Food Technologist - Kensington at Pick n Pay Stores Limited

• To ensure product range, product specification, quality, packaging and food safety requirements are adhered to.

Minimum Requirements

• Food Technologist diploma or post graduate degree with 3-5 years’ experience in the relevant food related field
• Strong understanding of production and category-specific legislation
• Ability to integrate food safety aspects into product development process
• Must be familiar with the applicable regulations (DoH); Standards (SANS) and industry related guidelines (CFA)
• Must be computer literate (MS Office Programme)
• Experience in auditing will be an added advantage
• Must be familiar with R146 Labelling act to be able to complete packaging briefs

Competencies

• Ability to constantly identify discrepancies, inconsistencies and mistakes.
• Controls Quality and Standards
• 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 systematic, thorough and independently
• 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

• Assist with new product developments through factory trials, product analysis (chemical, microbiological and physical analysis)
• Building Supplier relationships & verifying suppliers’ adherence to regulations, standards and PnP requirements
• Effective management of product and packaging information in terms of accuracy, relevance, availability and adherence by suppliers to specifications, regulations and PnP standards
• Ensure that quality standards are being maintained at all stages of the supply chain
• Product Quality and Food Safety Management
• Ensure that product range 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
• Effective management of product specifications in terms of accuracy, relevance, availability and adherence by vendors
• Maintain an organized category through time management, effective administration & saving onto SharePoint
• Attend supplier meetings with buyers, providing supplier product or facility information