Controller: Quality Control

Premier FMCG (Pty) Ltd; Paarl; On-site; ZAR 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Premier FMCG (Pty) Ltd in Paarl is seeking a Quality Assurance professional to ensure products and processes meet GMP, HACCP, and regulatory requirements. You will monitor hygiene, inspect materials, and verify traceability throughout production.

Join a hands-on team focused on food safety, process control, and continuous improvement, with responsibilities spanning documentation, audits, and staff training to uphold high quality standards.

Qualifications

• Matric / Grade 12.
• 2+ years in the Food or Beverage industry with emphasis on hygiene audits.
• Computer literacy (MS Office: Excel/Outlook).
• GMP, HACCP familiarity; WW Code of Practice advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Monitor hygiene standards, GMP compliance, and cleaning activities.
• Receive and inspect raw materials, including milk components.
• Verify product identification, traceability and compliance with safety standards.
• Collect and evaluate microbiological and product samples for QA.
• Review process documentation and ensure accuracy of sheets and records.
• Assist with staff training on quality and safety procedures.

Skills

GMP

HACCP

Auditing

Analytical

Attention to detail

Education

Matric / Grade 12

Tools

Microsoft Office

Excel

Outlook

Job description

About Premier FMCG

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.

Job Purpose

To ensure that all products and processes comply with the company's food safety, quality, and regulatory requirements through effective monitoring, inspection, testing, documentation, and verification activities. The role supports the maintenance of GMP and hygiene standards, product traceability, process control, and continuous improvement initiatives while ensuring compliance with company policies, health and safety standards, and quality objectives

Key Responsibilities

• Monitor hygiene standards, GMP compliance, and deep-cleaning activities throughout the factory.
• Receive and inspect raw materials, including raw milk receiving, testing, and release of components.
• Verify product identification, traceability, and compliance with food safety and quality requirements.
• Collect and evaluate microbiological, in-process, and final product samples for quality assessment
• Monitor production processes, temperatures, check weights, and potential foreign object contamination.
• Perform scale verifications, routine calibrations, and maintain accurate daily, weekly, and monthly records.
• Review and verify process documentation to ensure recipes, procedures, and process sheets are correctly completed.
• Conduct WIP (Work-in-Progress) and final product assessments, reporting any non-conformances identified.
• Communicate quality, food safety, and process issues to Supervisors, Foremen, Technologists, and Managers, and assist with staff training where required.
• Adhere to company policies, food safety and quality objectives, health and safety standards, and perform ad hoc duties as assigned by Management.

Experience and Qualifications

• Matric / Grade 12
• Experience - At least 2 years in the Food or Beverage Industry with specific focus on hygiene and housekeeping audits would be advantageous.
• Computer literacy (Microsoft Office/Excel/Outlook)
• GMP, HACCP and WW Code of Practice would be advantageous.

Skills and Competencies

• Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP)
• HACCP
• FSSC 22000 and related technical standards
• South African regulations
• SEDEX code of practice
• Woolworths Code of Practice
• Sensory evaluation
• Auditing
• Performing quality assurance tasks
• Accepting or rejecting work-in-progress and final products
• Good written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to work under pressure
• Excellent sensory evaluation skills
• Ability to multitask, be detail orientated and accurate.
• Assertive
• Analytical
• Team player

Diversity & Inclusion

Premier FMCG is an equal opportunity employer. We encourage applications from all qualified individuals, including people living with disabilities. By applying, you consent to the processing of your personal information in line with the Protection of Personal Information Act (POPI Act) for recruitment purposes.

Closing date: 02 October 2026