Quality Control Manager

Duties and Responsibilities:

* Develop, update and/ or improved, implement (where necessary), and maintain the robust Food Safety Management System in place to conform to FSA, FSMS & GFSI, R1.46, SANS585, SANS788, and other related food regulations and legislation.
* Overseeing the Prerequisite Programs, Food Defence, Food Fraud and documentation thereof * Conduct hazard analysis and identify CCP’s, CP & Critical Limits.
* Conduct monthly Food Safety Meetings and obtain relevant trends and information for discussion.
* Establish and monitoring systems & maintain controls and documented procedures.
* To provide technical expertise to the team and help ensure the appropriate testing techniques are used to find defects early in the test cycle.
* Conduct and assist with third-party inspections and/ or audits (i.e. Pest Control).
* Liaise with regulatory officials ensuring compliance and assist in sample preparation.
* Drive the adoption of quality standards, practices, toolsets, and processes across all areas of the business.
* Identify and analyze and/ test the quality of seafood varieties for (general quality, parasites defects, and other problems), particularly when problems recur in multiple products; recommends and facilitates solutions to these issues.
* Handling general quality-related inquiries & identify and set appropriate quality standards and parameters for products.
* Inspect and analyze products against specifications and ensure the highest level of adherence. Assist in obtaining relevant information from Suppliers to update specifications accordingly and perform risk-based assessments. Ensure that Quality Controllers perform their duties correctly and that documentation is signed off reports, and related images are distributed to the sales team.
* Managing non-conformances; corrective & preventative measures * Responsible for Monthly Internal Auditing against the Systems in place and those audit findings are addressed and communicated effectively to affected departments.
* Ensure that Daily GMP checks are conducted by relevant staff members and those findings are addressed and communicated to the respectively affected departments.

Key Skills
* Strong leadership and supervisory skills required to manage and oversee a quality team with the ability to make decisions in a fast-paced environment.
* Someone who is hardworking, can think on their feet, loyal, and a team player.
* Keep a constant focus on the work.
* Attention to detail.
* Excellent analytical & problem-solving skills.
* Excellent time management skills with a proven ability to meet deadlines.
* Computer literate (Excel, Word & Microsoft).
* Own transport.