Job Description

Job Advert Summary

Clover Gqeberha is seeking to employ a suitably qualified and experienced Quality Controller to ensure that no sub-standard product is sent into the market. The successful application must have experience in a food manufacturing facility, preferably dairy.

Minimum Requirements

BACHELORS DEGREE Relevant experience in applying job related concepts, techniques and processes at the required level People management experience Business English: Fluent Computer literacy (Advanced) Valid driver's licence

Duties and Responsibilities

Release raw material and final products

Develop quality control system, inspection test and release plan and sampling plan according to policy Identify and verify critical control point for specific products. Example: Packaging material integrity testing Verify that packaging and raw material COAs comply with Clover specification Test and release raw materials, interim products and packaging material according to specification

Control over non-conforming product

Quarantine all raw material, packaging material and product which is rejected and ensure it is not used in production Ensure rework product is removed from the distribution stores and allocated to rework Ensure rejected product that can't be reworked is removed from distribution store and destroyed or handled as per company policy Monitor consumer complaints and make recommendations with respect to withdrawal of product Ensure that product and process is traceable and do tractability exercises according to policy Report on activities, deviations and rejections

Handle complaints from consumers

Initiate incident investigations in co-operation with Quality Assurance and monitor the implementing of corrective actions Discuss all complaints at the regular quality team meetings and see to it that corrective action is taken in all instances where the cause of the complaint can be ascertained Monitor complaint trends and make recommendations according to pro-active action

Ensure control of change

Participate in HACCP and QACCP team Handle and manage concession applications of branch Participate actively in trials and verify that CCP's and critical parameters are reachable Control the packaging and the destination of the trial batches See that the modifications to processes, formulations and packaging are handled according to policy

Ensure measuring and verification

Set up of inspection test and release plans Implement and manage sensory panels as well as sensory evaluation for specific products Standardise measurements, measure points and reports Participate in management review meetings Coordinate internal quality control audits at the branch

Ensure that training of personnel involved with Quality Control

Train sensory personnel Train production personnel with regards to tests and sampling * Train internal auditors