Food Technologist- Gauteng at Pick n Pay Stores Limited

• To ensure product packaging is compliant to the Pick n Pay packaging guidelines and meet all relevant regulations.

Minimum Requirements

• Food Technologist diploma, Packaging diploma or post graduate degree with 2-5 years experience in the relevant food related field
• Must be familiar with R146 Labelling act
• Must be familiar with the applicable regulations (DoH); Standards (SANS) and industry related guidelines
• Must be computer literate (MS Office Programmes)

Competencies

• Ability to constantly identify discrepancies, inconsistencies and mistakes.
• Assertiveness
• Influencing
• Team Orientation
• Results Orientation/Drive
• Initiative
• Be able to gather reviews and interprets information to identify trends, draw conclusions and generate appropriate responses.
• Need to be able to work sistamatic, thorough and indipendantly.
• Ability to work together in a spirit of co-operation and teamwork.
• Able to establish and maintain relationships with all stakeholders.
• Always searches for improvement in order to achieve better results through new ideas, methods and approaches.
• Positively influences the opinions, attitudes and behavior of others.

Key Responsibilities

• Ensures that all Packaging timelines are met per project
• Packaging must comply to legal requirements and Pick Pay brand criteria
• Master packaging briefs to be checked and submitted to the Design team
• Packaging layouts to be checked and communicated to relevant parties
• Final packaging layouts to be approved
• Final printer proofs and Chromalins to be signed off
• Loading of artwork and printer proofs onto Sharepoint
• Building Supplier relationships & verifying suppliers’ adherence to regulations, standards and PnP requirements
• Effective management of packaging information Ensure that quality standards are being maintained at all stages of the supply chain
• Ensure that packaging remains up to date & relevant to industry and stay up to date with industry trends
• Search for improvement in order to achieve better results through new ideas, methods and approaches

Closing date: 10 October 2025