Intrinsic Quality Manager - Wadeville at Distell

Purpose of the Role:
To manager and co-ordinate site Quality Control and to ensure quality analysis is conducted in compliance with Distell Standards and Specification for transformation into information.

Key Performance Areas would include, but are not limited to:
1. Optimise quality management systems and processes:

• Align goals and objectives with quality  strategy

• Manage QAQC environment

• Manage  equipment reliability relevant to the role

• Manage and optimise current lab systems

• Develop qc procedures and work instructions

• Develop qc training material

• Conduct site training as required and relevant

• Ensure successful commissioning within the packaging/Intrinsic environment

2. Protect Distell reputation in trade and process integrity:

• Ensure compliance to standards and specifications

• Ensure integrity of results

• Ensure ILEC capability

• Analyse data to identify quality  risks

• Analyse data to identify  food safety risks

3. Ensure governance throughout the site:

• Manage site taste program

• Compliance to integrated DISTELL management systems

• Manage supplier quality program

• Ensure hygiene support and compliance

• Lead quality problem solving and improvement  initiatives as applicable

4. Manage health, safety, environment and risk within area of responsibility:

• Ensure compliance to health and safety requirements at all times

• Manage factors concerning environment, risk and sustainable development.

5. Manage human resources

• Effectively manage high performance culture of team

• Effectively manage high performance culture of self

• Manage the development of relevant staff competencies

• Ensure a healthy industrial relations climate

• Attract, recruit and retain talent

• Manage own performance in a way that shapes a high performance, high  engagement  culture

• Manage performance of others in a way that shapes a high performance, high  engagement culture

• Demonstrate behaviour which builds, maintains or enhances company reputation

The successful candidate must have the following qualifications/skills/experience:

• Degree or relevant NQF6 qualification with Food Tech/Biotech/An. Chem or related Science qualification

• Working knowledge of:

  • Packaging processes

  • Trade quality process

  • Fundamentals of materials (consumables, Ingredients, Indirects, Services)

  • Cellar processes

  • Measurement equipment

  • Quality assurance systems

  • Supplier relationship management

  • Lean principles i.e 6 sigma, DMAIC

• 5 years relevant FMCG working experience 

• Excellent report writing and communication skills

• Proven leadership skills 

• Project management skills

• Strong problem solving ability

• Advanced Computer Skills