Purpose of the job: To establish, maintain and ensure adherence to the Food Safety & Quality Standards as required in the facility at all times, and to manage all resources required to achieve this objective Job specifications and experience: Relevant Quality or similar qualification Min 3 years in a Quality Control role Fully bilingual (Afrikaans & English) Own transport Key responsibilities: Food Safety and Food Safety Systems: Ensure facility complies at all times with relevant audit standard. Take responsibility in terms of quality and legislative compliance for all for all products produced inside the facility. Coordinate all aspects of the laboratory and product testing Raise non-conformances (internal and for customer complaints) to address any issues relating to a deviation from the system, or relating to products manufactured that may be unsafe or consumption. Investigating root causes and implementing corrective and preventative action. Assist all representatives on a technical Food Quality level should it be required. Product Quality: Ensure that all products manufactured are of unfailing quality, as per product specifications and customer expectation. Ensure functionality of all final products are maintained as per their intended use (preservative levels, anti-oxidant levels, curing salt levels and product colour). Ensure procedures in the quality laboratory are followed to ensure products adhere to specification (Taste tests, SO2, nitrite tests, COA’s etc.). Investigate quality issues that arise and implement corrective and preventative actions Ensure that all raw materials conform to specification as per production and customer requirements. Ensure all external testing requirements are fulfilled. Other: Communicate and problem solve issues with customers, as well as with customers of other parts of the Exim Group. As per operational requirements, you may be required to perform ad hoc tasks from time to time. Oversee the operational projects until handover If you have not heard from us in two weeks’ after the closing date for application, please consider your application unsuccessful. Job Type: Full-time Pay: R7 500,00 - R8 000,00 per month Education: High School (matric) (Required) Language: Afrikaans and English (Required) Application Deadline: 2022/08/08