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Food Safety Officer

Pretoria
Salary: Market Related
Job Type: Permanent
Sectors: FMCG
Benefits: Company contribution to provident fund
Reference: SW006088/CL

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Employer: Helderberg Personnel cc

Pretoria (North): My client, a well-established food innovation and processing group supporting diverse food sectors, is seeking a dependable and skilled Food Safety Officer to join their team.

Purpose of the Role: Responsible for ensuring food safety and product quality within the factory and surrounding environment. Ensuring compliance to the requirements of the Food Safety Management System and implementation of corrections as required.

Key Responsibilities Include but Are Not Limited To

Ensure food safety and product quality across the factory environment
Grade incoming raw materials and manage document control
Record non-conformances, conduct root cause investigations, and follow up on corrective actions
Assist with internal, customer, and certification audits
Conduct internal inspections and verify PRPs, CCPs, and oPRPs for product release
Manage traceability exercises, mock recalls, and CCP troubleshooting
Support product releases, COA/COC verification, and the management of on-hold, rework, and reject stock
Maintain consumable stock levels and coordinate the calibration of equipment
Manage environmental monitoring and verification swabbing programmes
Ensure accurate recording of inspections, audits, and deviations
Enforce food safety, quality, and change control procedures

Criteria

Qualification in Food Science, Food Technology or similar
Minimum 4–5 years’ experience in a food manufacturing environment
Experience managing non-conformances, root cause investigations and corrective actions
FSSC 22000 and root cause analysis training advantageous
Strong attention to detail and problem-solving ability
Good written and verbal communication skills
Strong time management skills and sense of urgency
Computer literacy in Word, Outlook, and Excel

CANDIDATES WHO RESIDE IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO THE NORTHERN SUBURBS OF PRETORIA, OR THOSE WILL BE RESIDENT AT THE TIME OF COMMENCEMENT OF WORK, WILL BE CONSIDERED MORE FAVOURABLY FOR THIS ROLE

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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.