Quality Controller, Bellville

This position serves as support to the Quality Assurer and Quality Assistant Manager in performing quality control checks to ensure adherence to compliance requirements and clients' standards.

Core Tasks

Reporting

Quality Assurance of Raw Material

Quality Assurance of Products

Quality Assurance of Operations

Laboratory Management

General

Specific Tasks and Standards Reporting Daily Reporting and Shift Handover

Quality

Completeness

On time

Ensure that the Assistant Quality Manager is informed of all non-conformances and discrepancies daily.

Quality Assurance of Raw Material Incoming Raw material (wheat, premix, packaging)

Ensure wheat intake is tested according to the our client's standards, 4021 Wheat Acceptance and 1001 Wheat Intake Procedure.

Conduct regular quality checks on other raw and packaging materials according to our clients standards, 8009 Acceptance of production materials.

Ensure wheat intake and related quality data are captured correctly in the applicable systems.

Report deviations and monitor the implementation of corrective actions to prevent recurrence.

Stock Take

Count the physical stock in the wheat silos and conditioning bins every morning.

Conduct month-end stock taking regarding wheat in silos and conditioning bins.

Quality Assurance of Products Daily Testing and Sampling

Conduct hourly flour testing and reporting of results for every shift and mill.

Collect hourly flour samples to make up composite samples for product analysis and release.

Capture flour test results accurately on product information and applicable records.

Ensure product testing records are completed fully and accurately to reflect daily production.

Interpret test results and identify any deviations from specification and liaise with millers, Assistant Quality Manager and relevant departments.

Assist the Assistant Quality Manager with micro sampling

Certificate of Analysis

Verify whether product parameters conform to specification for Certificate of Analysis (COA) purposes.

Create COA’s and ensure they are sent to clients where applicable.

Investigate inquiries regarding missing or delayed COA’s and provide feedback to the Quality Assistant Manager

AlveoLab

Be fully familiar with the procedure to operate the Alveograph.

Perform daily flour tests on the Alveograph according to procedure.

Interpret and evaluate results obtained from the Alveograph.

Report any out-of-specification or abnormal results immediately to the millers and Quality Assistant Manager.

Escalate significant deviations and support investigation where required.

Product Release

Ensure the positive release of finished products aligns with client's specifications and customer specifications.

Compile product release documentation and verify all testing parameters are within specification.

Ensure no product is released without the required supporting information and approvals.

Process Improvement

Collaborate with other Quality Assurer and Quality Assistants to identify and implement process improvements to enhance product quality and consistency.

Report any deviations to the relevant departments and the Quality Assistant Manager

Quality Assurance of Operations

Assist with conducting pre-production checks

Assist with conducting hourly quality inspections at milling, packing, mixers and dispatch.

Assist with conducting quality check after maintenance in production areas

All inspections conducted must be according to client's Food Safety Management System.

Laboratory Management

Perform verifications and calibrations on all laboratory equipment as per schedule.

Ensure that the laboratory and all the equipment will always be functional in a clean and neat state as per GLP and food safety requirements.

Maintain retention samples and ensure the highest quality samples are kept for visual comparisons during product testing

General

Stand in for other quality personnel

Other tasks

Performing any other odd tasks as requested by management should the need arise.

The standard working hours are from 06:00 to 16:00, Monday to Friday. However, one of the ad hoc duties for this position is to cover for QA shifts when they are on leave. These shifts are 12 hours long and may occur any day of the week, including nights. This means that flexibility in working hours is required when needed.

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