Job Summary
The successful candidate will report to the Technical Manager, responsibilities will include the following:
Job Responsibilities:
- Responsible for all the laboratories (Analytical & Microbiology) equipment & reagents – liaise with old/new suppliers
- Ensure that Laboratories (Analytical & Microbiology) stock levels are managed within the required budget.
- Drive annual calibration of all laboratory testing equipment including daily verification and calibration of equipment
- Adhere to FSSC 22 000 guidelines and continuous implementation of GLP
- Assist in Annual Capex application + motivation
- Identify resource requirements in the microbiology and analytical laboratory. (e.g., the need for new equipment, upgrading of current equipment or the need for more equipment)
- Annual ring testing/inter lab testing to verify process equipment reproducibility and personnel repeatability
- Drive the isolation system. Including communication, analytical testing, problem solving, decision-making and statistical trending
- Responsible for the warehouse investigation system. Including communication, analytical testing, destructive packaging testing, root cause identification, decision-making and statistical trending
- Present food safety data concerning quality control at the monthly & annual food safety meetings
- Drive the E-Mark/SANS 1841 system and E-mark Audits
- Ensure that daily quality report is completed, with the focus on quality control, and communication to all relevant departments
- Ensue that daily GMP photo report are completed and communicated to all relevant departments
- Assist with the food safety management system (FSSC 22 000 & ISO 9001) including gap audits, internal and external audits
- Drive the concession systems and communication of concession summary to the NPD department
- Co-ordination and improvement of corrective & preventative action systems.
- Daily product quality evaluations and follow up action
- Handling & investigation of customer complaints, drawing up reports, statistical trending, and corrective action implementation.
- Personnel Management
Required qualification and experience
- Food Technology Diploma or Food Science Degree
- 3 Year Laboratory experience
- Knowledge of GLP, HACCP & ISO
Other Attributes would include:
- Ability to communicate effectively at all levels
- Ability to troubleshoot
- Excellent computer skills
- Excellent administrative skills and accuracy
- Self-motivated and result driven approach