Quality Assurance Technologist (Polokwane) at RCL Foods

Our Talent Team is on the hunt for a Quality Assurance Technologist for their Baking Division. The role will be based in Polokwane and will report into the QA Food Safety Manager.

The role will be responsible for managing the daily activities of the Sunbake, to support the achievement of agreed Quality and Food Safety goals and objectives. Enforce compliance to company policies and procedures relevant to the maintenance of Third Party and Customer Standards. To ensure that all purchase orders and invoices are handled to ensure on-time payment to suppliers and external labs.

Minimum Requirements    

• BSc Consumer Science/Food Science/B-Tech Food Technology.
• ISO 22000 implementation/FSSC 22000, internal auditor.
• A minimum of 2 years food processing (FMCG) experience and related qualification.
• A minimum of 1-2 years experience in QAT position.
• Requirement to have worked in a baking environment.
• Proven knowledge and experience of scientific testing techniques.
• Ability to interpret results of analytical and microbiological testing.
• Good written and verbal communication – ability to deal with both suppliers and customers.
• Experience in full MS Office package.
• Experience with ISO 22000, FSSC 22000, QMS and HACCP programs.

Duties & Responsibilities    

• Manage all activities related to Quality and Food Safety at Sunbake.
• Implementation and maintenance of FSSC 22000.
• Implement and maintenance quality management systems.
• Implementation and maintenance of customer requirements.

Managing of Suppliers:

• Managing external service providers (Pest Control, Cleaning, PPE, etc).
• Ensure final product quality and safety standards are adhered to.
• Positive release of final products.

Managing Food Safety Team:

• Conducting Food Safety and Management review meetings.
• Ensure all labour, testing, consumable and equipment maintenance costs remain within budget.
• Effective control of non-conforming product.
• Manage daily activity of direct reports but not restricted to, task assignment, holiday scheduling, initial approval of overtime, purchasing, efficient deployment of resources and initial contact for disciplinary issues.
• Manage the training, development and performance of direct reports.

QA Systems:

• To implement and maintain relevant Quality Management systems, including customer requirements. To manage all activities related to QMS, Customer requirements and relevant interested third party. To manage all activities related to releasing of final and raw products .e.g. QC tests and external testing.
• To identify relevant national legislations relevant to Sunbake Rustenburg business and implement effectively.
• Ensure the implementation and application of the appropriate policies, procedures, test methods (including GLP, PRP’S, QMS) in order to achieve and maintain third party and customer standards.
• To drive activities related to resolving the Non-conformance issues to support the reduction of Inventory costs.

Food Safety:

• Implement and maintain Food Safety systems based on FSSC 22000, Customer requirements.
• Identify relevant food safety team members and appoint them.
• Manage the training needs of Food Safety Team Members.
• To conduct monthly food safety and annual management review meetings. To ensure minutes are kept of these activities.
• Manage customer complaints by means of investigations in order to prevent the re-occurrence.

Deadline:20th July,2025