Brewery Microbiologist and Food Safety Specialist at The South African Breweries (SAB)

Job Description

• The key purpose of this role is to define, develop and implement optimal brewery wide food safety and microbiological standards and work practices to ensure compliance to food safety and microbiological process and product specifications for a food and beverage manufacturing plant.

Key roles and responsibilities:

• Manage interactions with external Suppliers (cleaning contractors) and internal stakeholders (Brewing, Packaging, Engineering, etc.) in relation to implementing and optimizing food safety and hygiene standards and work practices to prevent risk to both the brewery and customer/consumer
• Apply problem solving and decision-making techniques and practices and facilitate team problem solving
• Apply a holistic understanding of Quality VPO to Brewing and Packaging processes to prevent microbiological contaminations and food safety risk
• Apply appropriate reporting to ensure brewery personnel are aware of Food safety and microbiological performance in the brewery
• Revise and develop best operating practice standards and procedures to improve compliance within brewery
• Conduct audits and surveys to identify opportunities for improvement in work practices and support gap closure
• Conduct training and assessments in the workplace to improve overall compliance to Food safety microbiological standards and work practices
• Audit microbiological laboratory to ensure compliance policies, procedures and MMSP
• Manage the microbiology laboratory and the technicians

Profile:

• Tertiary Qualification in Microbiology (BSc Hons or Equivalent)
• 3-5 years in a quality assurance discipline with solid understanding and knowledge of brewery processes
• Quality VPO understanding, implementation of the Pillar would be an advantage
• Auditing experience
• Good knowledge of micro laboratory policies and processes
• Experience in the Management Pillar and its with focus on problem solving routine tools and routines
• Good understanding of GFSI, CIP and COP standards
• PC literacy
• Good all-round knowledge of beer manufacturing processes and policies