RCL Foods is one of South Africa’s largest consumer goods and milling companies, producing a wide range of branded and private-label food products. The company was founded in 1960 and is headquartered in Westville, KwaZulu-Natal. The company uses its subsidiary, Vector Logistics, to distribute both its own products and those of other food manufacturers across Southern Africa.

Job Description

Equipment calibration:

• Assist with workflow for the equipment calibrations (Mass pieces; scales; pH meter; hygrometer; Lux meter; Metal detectors & Magnet thermometers) according to log sheet
• Ensure the calibration log sheet is up to date
• Call & communicate with suppliers of all the equipment (Mass pieces; scales; pH meter; hygrometer; Lux Meter, Magnets; Metal detectors & thermometers) that needs to be calibrated to come on site and do calibration. (
• Arrange and send equipment for calibration
• Verify that weekly thermometer verification is done and sign off record
• Ensure verification and calibration records and Certificates Updates and Filing
• Maintaining the calibration file.
• Ensuring hand-held measuring devices are sent for calibration.

Opening of NCR’s, Follow up of NCR’s, Weekly NCR Tracker

• Assist QAT’s to log all complaints onto the SheqX system.
• Raise all internal/external audits NCRs onto the SheqX
• Tracking of corrective actions and preventative actions
• Facilitate the weekly technical reports and tracker
• Update the customer complaints dashboard &  RTVs tracker as the complaints come through.
• Update the NCR tracker and share weekly
• Update yearly internal audit schedule
• Assist with Internal Audits
• Assisting with documentation, records and files during both internal and external audits
• Compile audit action plans
• Obtaining sales reports for monthly report
• Creating BR’s on the tracker & Workflows (e.g., For Orders)
• Creating workflows for Service providers, ensuring invoices are receipted.
• Ordering of consumables &  stationery & updating the consumables tracker
• Upload SHEQ documents on Sheq-x
• Updating & controlling documents for QFSMS
• Assist with Monthly reports
• Trending micro results (Environmental Swab Results: TVC, Coliforms, E. coli); Hand Swab Capturing, Product Results, Water Results, Listeria Results, Cleaning Efficiency
• Assist with Traceability study documentation

Minimum Requirements

• Matric/ Grade 12
• National Diploma in Food Technology/Biotechnology or Equivalent
• Computer literacy (MS Office, Excel, Power point)
• Interna auditing will be an advantage