Quality Control Lead – Food Manufacturing

EnableSA; Gqeberha; Presencial; ZAR 240.000 - 360.000; Tempo integral

Resumo da vaga

EnableSA in Port Elizabeth, South Africa is seeking an experienced Quality Control Supervisor to lead and develop a QC team within a fast-paced production environment focused on food safety and quality assurance.

The successful candidate will ensure compliance with HACCP and GMP, manage specifications, train junior staff, and drive continual improvements in quality control processes and product testing.

Qualificações

• Grade 12 (Matric).
• Qualification in Food Science, Food Technology, Microbiology, or a related field.
• Minimum 3 years’ experience in quality control within the food, dairy, or citrus industry.
• Strong knowledge of food safety regulations, HACCP, and GMP principles.

Responsabilidades

• Ensure all incoming recipes, raw materials, in-process, final product, and packaging material specifications are adhered to and met.
• Ensure CCP’s, OPRP’s and PRP’s are maintained.
• Ensure trimming, blending, ageing, filling, flavoring, freezing, canning, blanching, pasteurizing, coding and final product packaging material quality requirements are adhered to and met.
• Ensure all junior QC staff (including Line Inspectors, QC Lab Inspectors, QC Technicians, etc.) are adequately trained and assessed against predetermined standards.
• Report all non-conformances relating to product quality and equipment to the QC Manager and Production Manager.
• Assist production with root cause analysis, as well as corrective and preventative actions.
• Perform quality testing and inspections on raw materials, in-process products, and final products.
• Ensure full traceability of raw materials, in-process, and final products at all times.
• Monitor and minimize wastage of raw materials, in-process product, final product, and packaging.
• Identify and isolate products that do not meet specified quality standards.
• Manage and document rework processes in line with approved reworking plans.
• Collaborate with production to achieve planned targets.
• Ensure all QC records are completed accurately and signed off timeously.
• Coordinate and assist with product sampling and pilot trials.

Conhecimentos

Quality control

HACCP

GMP

Food safety

Root cause analysis

Formação

Food Science/Technology/Microbiology qualification

Descrição da vaga

EnableSA in Port Elizabeth, South Africa is seeking an experienced Quality Control Supervisor to lead and develop a QC team within a fast-paced production environment focused on food safety and quality assurance.

The successful candidate will ensure compliance with HACCP and GMP, manage specifications, train junior staff, and drive continual improvements in quality control processes and product testing.