Overview: Responsibilities:

• To manage the laboratory testing as well as the staff compliment in the laboratories to ensure that the daily/weekly/monthly plan is on target.
• To ensure the optimum utilisation of shift labour by effective labour planning and training and development of employees
• Micro analysis in house and manage external lab results.
• To follow up on daily NCRs and ensure that the correct process is followed as per procedure including the signing off of NCRs
• To track effectiveness of product holds by ensuring communication with relevant teams.
• To attend daily shift
• To ensure packaging quality is in place per shift: weigh control checks, packet quality assessment, case counts, date code checks during the shift.
• To sign off Lab calibration checks.
• Provide feedback monthly on training and support requirements.
• To manage Allergen changes
• To ensure food safety is maintained through CP and CCP verifications and audits.
• To ensure quality through auditing, investigations, troubleshooting, proposing corrective actions, and coordinating projects to foster continuous improvement.
• To ensure that AIB, food safety and quality standards are maintained throughout.
• The jobholder must ensure the achievement of PDR goals. (Key performance areas)
• To conduct job observations for improvement.
• To manage career development discussions.
• Compliance to PEM, Cleaning and sanitation program
• Consolidation of lab results

Qualifications: What will qualify you for the role

• Relevant degree or diploma
• Computer literate, MS Office.
• Communication and Leadership Skills
• Food Safety & Quality Systems
• Science and Technology expertise.
• FMCG Environment
• Quality Systems Management.
• Quality Information Management.
• Quality Assurance.
• Understanding of Manufacturing Quality Standards.
• Food Safety and Hygiene.
• Employee relations.
• Change management
• Integrity
• Participative Management
• Adaptability
• Excellence
• Delegation
• Verbal communication
• Attention to detail
• Escalation