ONLY SA CITIZENS NEED APPLY.

STRICT SCREENING IN TERMS OF REQUIREMENTS WILL BE ADHERED TO. ONLY APPLICATIONS WITH THE BELOW EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS WILL BE CONSIDERED.

Our client, the leading producer, packaging and distributer of fresh produce for the retail market operating according to the most stringent quality standards regarding the below products include but are not limited to:

Lettuces – various kinds and varieties, Cabbage, Cauliflower, Broccoli, Peppers – variety, Tomatoes,
Rosa tomatoes, Spinach – Swiss chard, young and Baby spinach, Chillies – variety, Herbs eg. Basil
Carrots etc.

Are seeking a Quality Assurance Manager who will be responsible for total quality management and quality assurance for the growing and a pack house consisting of low care, medium care and high care facilities. Quality standards are regulated by IBL audits, Farming For the Future (FFF), HACCP, ISO 22000, Global GAP and Sedex ethical audits. The quality manager has to ensure that the organisation remains accredited and are constantly prepared to pass any audit.

EXPERIENCE / SKILLS REQUIRED:

Driver's licence and own vehicle
A relevant tertiary qualification is required
Preferably 5 years industry related experience in a similar post
Extensive SHE knowledge and experience
Management of self and sound interpersonal skills
EXCEPTIONAL RESILIENCE TO PRESSURE
Providing direction to large team of staff
Facilitating change where necessary in a change adverse environment
Supervision and management of large team experience
Fresh produce and materials handling
Production and Production Planning
Lay out and flow dynamics of pack house
Client requirements and client service
Basic food safety
Quality control
Packing methodology and cold chain disciplines knowledge & experience

PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES:
ABLE TO WORK MONDAY – SATURDAY
ABLE TO WORK LONG HOURS
Assertive
Highly resilient
Motivated
Positive
Hard Working
Dedicated
Open
Honest

Job Duties:

Good Manufacturing Practices
Maintain procedures relating to food safety, hygiene, shelf life, visual appearance of produce
and presentation on the shelf
Hygiene of employees, visitors and contractors and hygiene audits.
Cold chain disciplines
Cleaning procedures and standards
Rodent, insect, bird, foreign body and glass control
Train employees in GMP’s.
Product flows including QC checks
Correct start-up, lunch time and shutdown procedures
Post-harvest chemicals/ treatments.

Management of people:

Management of people in line with company procedures and legal prescribes.
Setting, monitoring and ensuring meeting of targets.
Managing of overtime, leave and sick leave to ensure legal compliance.

Quality Assurance:

Intake-, On-line- and dispatch QA , Shelf life samples, Store visits to check quality and
traceability

Audits:

Customer Food Safety and Hygiene, Global GAP, ISO 22 000, Sedex, HACCP, FFF etc.
Traceability- Nursery, through farm to container tags through to final product. Including packaging
Ethical audits
All IBL audits (1 day, 2 day and ethical)

Maintenance:

Planned maintenance program, supervising repairs and maintenance
Refrigeration, Low Risk, High Risk, vacuum cooler
Lights
Clean water
Waste water
Packing lines, conveyors and structures
Building structure & fabric
Generator
Ablutions
Truck and truck refrigeration services and maintenance

Waste disposal:

Solids and wash water

Interfacing with customers:

Customer complaints: investigate and reply to customers
Trending: Manage the system that keeps record of all customer complaints, RTM’s and other quality related complaints, and analyse to show trends.
Take corrective actions to minimise complaints.

GENERAL RESPONSIBILITIES:
Stock control – accurate stock counts, neat, logical and tidy storage of:
Packaging material (In Quality Store)
Chemicals
Labeling material
Client promotions
Liaison with major retail customer distribution centres regarding offloading slots, equipment and equipment counts.
Ensuring that loads depart on time.
Servicing of and communication to various customers
Supervise drivers

Package: Market related TCTC commensurate with experience and qualifications.

Should you not have received a response to your application within two weeks of submitting your CV, please consider your application unsuccessful. Your CV will be kept on file for any further suitable positions.