LOCATION: Cullinan (Pretoria) Boekenhout
SALARY: 35-30K
INDUSTRY: Red Meat
COMMENCEMENT: ASAP

Key technical representative for Cavalier Group. Responsible for the development, implementation, verification, monitoring, reporting and improvement of the technical Cavalier Quality Management System within the various group sites - including raw material, manufacturing process and final product control, technical trials and technical customer liaison.

REQUIREMENTS:
• Must have own transport
• Must live near Cullinan
• Degree in Foods Science (non-negotiable)
• Post-graduate degree in a Related field (preferred)
• FMCG industry experience
• Technical: 5 years
• Supervisory 3 – 5

Team Management
• Manage and coordinate the technical product and process control teams and their required functions at the various company sites, including Halaal Retail and Wholesale, Biltong, Non-Halaal, Abattoirs and Butchery Counters
• Advise and strategically assist line manager
• Supervise, manage and control subordinates and their activities to ensure targets are met.
• Supervise time and attendance of direct subordinates.
• Ensure disciplinary procedures are applied adequately.
• Assure stable employee relations by managing conflict and creating a positive and performing working environment.

Technical Relationships
• Build and maintain a technical relationship with all customers
• Liaise and feedback on all client enquiries within 48 hours or as specified
• Represent Cavalier or ensure representatives are available at the various sites for plant walk-throughs.
• Build good relationships and trust between Cavalier sites and departments while ensuring a zero tolerance to non-conformances in the aim to grow a Quality Culture within Cavalier.

Product and Process Control
• Establish and improve product and process control procedures and other systems tools, ensuring continues compliance to customer and regulatory requirements with practical consideration.
• Complete technical aspects of new/trial product roll-out, formalize specifications and implement its manufacturing at the different production sites.
• Conduct and/or commission risk assessments and design/implement adequate control measures for all product and manufacturing processes.
• Verify production processes with regards to customer specifications and ensure compliance by operational departments.
• Maintain a zero tolerance to customer complaints, oversee complaint investigations and monitoring.
• Schedule, commission and monitor micro sampling of all raw material and final products.
• Improve and enforce procedures and controls to prevent cross-contamination (physical, micro and allergen).
• Verify and maintain product and process related quality records and monitoring.
• Oversee compliance of product and process control equipment.
• Ongoing training of staff.

Quality Management Systems Implementation
• Plan, represent and/or ensure adequate representation of Cavalier during product and process control related audits at the various sites, i.e. WW Hygiene and/or Process Control Audits, SAMIC FR Audits etc.
• Improve, implement and verify best practices continuously at the various sites.
• Ensure all sites are always prepared for External Audits.
• Commission Internal audits to ensure compliance to the requirements

SHEQ
• Maintain product and process quality and hygiene standards at all times.
• Ensure acceptable personal hygiene of all staff at all times.
• Ensure correct use of PPE at all times.
• All duties should be performed according to the Cavalier group Occupational Health and Safety guidelines and procedures.

Functional Competencies
Accuracy
Detail Focus
Computer literate
Report writing skills
Conscientiousness
Work unsupervised
Commercial Aptitude

Personal Competencies
Integrity & Trust
Priority Setting
Customer Focus
Planning