Food Safety & QC Manager at Cape Cookies (Pty) Ltd

Job Requirements

Quality Management

• Develop Food Safety-related policies and procedures in line with best practice
• Interpret, implement and maintain QA & Food Safety system standards
• Evaluate adequacy of Food Safety-related standards throughout the company
• Devise procedures and directions for recording and reporting quality data
• Review the implementation and efficiency of internal and external quality and inspection systems
• Collect statistical Food Safety system or quality data from Internal and External Audits
• Analyze data to identify areas for improvement in the Food Safety & Quality system
• Compile and implement strategies and action plans to maintain and improve the system
• Prepare reports to communicate outcomes of quality and Food Safety-related activities

People Management

• Using various interventions, ensure communication and buy-in of the quality and Food Safety system objectives
• Identify training needs on on-going basis and through GMP and system audits, and organize training interventions to meet quality and Food Safety standards
• Co-ordinate PRP Training to ensure GMP’s maintained and improved throughout the factory in accordance with best practice
• Oversee the Quality Monitoring team to ensure adequate inspection of practice and procedural adherence to the Quality and Food Safety Management System

Product Management

• Assure ongoing compliance with quality and Food Safety regulatory requirements in terms of practice, procedure and product quality
• Plan, conduct and monitor testing and inspection of materials and products to ensure finished product quality
• Co-ordinate All Food Safety Scientific Services – test identification, frequencies and parameters, review and interpretation of results, liaison with external labs
• Investigate customer complaints and non-conformance issues
• Develop, recommend, initiate, co-ordinate and monitor corrective and preventive actions

Audit Management

• Monitor risk management activities and conduct risk assessments in accordance with Food Safety, Food Defence and Food Fraud plans
• Mini-audits are scheduled and conducted at regular intervals throughout the year
• Findings are recorded, reported and actioned to eliminate them
• Co-ordinate and support on-site audits conducted by external providers
• Evaluate audit findings and implement appropriate corrective actions
• Responsible for document management systems – primarily FSSC22000 Master File System, including reviews, revisions and updates

If you feel that you meet the above requirements, please submit your personal CV to [email protected]