Group Compliance Officer - Cape Town, South Africa - The Recruiters

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Cape Town, South Africa

3 weeks ago

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Thabo Mthembu

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Description

Title:

GROUP COMPLIANCE OFFICER - FRESH PRODUCE:

Salary:

Entirely based on experience

Description:

With the group's head office in Paarl, our client is a producer, packer, processor, exporter and importer of fresh fruit and vegetables. Their operations are run by six companies countrywide, with each focusing on a specific and unique aspect of their business. We are recruiting for a Compliance Officer to establish and maintain the group's compliance framework, ensuring adherence to pertinent regulations and industry best practices.

Category:

Operations

General Requirements:

Brief description of Key Performance areas:
Develop, implement, and maintaining risk and compliance documents, policies, and procedures
Manage the compliance with applicable legislation, industry developments, and internal procedures
Perform desktop audits, collate and prepare reports and supporting data as required
Record keeping and other administrative functions within the department
Internal auditing
Be able to implement and maintain food safety and quality standards such as Good Manufacturing Practices for Food Safety, including HACCP, GLOBALGAP and Health and Safety standards
Create an efficient system for communication between internal and external clients
Identify legislative risks and improving compliance awareness through strategic risk identification, client engagement
Manage and keep up with export standards and ensure exports to markets go according to customer specifications and legal requirements.
Ensure that the ESMS standards are maintained and closely monitored for effective and positive results.
Perform any other workrelated duties and responsibilities that may be assigned from timetotime by management
Minimum skills and knowledge required:
Tertiary qualification in Agricultural or Food science
Minimum 25 years' work experience in Food safety systems and risk management
Knowledge and experience in Global GAP, SIZA, BRC, Farming for the Future, ESG etc. will be beneficial.
Familiar with local and international industry practices and professional standards
Auditing Background
Strong analytical skills

Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written

Detailoriented with strong organizational skills to manage due diligence activities and documentation.
Experience in office management systems and procedures.
Ability to work in a fastpaced environment, multitask, and prioritize workload.
Selfdisciplined and able to work independently and as part of a team, with a proactive and collaborative approach.
Flexibility to adapt to changing business needs and priorities
Location:
Cape Town

Consultant:

**Shelley Katz