Graduate: Food Safety
PREMIER FMCG (PTY) LTD · Johannesburg, Gauteng
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Premier FMCG is at the heart of South Africa’s FMCG industry, delivering trusted, iconic brands across our Bakery, Milling, Confectionery, Home & Personal Care and Culinary divisions. We are driven by innovation, collaboration, and a high-performance growth culture. We empower our people to strive for excellence ensuring that our products and people make a difference in the everyday lives of our consumers.
Duties & Responsibilities
What will you be doing?
We have an exciting learning opportunity for a Graduate: Food Safety, which will include exposure, understanding and application of the following:
- Assist with maintaining food safety certifications and audit requirements, including FSSC 22000, export accreditation, FSA, IBL, RSPO, and other regulatory standards.
- Participate in external audits and support the execution of internal food safety and quality audits.
- Maintain audit trackers and monitor compliance with Food Safety Management System requirements.
- Assist in reviewing, updating, and controlling food safety policies, procedures, forms, and related documentation.
- Support HACCP reviews, including hazard analyses, process flow diagrams, CCPs, OPRPs, and food safety risk assessments.
- Review CCP monitoring, verification, and validation records to ensure compliance with food safety standards.
- Coordinate food safety meetings, maintain records and minutes, and support continuous improvement initiatives.
- Manage document control processes, including master indexes, amendment registers, and distribution of updated food safety documentation.
Essential skills and competence
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Professional, enthusiastic, hardworking, well-organized and able to priorities
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
- Innovation / continuous improvements mindset
- A strong team player
- Sense of urgency / results orientated
- Respect for self and others.
- Learning aptitude
- Trustworthy and able to work with minimum supervision
Desired Experience & Qualification
- BSC Degree or National Diploma in Food Technology
- Have not registered previously with any SETA Programme
- Required to work a 5-day week & overtime as required.