Quality Monitor (Maternity Cover) at RCL Foods

Job Description    

• RCL Foods is recruiting for a driven, meticulous, highly energized, analytical Quality Monitor within the baking business unit.
• The suitable candidate will be required to effectively monitor and maintain all relevant food safety systems. To effectively monitor and maintain all relevant quality management systems. To ensure that production samples requiring external lab analysis are submitted timeously and to compare results to the specification, and take actions when results are out of specification. To identify and communicate non-conforming product to the QA Technologist for further action
• This role will be based in Durban and reporting to the SHEQ Officer.
• This role is a Temporary Maternity cover.

Minimum Requirements    
Education and Qualification:

• B.Sc. Consumer Science/ Food Science/ B.Tech. Food technology/ N.D Food Technology. N.D Biotechnology
• ISO 22000 implementation/ FSSC 22000

Experience and Training:

• 1-2 years FMCG experience

Knowledge / Competencies:

• Proven knowledge and experience of scientific testing techniques
• Ability to interpret results of analytical and microbiological testing
• Attention to detail
• Good written and verbal communication – ability to deal with both suppliers and customers
• Good numerical skills
• PC literate
• Good Interpersonal skills – able to work and communicate at all levels throughout the business
• Ability to work well as part of a team as well as under own initiative
• Proven Leadership skills
• Experience of ISO 22000, FSSC 22000, QMS and HACCP programs
• Willing and capable to learn new skills

Duties & Responsibilities    
External Analysis :

• Compile a customer database that stipulates their external analysis needs and continuously update to keep it current.
• Identify and submit all samples requiring external analytical/microbiological testing as per schedule. Ensuring that testing is completed timeously to avoid shipping delays
• Managing environmental monitoring program, ensuring swabs are taken as per the testing schedule.
• Managing external testing samples, by ensuring all samples are taken aseptically to avoid cross-contamination.
• Managing external analytical/ chemical tests as per the testing schedule.
• Evaluate and trend results to ensure compliance to specification.
• Identify any non-conforming product, communicating this information to the relevant stakeholders and assisting the QA Technologist in determining the root cause and corrective action for the non-conformance.
• Trending of non-conforming results to establish possible areas for improvement.
• Recording of all results on relevant database.
• Actively participating in interested parties visits e.g., Halaal, Kosher, customers, government etc.
• Ensure compliance to good housekeeping practices
• To assist with analytical testing as and when staffing issues arise.
• To be able to answer any QC related question during an internal and external audit.

FOOD SAFETY

• Conduct all food safety training needs for the plant
• Conduct weekly hygiene/GMP audits
• Conduct glass and hard plastic checks as per schedule
• Conduct cleaning and sanitation checks- Post cleaning checks.
• Manage and monitor allergen management program in the plant
• Collect and review daily food safety checks from the plant and take proper actions when needed.
• Conduct daily staff hygiene checks
• Assist in managing pest control program within the site.
• Assist in preparing for external food safety audits
• Conduct annual mock recall or traceability exercises and feedback on the performance.
• Manage supplier non-conformances process and COA’s follow up.
• Assist the QAT in managing Food Safety Meetings activities and assist in compiling information for management reviews.
• Assist in investigating customer complaints, corrective actions and in the implementation of corrective actions.
• Assist in monitoring and verifying OPRP’s, CCP’s on daily basis
• Trend on a monthly: Micro results, customer complaints, Foreign Object, Corrective actions, chemical results, GMP audits, Supplier Non-conformances, Allergen Management, OPRP AND CCP monitoring.
• Assist in compiling monthly reports.
• Assist in managing control of non-conforming products
• Ensure staff adhere to Food Safety Culture

Quality Control:

• Perform daily quality analysis on final goods to determine compliance to the specification.
• Conduct frequent process control audits to ensure compliance
• Identify non-conformances from process and take necessary steps to correct.
• Train staff on QMS and relevant processes.
• Ensure staff adhere to Quality culture.
• Completion of all records required to comply the internal QMS system and audits.
• Update and generate Work Instructions, records, and SOP’s when necessary.
• To be able to answer any QC related question during an internal and external audit.
• Maintain QC equipment to ensure accurate analysis, ensure calibration schedule is implemented.
• Update QC test methods when necessary
• Assist with information required for Monthly QC monthly Report

Deadline:30th Janaury,2026