Quality Assurance Manager Milling

Premier; Vereeniging; On-site; ZAR 300,000 - 400,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading food company in South Africa is seeking a candidate to provide technical food safety leadership, ensuring compliance with GFSI standards and enhancing product safety. Key responsibilities include conducting audits, managing food safety systems, and training staff on compliance. This role is crucial in maintaining the brand's integrity and operational excellence.

Responsibilities

• Ensure the site provides food-safe products by guiding implementation and maintaining GFSI compliance.
• Protect the brand by resolving consumer complaints through investigations and corrective actions.
• Drive operational excellence through quarterly and annual audits to verify compliance.
• Maintain certification through annual external audits.
• Manage food safety management systems in line with ISO / TS and ISO 22000.
• Promote food safety culture by training staff on compliance and best practices.

Job description

Job Purpose

To ensure Premier takes the lead in the milli by providing technical food safety leadership, advise, guidance and support services to remain compliant to the requirements for GFSI (Global Food Safety Initiative Standards), food safety, customer requirements and regulatory requirements.

Key Responsibilities

• Ensure the site provides food-safe products by guiding implementation, maintaining GFSI and regulatory compliance, and securing certifications for the
• Protect and strengthen the brand by resolving consumer complaints through NCR management, investigations, corrective actions, and process improvements.
• Drive operational excellence by conducting quarterly internal audits and annual site audits to verify compliance.
• Maintain certification through annual external audits with approved bodies.
• Manage and monitor food safety management systems in line with ISO / TS and ISO 22000 standards.
• Promote a food safety culture by training staff on compliance, standards, and best practices, while enhancing QA team competence through external and induction training.