FOOD SAFETY AND PRODUCTION MANAGER

Job Summary

We are seeking to recruit a well-rounded, aggressive, and results-oriented person to join our food safety and production team. The job function is responsible for implementing food safety standards; conducting safety audits, training other employees, maintaining documentation, production planning and scheduling, setting departments KPI’s and making sure products meet quality standards and educating & Couching all employees.

The Purpose of the Role

• Supervising the food safety and production teams to ensure that processes needed for food safety management systems are established, implemented and maintained.
• Reporting to the food safety top management on the performance of the FSMS or any need for improvement.
• Ensure promotion of awareness of customer requirements about food safety throughout the organisation.
• Responsible for external and internal inspections/Audits
• Production oversight - Managing food manufacturing processes, ensuring compliance with strict safety regulations, and meeting production targets.
• New Product Development (NPD) - Guiding products from concept, prototyping, and testing to industrialisation.
• Operational Efficiency - Utilising and maintaining equipment for optimised production.
• Leadership & Communication: Leading teams, managing workforce, and coordinating across departments.

Key Skills Required

• Food safety and regulatory compliance - Deep knowledge of HACCP, SQF, BRC, and local health regulations.
• Production planning and operations - Ability to schedule production, manage inventory, and optimise supply chain.
• Technical and troubleshooting skills - Proficiency with food processing equipment and rapid troubleshooting during operational downtime.
• Leadership and people management skills - Motivating staff, managing shift schedules, and fostering a safety-first culture.
• Quality Control (QC) skills - Maintaining high quality standards (recipe adherence) and conducting root cause analysis (RCA).
• Continuous Improvement - using any tool, Lean, Six Sigma, or Kaizen to enhance efficiency and reduce waste.
• Cost control - Managing labour, material, and production efficiency, as shown in this
• Data analysis - Monitoring production KPIs and analysing ingredient consumption.
• Communication - Effective communication across maintenance, QC, and sales teams.
• Adaptability - Quick thinking to handle raw materials, processing consumables shortages or machine breakdowns.
• Process Knowledge - Understanding different food production systems

Requirements

• BSC/Diploma in Food Sciences and Technology
• Qualification in BRC-GS; FSSC 22000 or any other high-level Food safety standards
• 5 or more years of experience in food safety system implementation and or production roles
• Experience in food processing/production
• Computer literate
• Leadership Training or skills

Benefits

• Secure a job in an expanding organic company with active contribution to the sustainable development of man and nature
• Short decision-making processes, a lot of creative freedom and self-responsibility, collegial cooperation
• Regular Team Events
• Meals are provided onsite

How to Apply

If you think you have what it takes to come and be part of our team, we’d love to hear from you:

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