, South Africa

Salary:

Market-Related

SUMMARY:
This role is for a quality leader who brings fairness, consistency, and confidence to the factory floor, taking full ownership of product quality and food safety from robust documentation and hygiene, to in-process checks, microbiology trending, and decisive batch release.

POSITION INFO:

Quality Control Manager - Food Manufacturing

Epping Industria, Cape Town

This role is for a quality leader who brings fairness, consistency, and confidence to the factory floor, taking full ownership of product quality and food safety from robust documentation and hygiene, to in-process checks, microbiology trending, and decisive batch release.

What you will drive

Build and mature a practical quality management system with standard operating procedures, strong version control, and disciplined record keeping.
Keep the site audit-ready against leading food safety standards, running internal audits and closing out corrective and preventive actions.
Lead sanitation verification, environmental monitoring, allergen control, and daily good manufacturing practice checks.
Run in-process and end-of-line controls for coding, weights, seals, labels, and sensory assessment; make release or hold calls with confidence.
Trend microbiology and customer complaints and turn insights into targeted improvements with production, maintenance, and supply chain.

Requirements

A qualification in food science, food technology, or biotechnology, with solid factory floor experience in food or beverage manufacturing.
Deep working knowledge of hazard analysis and critical control points, good manufacturing practice, and prerequisite programmes.
Strong documentation, training, and coaching ability to uplift operator discipline and performance.
Data savvy approach using spreadsheets for analysis and dashboards.

What is on offer

Senior ownership in a growing local manufacturing operation.
Total cost to company of R12,000 to R16,000 per month, aligned to experience.

Take the next step in your career and lead quality where it matters most. Apply with your curriculum vitae and a summary of your relevant food manufacturing achievements.

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