Quality Manager - Head of Department at The Freddy Hirsch Group

About the position

Purpose of the Position:
To look after the technical aspects and projects of the Quality Control Department. The position requires technical leadership based on strong specialist knowledge and insight in especially the Chemistry, but also the Microbiological field to effectively support the QA Manager (QA Head of Department) to take the Quality Technical Team to the next level of performance.

RELATED RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Full support to the Quality Department.
• Focus on problem solving of food ingredient / food production issues.
• Have a deep knowledge of and insight into food chemistry.
• Responsible for leading Projects to the successful completion thereof within set time frames.
• Ongoing support to technical laboratory staff related to daily problem solving of product/production related issues.
• Coordinate and conduct training for internal employees and upgrade older procedures as required.
• Perform Verification and validation activities related to Laboratory standards (eg. procedure validations).
• Reporting writing and Presentation of progress on projects to management.
• Daily administrative tasks related to the job portfolio.
• Daily Filing of testing and food safety required paperwork.
• Adhering to food safety requirements as laid down by the company and the company's Food Safety Certification Standards.

Qualifications:
Any of the below qualifications with knowledge of Food Safety systems to your advantage:

• B Tech Chemistry with Microbiology as a 2nd major.
• BSc with Chemistry / Biochemistry with Microbiology as a 2nd major.

Knowledge and experience:

• Minimum of 6 - 10 years experience in similiar role.
• Food processing / production.
• Leading of projects especially in the subject of Chemistry.
• Au fait with laboratory equipment and interpretation of results obtained from HPLC, LC-MS, NIR and similar scientific testing equipment.
• Working with people / Supervision / Team work.

Skills Required:

• Self-Motivator / Able to work independently.
• Strong Problem Solving, Analytical and Decision making skills.
• Initiative.
• Excellent Interpersonal and Communication skills.
• Good Planning / Organising / Time management skills.
• Attention to detail and meticulous in delivering accurate information.

Technical competencies:

• Strong Analytical skills.
• Strong Problem-solving abilities.
• Mathematical skills.

Desired Skills:

• Quality Control Management
• Quality Management
• Food Chemistry
• Food Production Issues
• Food Ingredients
• Food Safety Certification Standards
• HPLC
• LC-MS
• NIR
• Scientific Testing Equipment

Desired Qualification Level:

• Degree