Quality Assurance Technologist (Centurion)

Company:
RCL Foods

Functions:
SHEQ

Job Type Classification:
Permanent

Location - Town / City:
Centurion

Job Description:
RCL FOODS is a deeply rooted South African food manufacturer that produces some of the country’s most-loved brands, including Yum Yum peanut butter, Nola mayonnaise, Ouma rusks, and Selati sugar, just to name a few. At the heart of our culture and strategy is our Purpose – WE GROW WHAT MATTERS – which reflects our belief in collectively doing that little more to create a positive impact that truly matters. Visit our website: www.rclfoods.com Our Talent Team is on the hunt for a Quality Assurance Technologist for our Baking Division . The role will be based in Centurion and will report into the Senior QAT . The QAT will be responsible for providing quality assurance and control support to the processing plant, ensuring adherence to product and process specifications. The role supports hygiene, housekeeping, and compliance with Total Integrated Management Systems (TIMS), contributing to operational excellence and food safety.

Minimum Requirements:
A 3-year qualification, Diploma or Degree in Food Technology/Microbiology/Biotechnology or related. Minimum of 3 years’ experience in Quality Control/Assurance or a similar capacity. Minimum of 3 years’ experience in an FMCG/food processing environment. Skills: Analysing information to make informed decisions. Providing guidance and feedback to improve performance. Exposure to either retailers or foodservice customers. Focusing on achieving results and driving performance. Developing and implementing solutions to problems. Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

Duties & Responsibilities:
Hygiene & Pest Control: Conducting daily cleaning verification inspections. Identify GMP training needs and liaise with training officers. Verify documentation and practices against hygiene requirements. Report daily pest sightings to the Senior QAT and Pest Control Company. Responsible for post fogging inspection and count with PCO (QAT’s can alternate). Quality Control: Coordinate raw material inspections against specifications. Provide expertise to quality controllers and operations teams. Analyse daily QC statistics and initiate corrective actions. Conduct ad hoc tests for packaging and product integrity. Support national QA team with data and documentation. Quality Assurance: Verify calibration and testing equipment checks. Manage product micro programme and analyse results. Verify QC practices through ad hoc testing. Assist with maintaining TIMS data and specifications. Support process control through statistical analysis. Raising NCR with supplier for packaging and raw material non-conformities Managing purchase orders for micro and analytical testing Daily investigation and feedback on customer complaints and trending Managing quality controllers time sheets, leaves, scheduling of overtime on weekend and absentees. Managing quality controllers and carrying disciplinary process when required Conduct schedule traceability and mock recall Communication and Reporting: Report audit results to QA systems technologist and processing. Communicate performance metrics to QA Manager. Provide audit data for internal and external reviews. Support R&D trials and shelf-life verification. Liaise with cross-functional teams for QA improvements. #LI-JP1