Food Safety And Quality Assurance Manager

Alos Vacancies; Gauteng; On-site; ZAR 400 000 - 600 000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in Human Resources Services is seeking a Food Safety and Quality Assurance Manager. This mid-senior level role involves driving improvements in food safety and quality through audits, compliance monitoring, and training. The ideal candidate will have significant experience in food safety systems and strong leadership skills.

Qualifications

• At least 5 years as a Food Safety & Quality Assurance Manager.
• Experience implementing a GFSI Food Safety System.

Responsibilities

• Conducting internal audits on FSSC and IP Handling systems.
• Ensuring successful external audits by customers and certification bodies.
• Managing laboratory efficiency and quality monitoring.

Skills

Leadership

Problem Solving

Analytical

Report Writing

Customer Relationship Management

Education

Food Safety & Quality Assurance Management

Job description

Food Safety and Quality Assurance Manager

Vacancy: Food Safety and Quality Assurance Manager (FSQAM)

Application: Please apply with reference FSQAM.

This person also serves as the representative for Environmental Management. The role involves driving continuous improvement in food safety, quality, and environmental management through monitoring and auditing compliance to standards.

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

1. Conducting internal audits on systems such as FSSC and IP Handling, including report writing and implementing effective corrective actions, with feedback to management.
2. Ensuring successful external audits by customers and certification bodies to achieve certification and supplier approval.
3. Maintaining world-class hygiene practices in accordance with ISO standards.
4. Managing the laboratory's efficiency, including equipment maintenance, quality monitoring, record keeping, and statistical analysis.
5. Overseeing quality assurance and daily product reviews and reporting.
6. Performing sample analysis at external and internal labs, assessing Certificates of Analysis (COAs), and conducting trend analysis.
7. Liaising with customers regarding complaints, conducting root cause analysis, implementing corrective and preventive actions, and following up on their effectiveness, including graphing trends.
8. Providing training related to responsibilities.
9. Leading communication efforts through meetings and information sessions.
10. Generating statistics for each system aspect to measure performance against targets.
11. Preparing business review reports and other documentation for senior management evaluation.
12. Conducting internal audits on Environmental Management (ISO).

Skills & Qualifications:

• Experience implementing a GFSI Food Safety System and/or at least 5 years as a Food Safety & Quality Assurance Manager.
• Exceptional internal auditing skills for FSSC (or other GFSI systems).
• Experience with ISO audits is advantageous.
• Resilient and assertive personality.
• Ability to meet deadlines.
• Strong report writing skills.
• Investigative and analytical capabilities.
• Leadership and people management skills.
• Customer and service provider relationship management.
• Excellent problem-solving skills.

Additional Information:

• Seniority level: Mid-Senior level
• Employment type: Full-time
• Industries: Human Resources Services