Technical Supervisor Epping Industrial Salary Negotiable

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Technical Supervisor Epping Industrial Salary Negotiable

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Technical Supervisor

Epping Industrial

Salary Negotiable

Food Processing Plant seeks a Technical Supervisor to ensure all products meet the quality and food safety specifications of the business and its customers and ensure all products meet the quality and food safety specifications of the business and its customers.

Quality & Food Safety Management

Proactively manage quality and food safety systems throughout the factory, through adherence to the QFS system policies and procedures

Participate in external 3rd party/ customer audits as required

Implementing site internal audit schedule, conducting process/QAS audits and internal inspections in alignment with food safety system requirements

Promote a culture of quality & food safety on the factory floor through awareness programs Participate in problem-solving/root cause analysis regarding quality deviations in the production process

Conduct site Microbiological verifications, Allergen verifications as per schedule, evaluate and trend results

Use process audits, laboratory results, and available resources to analyze and continuously develop and improve the facility’s quality control points.

Equipment calibrations and verifications are conducted as per schedule through accredited labs where relevant

Develop and conduct annual HACCP validation

Ensure compliance to the sampling and approval of incoming raw materials based on specification and COA compliance

Participate in recall/traceability exercises

Participate in NPD factory trials, the establishment of process flow, quality control points, product evaluation, and final product specification as per equipment capabilities

Hygiene Management

Develop and implement and continually re-evaluate detailed hygiene procedures and schedules to ensure that the plant and environment are maintained to the business’s established standard

Ensure the correct equipment, chemicals with chemical datasheets, chemical safety, and chemical dilutions are used within the cleaning processes

Coordinate and facilitate daily meetings

Manage the ordering and stock control of consumables and chemicals

Evaluate supplier hygiene audit reports and ensure implementation of corrective actions.

Liaise with Pest Control Technicians and facilitate the implementation of corrective actions following pest control audits

Liaise with waste management service providers for timeous and efficient waste management

Responsible for the effective service delivery and/or support to the Amaro Laundry Operation.

Administration and Reporting

Manage the non-conformance reporting system and ensure timeous actioning of entries

Monitor, filing, and control all HQFS documentation against the required standards

Trend, analyze and action root cause investigations for customer complaints, return to vendor products, and internal rejections

Trend, analyze root causes, and implement preventative actions for microbiological results.  • Participate in the closing of all Hygiene, Quality, and Food Safety external audit non-conformances.

Training and Development

Ensure the training plan is completed as per schedule, and all identified stakeholders attend the relevant training, file training records.

Ensure clear working techniques for all activities are addressed within the training manual that engages and empowers the team to become multi-skilled

Budget

Ensure quality and hygiene costs are managed and within budget

Ensure cleaning chemicals and equipment are effectively managed and utilized within business requirements and budget

Ensure that working time and rosters are structured to minimize overtime

Performance Management

Mentor and coach team members by conducting performance assessments following the business’s policies and procedures

Ensure appropriate corrective disciplinary measures are applied consistently and fairly, where applicable

Risk and Compliance

Comply with the necessary Occupational Health and Safety requirements

Ensure compliance to all food safety regulations, allergen control, housekeeping, and pest control requirements

Participate in personnel hygiene inspections

Min Requirements

Tertiary degree/diploma in Food Science, Microbiology or equivalent

Supplementary advanced training in Food Safety systems

Computer literate and proficient in MS Office

A minimum of 3-5 years experience in food manufacturing

A minimum of 3 years experience in supervising

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