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Food Technologist

Exceed Human Resource Consultants (Pty) Ltd
Cape Town Full-day Full-time

Description:

      • Maintaining brand integrity, product safety and risk mitigation
      • Establish an innovative, safe, and technically led product plan and category strategy
      • Develop products that are at the technological cutting edge, innovative, and high quality, which also adhere to the brand values of quality, freshness, innovation, inspiration, food safety and value
      • Manage and monitor technical functions to meet the technical plan, product plan and ultimately the category strategy
      • Technical communication and liaison with the buying team, suppliers, production facilities and Farm Shop
      • Positively influence all contributing aspects of the supply chain to optimise quality and food safety
      • Lead product and process audits, including the formulation of specifications
      • Quality monitoring and reporting
      • Provide technical input into category, technical and supplier strategies and ensure effective implementation
      • Develop packaging that conform to legislation, correct nutritional information, and date marking/coding
      • Supplier sourcing and approval based on basic hygiene and risk management
      • Shelf-life assessment and implementation
      • Ensure supplier and farm supply production efficiencies and quality management
      • Source and approve raw material according to specifications and allergen management guidelines
      • Troubleshoot quality issues and perform route cause analyses
      • Uphold international standards for food manufacturing and processing, using cutting-edge equipment and processing technology knowledge and experience

Requirements:

      • Maintaining brand integrity, product safety and risk mitigation
      • Establish an innovative, safe, and technically led product plan and category strategy
      • Develop products that are at the technological cutting edge, innovative, and high quality, which also adhere to the brand values of quality, freshness, innovation, inspiration, food safety and value
      • Manage and monitor technical functions to meet the technical plan, product plan and ultimately the category strategy
      • Technical communication and liaison with the buying team, suppliers, production facilities and Farm Shop
      • Positively influence all contributing aspects of the supply chain to optimise quality and food safety
      • Lead product and process audits, including the formulation of specifications
      • Quality monitoring and reporting
      • Provide technical input into category, technical and supplier strategies and ensure effective implementation
      • Develop packaging that conform to legislation, correct nutritional information, and date marking/coding
      • Supplier sourcing and approval based on basic hygiene and risk management
      • Shelf-life assessment and implementation
      • Ensure supplier and farm supply production efficiencies and quality management
      • Source and approve raw material according to specifications and allergen management guidelines
      • Troubleshoot quality issues and perform route cause analyses
      • Uphold international standards for food manufacturing and processing, using cutting-edge equipment and processing technology knowledge and experience
    • Maintaining brand integrity, product safety and risk mitigation
    • Establish an innovative, safe, and technically led product plan and category strategy
    • Develop products that are at the technological cutting edge, innovative, and high quality, which also adhere to the brand values of quality, freshness, innovation, inspiration, food safety and value
    • Manage and monitor technical functions to meet the technical plan, product plan and ultimately the category strategy
    • Technical communication and liaison with the buying team, suppliers, production facilities and Farm Shop
    • Positively influence all contributing aspects of the supply chain to optimise quality and food safety
    • Lead product and process audits, including the formulation of specifications
    • Quality monitoring and reporting
    • Provide technical input into category, technical and supplier strategies and ensure effective implementation
    • Develop packaging that conform to legislation, correct nutritional information, and date marking/coding
    • Supplier sourcing and approval based on basic hygiene and risk management
    • Shelf-life assessment and implementation
    • Ensure supplier and farm supply production efficiencies and quality management
    • Source and approve raw material according to specifications and allergen management guidelines
    • Troubleshoot quality issues and perform route cause analyses
    • Uphold international standards for food manufacturing and processing, using cutting-edge equipment and processing technology knowledge and experience
  • Maintaining brand integrity, product safety and risk mitigation
  • Establish an innovative, safe, and technically led product plan and category strategy
  • Develop products that are at the technological cutting edge, innovative, and high quality, which also adhere to the brand values of quality, freshness, innovation, inspiration, food safety and value
  • Manage and monitor technical functions to meet the technical plan, product plan and ultimately the category strategy
  • Technical communication and liaison with the buying team, suppliers, production facilities and Farm Shop
  • Positively influence all contributing aspects of the supply chain to optimise quality and food safety
  • Lead product and process audits, including the formulation of specifications
  • Quality monitoring and reporting
  • Provide technical input into category, technical and supplier strategies and ensure effective implementation
  • Develop packaging that conform to legislation, correct nutritional information, and date marking/coding
  • Supplier sourcing and approval based on basic hygiene and risk management
  • Shelf-life assessment and implementation
  • Ensure supplier and farm supply production efficiencies and quality management
  • Source and approve raw material according to specifications and allergen management guidelines
  • Troubleshoot quality issues and perform route cause analyses
  • Uphold international standards for food manufacturing and processing, using cutting-edge equipment and processing technology knowledge and experience
      • BSc Food Science or BTech Food Technology degree with 8-10 years’ experience (retail experience will be advantageous)
      • Proven, relevant industry experience and knowledge across a wide range of products
      • Understanding of high- and low-risk food processing and efficient segregation
      • Understanding of cold chain management and critical control factors regarding maintenance of food products in optimum state
      • Practical experience in and understanding of different food preparation stages and processes
      • Knowledge of technical processes and principles, i.e. HACCP, GMP, root cause analysis, supply chain, raw materials, micro and listeria management
      • Technical product knowledge, i.e. product characteristics, raw material sourcing, manufacturing processes, and quality and safety parameters
      • Knowledge of packaging functionality and application
      • Understanding of environmental management and sustainability
    • BSc Food Science or BTech Food Technology degree with 8-10 years’ experience (retail experience will be advantageous)
    • Proven, relevant industry experience and knowledge across a wide range of products
    • Understanding of high- and low-risk food processing and efficient segregation
    • Understanding of cold chain management and critical control factors regarding maintenance of food products in optimum state
    • Practical experience in and understanding of different food preparation stages and processes
    • Knowledge of technical processes and principles, i.e. HACCP, GMP, root cause analysis, supply chain, raw materials, micro and listeria management
    • Technical product knowledge, i.e. product characteristics, raw material sourcing, manufacturing processes, and quality and safety parameters
    • Knowledge of packaging functionality and application
    • Understanding of environmental management and sustainability
  • BSc Food Science or BTech Food Technology degree with 8-10 years’ experience (retail experience will be advantageous)
  • Proven, relevant industry experience and knowledge across a wide range of products
  • Understanding of high- and low-risk food processing and efficient segregation
  • Understanding of cold chain management and critical control factors regarding maintenance of food products in optimum state
  • Practical experience in and understanding of different food preparation stages and processes
  • Knowledge of technical processes and principles, i.e. HACCP, GMP, root cause analysis, supply chain, raw materials, micro and listeria management
  • Technical product knowledge, i.e. product characteristics, raw material sourcing, manufacturing processes, and quality and safety parameters
  • Knowledge of packaging functionality and application
  • Understanding of environmental management and sustainability
      • BSc Food Science or BTech Food Technology degree with 8-10 years’ experience (retail experience will be advantageous)
      • Proven, relevant industry experience and knowledge across a wide range of products
      • Understanding of high- and low-risk food processing and efficient segregation
      • Understanding of cold chain management and critical control factors regarding maintenance of food products in optimum state
      • Practical experience in and understanding of different food preparation stages and processes
      • Knowledge of technical processes and principles, i.e. HACCP, GMP, root cause analysis, supply chain, raw materials, micro and listeria management
      • Technical product knowledge, i.e. product characteristics, raw material sourcing, manufacturing processes, and quality and safety parameters
      • Knowledge of packaging functionality and application
      • Understanding of environmental management and sustainability
31 Mar 2025;   from: careers24.com

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