Food Safety Coordinator

Position: Food Safety Coordinator
Location: Epping, Cape Town.
Reporting to: Quality Assurance Manager

Position Summary:

We are looking for a Food Safety Coordinator who will be responsible for assisting the Quality Assurance Manager in ensuring that the company is compliant with food and safety regulatory requirements as well as standards. By following all food safety rules, guidelines, and law as mandated by the government.

Job Purpose:

This individual will be responsible for overseeing all aspects of the company's food safety programs, ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements and industry best practices.

Key Duties/Responsibilities:

1. Effectively monitor and improve the Food Safety Management System
2. Conduct food safety audits and food safety inspections
3. Update and maintain systems registers, records, and documentation
4. Maintain good manufacturing practices, product specifications, supplier certificates, etc.
5. Keep record of weekly follow-up on good manufacturing practices (GMP) inspections
6. Arrange food safety and sustainability meetings in collaboration with the QA manager
7. Keeping updated records of local and international related acts, regulations, and standards to ensure compliance
8. Administer the Supply Management System concerning Food Safety; and collaboration with Health & Safety and Finance
9. Administer the Corrective and Preventative Action System and do regular follow-ups
10. Conduct internal and external supplier audits
11. Assisting with preparation for customer audits
12. Respond to customer enquiries
13. Assist QA Manager in implementing and overseeing a comprehensive sanitation/hygiene validation program
14. Training programme of food safety regulations
15. Oversee and assist QA Manager in conducting all applicable training to employees on food safety regulations and processes
16. Assist with Export Documentation (Packing list, Health Certificates, etc.)
17. Assist our customers with their visitation of our operations
18. Conduct Food Safety investigations and recommend corrective actions
19. Assist with new product development
20. Assist with maintaining company procedures and policies

Required Qualifications and Experience:

Degree in Food Science or a closely related field.
Minimum of 1 year experience in a food safety role,
In-depth knowledge of food safety legislation relevant to South Africa.

Required Skills and Knowledge:

Should you meet the requirements and would like to apply, please share your CV on Careers@numeral.co.za, and we will review your application. If no response has been received within 2 weeks of your application, please consider it unsuccessful.