Food Technologist
Phakisa Group · Centurion, Gauteng
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Start free — we apply for you →Purpose of the Role
- Maintenance of GMP and Food safety management systems in production plants in accordance with System and retailer requirements.
Key Responsibilities and Duties
- Control of Food safety records submitted by factories- Verification, signing & filing, including ordering of record forms/books.
- Participate actively in production and manage the Implementation of Procedures PRP's on the floor.
- Updating of records and Procedures as required and submit change request to the Snr QAT.
- Accompany regulatory inspectors Halaal, kosher, GDARD, Hygiene, and DAFF & participate in external audits as required.
- Compile monthly Food Safety meeting minutes.
- Assist in food safety and quality related nonconformance/customer complaints investigations and feedback to the Senior QAT.
- Monitoring the Supplier's Quality assurance.
- Conduct monthly GMP internal audits as per schedule.
- Conduct traceability studies.
- Ensure that the practices of the plants are in line with the Documented FSMS requirements.
- Ensure that all water supplies, products, drains, air, equipment's & hands are adequately tested as scheduled.
- Ensure that a universal system and product sampling procedure is in place for all raw materials and adherence to a standardized receiving procedure. Comparing COA's vs Specification.
- Ensure non-conforming material are recorded, documented, disposed of in an appropriate manner and analysed to identify and prevent recurring problems.
- Ensure that on-line cleaning and sanitation is effective and correct steps are followed when cleaning is undertaken in the plants.
Knowledge/Experience and Education
Qualifications
- National Diploma in Food Technology or equivalent qualification
- Internal Auditing Certificate
Experience
- Experience in the milling, extrusion, retorting, refinery and baking processes with specific reference to good manufacturing practices, HACCP and FSSC/ISO 22000.
Skills
- Working knowledge on MSOffice - Access.
- Good interpersonal and communication skills
- Must be multilingual English, Sepedi, Zulu
Competencies Required
- Good interpersonal and communication skills
- Must be multilingual English, Sepedi, Zulu
- Must be an assertive self-starter who can work independently and within a team
- Attention to details and accuracy.