DOCUMENT TECHNICIAN

SAB; South Africa; On-site; ZAR 240,000 - 320,000; Full time

Job summary

SAB Newlands Brewery is seeking a Document Technician to define, develop, and implement food safety and document management practices across the brewery. The role focuses on QA/QC, maintaining the Food Safety Management System, and driving quality improvement across packaging operations.

You will audit and train teams on HACCP, TACCP, VACCP and related standards, ensuring compliance and data integrity while working within a safety-conscious production environment.

Qualifications

• Advanced Diploma or Bachelor of Science in Chemistry and Microbiology or equivalent.
• 1–2 years in Laboratory, Brewing or Packaging operation.
• ISO22000 or FSSC Certification is required.

Responsibilities

• Quality Assurance and Quality Control in a brewery environment.
• Champion VPO and contribute to plant optimisation to deliver KPIs.
• Lead internal food safety audits and ensure non-conformance closure.
• Maintain site food safety management system and records integrity.
• Ensure equipment is maintained, calibrated and compliant with safety standards.
• Communicate findings and drive corrective actions with production teams.

Education

Advanced Diploma

Bachelor of Science in Chemistry and Microbiology

Tools

ISO 22000 / FSSC Certification

Job description

## DOCUMENT TECHNICIANApply: Newlands Brewery: Full time: Posted Today: End Date: October 17, 2026 (7 days left to apply): 30104676**Dreaming big is in our DNA. It’s who we are as a company. It’s our culture. It’s our heritage. And more than ever, it’s our future. A future where we’re always looking forward. Always serving up new ways to meet life’s moments. A future where we keep dreaming bigger. We look for people with passion, talent, and curiosity, and provide them with the teammates, resources and opportunities to unleash their full potential. The power we create together – when we combine your strengths with ours – is unstoppable. Are you ready to join a team that dreams as big as you do?**The **key purpose** of this role is to define, develop, and implement optimal brewery-wide food safety and document management, auditing, quality standards and work practices to ensure compliance with process and product specifications and management of records of deviations and nonconformance in a food and beverage manufacturing plant. **Key Roles and Responsibilities:** **Quality Assurance and Quality Control** * Responsible for personal safety andthe safety of others in his / her designated area* Operating, Calibrating and Maintaining equipment in packaging process areas according to VPO standards* Reviewing packaging quality performance against targets, addressing out of controls and process deviation using the VPO tools* Ensuring compliance to Food Safety Standard as described in the FS management system* Review and improve quality at source standard operating practices * Responsible for quality at source including training on and check the execution of standards by the operation executed by production teams * Verify compliance with daily routines as per agenda of routine execute daily schedule* Manage personal development plan **Voyager Plant Optimisation** * Champion VPO within the work area* Understand VPO pillars and apply it to the daily tasks* Action glidepath to help drive VPO means to deliver KPIs **Govern and Maintain Site Food Safety Management System** * Maintain food safety defence manual for site* Lead internal food safety audit planning and execution and non-conformance closure* Food safety standards are in place and well understood* Training and assess competency of personnel on food safety management system and practices* Verification of HACCP, TACCP and VACCP programs* Standardise food safety practices across teams, enabling audit readiness and product safety* Maintain legal requirements for the site* Management of site data integrity, control OD records and coordinate all site documentation **Maintenance of Equipment** * Verify food safety related equipment is maintained, calibrated and verified as per defined maintenance frequencies* Verify the competency of technicians responsible for management of Food Safety control instrumentation **Communication** * Actively participate in shift meetings, asking questions to test understanding and contributing suggestions. Making use of the action logs to record issues, problems and improvement opportunities * Make use of relevant communication media to stay informed and inform others of issues* Utilising VPO digital tools to improve understanding of process and standards* Required to escalate out-of-control processes to Food Safety Team Leader, Process Owners and Quality Personnel* Update and communicate the Quality Team LNA and Training bucket* Communicate audit gaps, Food Safety culture initiatives and action closure to Process Owners **Problem-Solving** * Ensure problem solving for all out-of-control processes using the VPO problem solving tools to resolve and record the issues* Ensure QFR and 5why are done timeously **Key Attributes and Competencies:** * Understanding of brewing & packaging process and environment* Assertive and analytical* Proactive* Proven leadership ability* Understanding of the principles and practices of manufacturing excellence **Minimum Requirements:** * Min Advanced Diploma or Bachelor of Science in Chemistry and Microbiology or equivalent* 1-2 Years in Laboratory, Brewing or Packaging operation* ISO22000 or FSSC Certification **Additional Information:** * **Band: X** SAB is an equal opportunity employer, and all appointments will be made in line with SAB employment equity plan and talent requirements. The advert has minimum requirements listed. Management reserves the right to use additional/ relevant information as criteria for short-listing.