Quality Assurance Technician - Polokwane, South Africa - Coca-Cola Beverages Africa

Coca-Cola Beverages Africa

Verified Company

Polokwane, South Africa

6 days ago

Posted by:

Thabo Mthembu

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Description

Key Purpose

To manage and maintain the compliance of food safety and environmental systems, ensuring product quality from receipt of raw materials to final product production.

Accountable for governance of all quality controls in accordance to the company standards.

Key Duties & Responsibilities:

Reporting and governance

Ensure governance and schedule compliance for allocated area.
Provide feedback on the governance and compliance reporting to Multi-Disciplinary Teams meeting.

Ensure Product and Package Quality meets legal, internal CCBA and Coca-Cola Requirements for allocated area

Ensure that Product and Package Quality standards are monitored and controlled according to legal, internal and Coca-Cola Requirements.
Ensure that ingredients and package quality is monitored and controlled to agreed standards for all internal products.
Implement Good Laboratory Practices in all laboratories on site (online, syrup room, water treatment)

Continuous improvement and Training

Provide coaching in order to supports the implementation of Quality at Source in the plant and develop Quality Assurance functionality.
Train and assess quality at source personnel on Quality and Food Safety standards and environment systems

Adherence to cost plans and costs for allocated area

Manage the allocated cost plans and adhere to quality budget.
Accountable to ensure adherence to budget for all equipment contracts.

Manage Human Resources and Drive Customer Service

Manage the development of staff competencies
Conduct risk assessments for allocated area.

Skills, Experience & Education:

A Minimum of National Diploma in Food Safety/Technology (Analytical chemistry or relevant science Diploma).
A Sc. or BTech in Science or Food Technology would be advantageous.
A minimum 5 years in Food Processing Plant and quality control related experience in a FMCG
Good process knowledge, preferably in a bottling environment
Must have completed CAP in current role
Good understanding of Quality Management Systems SHEQ systems
Sound knowledge of SPC (Statistical Process Control)

Competencies

Custumer Focus
Decision Quality
Dealing With Ambiguity
Action Oriented
Ethics and Values
Informing
Analytical thinking
Written Communications

General:
The advert has minimum requirements listed. Management reserves the right to use additional or relevant information as criteria for short-listing. Interested applicants, who meet the above employee specifications, should please apply.