Our Talent Team is on the hunt for a Quality Assurance Technologist for their Baking Division. The role will be based in Rustenburg and will report into the QA Food Safety Manager.
\n\tThe incumbent will be responsible to manage the daily activities of the Sunbake Rustenburg QA Department, to support the achievement of agreed Quality and Food Safety goals and objectives. Enforce compliance to company policies and procedures relevant to the maintenance of Third Party and Customer Standards. To ensure that all purchase orders and invoices are handled to ensure on-time payment to suppliers and external labs. The QAT will be expected to act as a Senior QAT when required.<\/p>\n
Minimum Requirements\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0<\/p>\n
\tSc. Consumer Science\/ Food Science\/ B.Tech. Food Technology.
\n\tMust have experience in ISO 22000 implementation\/ FSSC 22000.
\n\tMust have minimum 3 years + Food Safety, Quality and QA experience.
\n\tMust have experience as Lead Auditor.
\n\tComputer literate.
\n\tLegislative process experience required.
\n\tExperience with ISO 22000, FSSC 22000, QMS and HACCP programs.
\n\tWilling and capable of learning new skills.
\n\tProven knowledge and experience of scientific testing techniques.
\n\tAbility to interpret results of analytical and microbiological testing.<\/p>\n
Duties & Responsibilities\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0<\/p>\n
\tManage all activities related to Quality and Food Safety at Sunbake Rustenburg Site.
\n\tImplementation and maintenance of FSSC 22000.
\n\tImplement and maintenance of a Quality Management Systems.
\n\tImplementation and maintenance of customer requirements.
\n\tManaging of suppliers.
\n\tManaging external service providers (Pest Control, Cleaning, PPE, etc).
\n\tEnsure final product quality and safety standards are adhered to.
\n\tPositive release of final products.
\n\tManaging Food Safety Team.
\n\tConducting Food Safety and Management review meetings.
\n\tEnsure all labour, testing, consumable and equipment maintenance costs remain within budget.
\n\tEffective control of non-conforming product.
\n\tManage daily activity of direct reports but not restricted to: task assignment, holiday scheduling, initial approval of overtime, purchasing, efficient deployment of resources and initial contact for disciplinary issues.
\n\tManage the training, development and performance of direct reports.<\/p>\n
Quality Assurance:<\/p>\n
\tTo implement and maintain relevant Quality Management systems, including customer requirements. To manage all activities related to QMS, Customer requirements and relevant interested third party.
\n\tTo manage all activities related to releasing of final and raw products., e.g. QC tests and external testing.
\n\tTo identify relevant national legislations relevant to Sunbake Bushbuckridge and implement effectively.
\n\tEnsure the implementation and application of the appropriate policies, procedures, test methods (including GLP, PRP\u2019S, QMS) to achieve and maintain third party and customer standards
\n\tTo drive activities related to resolving the non-conformance issues to support the reduction of Inventory costs.
\n\tTo provide Laboratory expertise and technical support to resolve customer complaints and implement corrective actions to prevent re-occurrence.
\n\tManage the internal\/external sampling and testing of materials in accordance with test plans.
\n\tManage purchasing of laboratory consumables and ensure invoices are processed in a timely manner, in accordance with budgetary constraints.
\n\tMaintain appropriate information systems (QA Databases, SHERQX, test plans, methods and procedures, calibrations) to ensure compliance to regulatory, customer and third-party requirements.<\/p>\n
Food Safety:<\/p>\n
\tImplement and maintain Food Safety systems based on FSSC 22000, Customer requirements.
\n\tIdentify relevant food safety team members and appoint them.
\n\tManage the training needs of Food Safety Team Members.
\n\tTo conduct monthly food safety and annual management review meetings. To ensure minutes are kept of these activities.
\n\tManage customer complaints by means of investigations to prevent the re-occurrence.
\n\tManager internal corrective action process to prevent the re-occurrence.
\n\tImplement and manage relevant PRP\u2019s (Pest Control, Cleaning and Sanitation, GMP, etc).
\n\tConduct supplier audits when required.
\n\tConduct monthly food safety audits and assist the relevant departments to implement effective corrective actions.
\n\tManage all food safety related audits (external and internal), always ensure compliance to standards.<\/p>\n
Deadline:4th May,2026<\/p>\n
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