Quality & Food Safety Executive

2 weeks ago


Centurion, Gauteng, South Africa RCL FOODS Careers Full time
To develop, implement and maintain Quality and Food Safety policies and systems according to best practise and legislative requirements

  • To ensure customer quality and food safety requirements are adhered to
  • Manage internal audit and compliance to internal RCL policies and practises from a QA, FS & Technical Innovation
  • Ensure key customer engagement and relationships are managed effectively

Duties & Responsibilities:

Food Safety Systems

  • Maintain and enhance current Food Safety systems to ensure compliance to internal specifications and legal requirements
  • Constantly investigate developments in Food Safety trends locally and abroad and proactively implement or adapt processes or systems to ensure world class standards
  • Maintain FSSC 22000 certification is and successfully audited annually
  • Ensure the WW IBL system is maintained, and sites achieve "Green" Status
  • Drive excellence in Food Safety across all sites: Complaint management, NCR management and trending
  • Develop CAPEX budgets related to Food Safety
  • Develop and manage the operating budget for the FS function

Technical Innovation

  • Lead technical innovation in the facilities to drive improved quality and process efficiencies
  • Collaborate with RCL teams and WW to identify technical challenges in factory and drive solutions to resolve
  • Lead research into fit for purpose equipment and ingredients that can enhance product quality and resolve challenges
  • Investigate and drive new in factory development by researching international trends
  • Build relationships with external suppliers to assist in improving in factory process
  • Assist with commissioning of new equipment and ensuring that optimal use and quality is achieved
  • Constantly investigate developments in Food Safety trends locally and abroad and proactively implement or adapt processes or systems to ensure world class standards

Leadership

  • Lead the Quality and Food Safety teams to meet the strategic goals of RCL Foods
  • Work together with the Speciality Executive Team to develop strategic goals and targets for Quality and Food Safety & technical innovation
  • Ensure Quality and Food Safety teams are motivated and engaged to drive the culture and compliance expected of the function
  • Ensure the Quality and Food Safety teams are resourced and trained to meet the strategic goals of the division
  • Be confident in presenting and reporting on the Quality and Food Safety function to the Executive and to the RCL SHERQ group function Executive
  • Ensure there is a strong succession plan in place to ensure sustainability and business continuity
  • Develop and implement the best QA/FS structure
  • Lead customer discussions in regard to quality and food safety related issues including Woolworths

Customer and Stakeholder Engagement

  • Essential to develop and maintain customer relationships at the appropriate level of seniority
  • Woolworths customer engagement is critical to ensure clear communication and reporting lines
  • Key cross functional relationships to be developed and maintained within RCL Foods
  • Develop and maintain relationships with key suppliers together with RCL Group Sourcing
  • Represent RCL Foods on various industry forums and with government bodies when required

Cost Management

  • Ensure the QA/FS function is managed effectively from an operating cost perspective. This includes laboratory costs, manpower costs, product and raw material testing costs, root cause analysis costs and complaint analysis costs
  • Effective CAPEX budgeting
  • Ensure the laboratory is managed and equipment is maintained

KPI's

  • FSSC 22000 certified across all plants with mínimal findings
  • IBL "Green" audit scores at all Specialty sites
  • Laboratory proficiency scores maintained
  • Costs within BP
  • QC and FS teams resourced correctly and trained
  • Reporting accurate and relevant
  • Customer complaints trending inline with business expectations

Minimum Requirements:

  • Degree in Food Science or Technology
  • 10year experience in managing Quality and Food Safety Systems (FSSC 22000, IBL, BRC etc).
  • Systems Auditing experience.
  • Customer management experience
  • Baking and or flour related knowledge
  • High risk & perishable/short shelflife product experience
  • MS Office

Leadership Standards

  • Provide inspirational leadership
  • Create a culture of execution
  • Display business insight and innovate
  • Develop customer service obsession
  • Develop commitment through engagement

Knowledge

  • Business principles
  • Quality Systems
  • Food Safety Systems
  • WW IBL system and other related systems
  • Legal requirements (labelling, APS and related regulations, DOH regulations)

Skills

  • Planning and organisation
  • Leadership standards
  • Integrity
  • Computer literacy (MS Office and SAP)
  • Verbal and written communication
  • Report writing
  • Interpersonal
  • Logical thinking
  • Innovative thinking
  • Problem solving
  • Decisionmaking
  • Analytical and evaluative thinking


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