Amanzimtoti: FOOD SAFTEY CORDINATOR posted by BevCo

About the Role

The Food Safety Coordinator will be responsible for specialist outputs, as well as initiating quality standards within defined work routines and policies. They will lead the site’s Food Safety Team in maintaining the safety and quality of products, managing food safety programs, conducting regular audits, and ensuring compliance with relevant food safety regulations.

Key Responsibilities

• Appointed Food Safety Team Leader
• Continuous monitoring and improvement to the Food Safety Management System (FSMS)
• Coordinating Food Safety Meetings
• Responsible for enforcing Change Management Controls wrt Food Safety
• Ensuring that the team receives all updated FS materials and training
• Annual Food Safety Management Review
• Trigger point Review in response to Change Management
• Updating of the document control register
• Generating and distributing corrective action reports
• Quarterly Verification of Objectives
• Verification of OPRP records
• Pest Control records and trends

• Plans and coordinates internal audits
• Self-inspections
• Assists QM and Represents TBC during external/3^rd party audits
• Raise and manage internal and external audit findings, corrective actions and verification
• Ensure the management of the CCPs and or OPRP’s, report any failures and take necessary corrective action in consultation with Quality Manager and GM
• Ensure compliance to all regulatory and customer food safety mandates/ requirements in consultation with QM

• Responsible for Internal Pest Management for both plant and DC
• Internally appointed Pest Control Officer
• Monitoring of pest activities, updating sighting logs, creating trends

• Inspection of Plant Hygiene Units are in working order and stocked up with cleaning and sanitising chemicals
• Conducts Plant Cleaning Inspections against the Master Cleaning Schedule and verifies efficacy of cleaning done by the cleaners
• Conducts Glass Inspections
• Foreign body Inspections
• Conducts Inspections of the grounds and facilities
• Ladders and Eye wash Station
• AIB Inspections
• Ensure compliance to the Food Safety Mandates
• Ensures Filter and Strainer Integrity is managed

• Facilitates Internal Food Safety Training
• Facilitates Food Box Talk with Operations staff
• Responsible for completing multiple mandatory food safety reviews – HACCP review, TACCP and VACCP review, FSMS Review, PRP Policy Review, FS Policy Review,
• Manages the Laundry Program
• Manages the visitor and contractor code of conduct

Requirements

• Grade 12 / Matric
• Minimum Food Technology, Biotechnology, relevant food safety certifications (HACCP, FSSC, Internal Auditing)
• Upto 3 years’ experience (Operational Execution) Technical, FMCG, internal and 3^rd party audit
• Basic MS Excel; MS Word; E Mail

Qualifications