Employer Description

My client operates a world-class food-ingredients milling and blending service for its customers nationally

Job Description

The successsful applicant will be responsible for the following:

• Perform Verification and validation activities related to Laboratory standards (eg. procedure validations).
• Ongoing support to technical laboratory staff related to daily problem solving of product/production related issues.
• Adhering to food safety requirements as laid down by the company and the company’s Food Safety Certification Standards
• Support to QA Manager (QA Head of Department).
• Reporting writing and Presentation of progress on projects to management.
• Focus on problem solving of food ingredient / food production issues
• Have a deep knowledge of and insight into food chemistry.
• Responsible for leading Projects to the successful completion thereof within set time frames.
• Coordinate and conduct training for internal employees and upgrade older procedures as required.
• Daily administrative tasks related to the job portfolio
• Daily Filing of testing and food safety required paperwork

Qualifications

• Matric
• B Tech Chemistry with Microbiology or BSc with Chemistry / Biochemistry with Microbiology  or Equivalent

Skills

• Food processing / production
• Leading of projects especially in the subject of Chemistry
• Good knowledge of laboratory equipment and interpretation of results obtained from HPLC, LC-MS, NIR and similar scientific testing equipment.
• Team Player
• 10 years managerial experience

Salary / Package

R800k (CTC) Neg on Experience

Benefits

• Provident Fund
• Medical Aid
• Group Life