Food Safety Controller required for meat and frozen food wholesaler and retailer. Must be able to consume and work with pork products. The purpose of this position is to make use of chemistry, microbiology, engineering, and other sciences to study the principles underlying the processing and deterioration of foods; analyze food content to determine levels of vitamins, fat, sugar, and protein; discover new food sources; research ways to make processed foods safe, palatable, and healthful; and apply food science knowledge to determine best ways to process, package, preserve, store, and distribute food.

The successful applicant will also be responsible for raw material quality control, raw material batch code records, raw material to finished good traceability, batch control over dry blends, quality testing of dry blends, cutting specifications, packing to mass deviation limits, product flow and innovative product development. The incumbent will also be responsible to coordinate the HACCP plan and administer the full spectrum thereof. Responsibility of pest control, wastage removal, hygiene and sanitation and on-line quality control related tasks.

Minimum Requirements and Qualifications :

Previous meat and cold/frozen food experience
A National Diploma in Food Technology
Sound knowledge of the relevant Governmental Acts and regulations
HACCP Knowledge
HACCP Legislation knowledge and how to apply for the HACCP certification
Excellent interpersonal, oral and written communications skills
Own reliable transport with minimum code 8 license without endorsements
This position will require the incumbent to execute shift work on a rotational basis

Salary offered: R15 – R18k pm ctc.