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The ideal candidate would be responsible for:

• Management of the Quality Technical Department on processing level and constantly striving to improve results.
• Adherence to food safety.
• Compliance to product quality and KPI’s.
• Assist and facilitate internal and external certification and customer audits.
• Ensure compliance with customer specific requirements.
• Assist to investigate customer complaints.
• Assist with conducting mock recalls.
• Root cause analysis of non-conformances and implementation of preventative actions.
• Analysis of data trending and action thereof.
• Animal Welfare monitoring and Conducting trials for NPD.
• System and equipment verification activities and Allergen Management.
• Conduct daily facility inspections and report to Quality Manager.
• Assist with new product development.
• Coordinate change management with new processes, equipment and/or products.
• Verify compliance to process flows and parameters conduct process validations.
• Review of product specifications prior to management approval.
• Alignment of process checks with process procedures.
• Maintaining and implementing 20 keys principles including Health and Safety of the

The successful candidate must meet the following requirements:

• A tertiary qualification in Animal Science, Microbiology, Food Technology or Quality Assurance together with 5 years management/supervisory experience in Food environment.
• It is essential that the candidate have a passion for implementing 20 keys.
• Poultry Meat Inspector training will be an added advantage.
• Experience in customer requirements such as PnP, YUM, McDonalds and Nando’s will be added advantage.
• Experience with FSSC 22000 as well as Laboratory standards ISO 17025.
• Experience with Animal Welfare standards.
• Ideally, 5-8 years Management experience and must be able to work with a large and diverse workforce.
• Must be proactive, have good management, communication and interpersonal skills, problem solving and planning skills.
• Must be self-motivated and have the ability to work under pressure.
• Must be prepared to work shifts, overtime and weekends when required to.
• Willing to travel when required.

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