Quality Assurance Technologist - Spartan at RCL Foods

Job Description    
At RCL FOODS we see & do things differently, we think bigger, work smarter, and collectively as a team to achieve our ambition to provide more food to more people, more often!

We at RCL FOODS are in search for a Quality Assurance Technologist to join our Baking Division. The role will be based in Spartan and report to the Senior Quality Assurance Technologist. RCL FOODS is looking for an incumbent to oversee the overall food safety and quality on the site.

Minimum Requirements    

• Quality/Food Safety tertiary qualification
• 2 to 3 years experience in a manufacturing quality environment/role.

Duties & Responsibilities    
Cleaning

• Organize and manage cleaning
• Write Cleaning SOPs in conjunction with SHEQ Administrator
• Implement Cleaning SOPs (CSOP) in the department
• Ensure staff training and competency-based on CSOPs

Non Conformances (NCRs)

• Investigate and document corrections and preventative actions for all internal and external NCRs
• Ensure follow-ups are done and documented
• Ensure NCRs are signed off with due date allocations

Customer Complaints

• Open internal Customer Complaint Investigation (CCI) for all customer complaints received from WW
• Timeous investigation and recording of all preventative actions taken for CCs within the allocated time period
• Sign Off internal CCIs after follow up is completed
• Communicate all CCIs, the Corrective Action and Follow up actions with Senior QAT
• Communicate all CCIs to Woolworths

Daily Checklist/Recordings

• Ensure Daily Checklists and Recordings are completed
• Ensure Daily Checklists and Recording Sheets are signed off and all issues followed up and signed off
• Ensure the Daily checklist and Recording sheets are filled as per Records Control Procedure
• Communicate all NCRs from daily recordings with corrective actions implemented to Senior QAT

Raw Materials

• Manage issuing, storage and handling of Raw Materials & Packaging in the department

Self-Auditing

• Ensure audits are performed as per schedule
• Product & Process Audit (PPC Audits)
• Hygiene & Housekeeping and PRP Audits
• Pest Control Audit per Department

Foreign Object Audit per Department

• Environmental Swabbing
• Perform monthly environmental swabbing as per the Environmental swabbing schedule and submit to the external laboratory

Micro Testing

• Ensure final product samples are drawn as per the weekly product testing schedule and submitted to the external laboratory
• Product QC Tasting
• Responsible for all daily product QC tasting and documentation of all tasting
• Customer Product Specification
• Ensure all Product Specs are on-file with Senior QAT
• Ensure all changes are made to product specifications as necessary
• Ensure all revised product specifications are signed off by the customer (Woolworths)

Staff Training

• Ensure staff training (formal and “on the job”) for online employees are scheduled with the Training Officer with regards to the following
• Induction Training (Annually)
• Basic Hygiene (Annually)
• GMP (Annually)
• Hand Washing Procedure
• Cleaning SOPs
• Process Training
• CCP Training
• Technical Records
• Manage the sign-off

Closing Date: 19th, April 2022