Food Science jobs in South Africa

Join our Global Food Safety & Quality Team at Campden BRI, who deliver high‑impact consultancy services to clients across the food industry. This role blends technical excellence with client‑facing delivery, offering a dynamic mix of research, training, and strategic support.

• Planning and execution of technical delivery as guided by your line manager or others within the team, ability to plan and manage your own time to meet deadlines.
• Responding to direct technical enquiries with support as appropriate using retrieved from relevant sources.
• Provision of consultancy and performing site audits/pre‑audits.
• Present training materials as the lead tutor or support tutor, as relevant, on both scheduled and client‑specific courses.
• Design and develop training course materials.
• Interpretation of results and preparation of client reports to agreed standards.
• Through implementation of business development strategies, stimulate areas of contract, training, and research in line with the focus area of the job.
• Preparing project proposals and tenders for clients to a level agreed with the line manager.
• Performing internal audits of the FMT Department and site as required.

• A graduate in a relevant scientific subject or equivalent (e.g., experience).
• A technical knowledge of the food industry (science and technology) across multiple sectors.
• Proven experience in a technical or quality management role within food manufacturing or food legislation enforcement.
• Practical experience of at least one industrial food safety management standard.
• Formal qualification in HACCP, Level 4.
• At least three years’ experience of food allergy management and its role in the wider context of food production (e.g., alignment with HACCP).
• An understanding of allergen analysis, specifically using ELISA and DNA‑based methods.
• Knowledge of mass spectrometry techniques.
• An understanding of scientific regulatory affairs as it relates to food allergens within the UK/EU regulatory paradigms.
• Practical experience and trained in auditing.
• Training experience at least Train the Trainer level.
• Good verbal and broader communication skills to support business development, training and consultancy offerings.
• Effective project and time management skills assuring effective delivery and compliance with business practices.
• Full UK/EU driving licence.

• Hybrid working.
• Reward platform.
• Employee discounts and rewards.
• 25 days holiday + 8 bank holidays.
• Buy and sell holiday scheme.
• Generous pension scheme, with company contributions matched up to 10%.
• Culture focus around work/life balance (early finish Fridays).
• Subsidised onsite restaurant.
• £34,000‑£42,000 pa based on experience.
• We are currently unable to offer visa sponsorship for this role.