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Technical Assistant (BSc / Quality / Food Technology)

Cape Winelands
Salary: Market Related
Job Type: Permanent
Sectors: Agriculture
Reference: SW006006/JM

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Employer: Helderberg Personnel cc

My client, a well established fruit exporter based in Paarl is seeking to employ a Technical Assistant to join their Quality team. The successful candidate will have a relevant tertiary qualification (BSc) or similar in Food Technology.

Duties:

Pre-season Planning:

Obtain customer specifications.
Implementation and communication of product specifications to producers.
Advise on technical aspects to farming units.
Updating chemical list from various countries and customers.
Advise on chemical sprays.
Management and building of customer and producer relationships.
Update variety information of producers
Obtain information of new varieties and advise producers accordingly

In-Season Responsibilities:

Pack house visits to ensure post-harvest quality.
Updating Commercial Manager on fruit quality on farms.
Email technical reports to customers.
Monitoring quality reports from customers.
Taking of chemical samples and monitoring results.
HACCP team member with the responsibility for food safety as required by the company IFS system
Monitor new variety trial blocks and advise producers where necessary

Post-Season:

Research and transfer of new technology to producers and customers.
Feedback to producers on quality.
Assist Citrus business unit with quality control
Attend technical seminars

Requirements:

Relevant tertiary qualification
Must be fully bilingual

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About Helderberg Personnel cc

Based in Somerset West, Helderberg Personnel was established in 1998. The company initially started doing placements in the Helderberg Basin and over the years expanded nationally. Our background has proved to be invaluable in providing a high standard of recruitment, screening, evaluation and placement of candidates.

Our Value proposition:
The true value proposition of the Helderberg Personnel brand is our commitment to attending to our clients’ needs, culture and values and to ensure that, through comprehensive interviews with candidates, the overall match is determined to ensure a long term relationship. The identity of the client remains confidential at all times. We understand that our function is to ensure that the candidate must become a strategic partner to a business instead of a mere employee. Helderberg Personnel has achieved a steady growth over the last years and we have evolved into one of the leading agencies in the region. We have made placements cross functional, cross industry and up to senior management level.