Premier FMCG (Pty) Ltd, or simply Premier, is a leading South African food manufacturer and consumer packaged goods business. It produces a wide range of products across South Africa, Eswatini, Mozambique, and Lesotho and is a major supplier of staple foods in the region.The company operates bakeries, wheat mills, maize mills, a sugar confectionery plant, a feminine hygiene plant, a biscuit plant, a pasta plant, an animal feeds plant, and a beverage plant, with 28 distribution depots in Southern Africa.

Job Description

• At Premier, we recruit and invest in our employees for the long term. We believe that our growth depends on us having the right people with the right skills and the right attitude. We have a high-performance environment that attracts like-minded people who want to be their best every day and in doing so we grow together. The Attendant Packing Quality will be responsible to ensure product quality performance is in line with customer requirements throughout all production activities, using the standards practice and testing methodologies.

Qualification Requirements

• Matric with Mathematics and Science.
• Degree/National Diploma in Food Technology / Analytical Chemistry or equivalent

Experience Requirements

• 2 years in Quality Control or Quality Assurance Laboratory in the food industry, this to include at least 1 year exposure to Raw Material Analysis
• GMP, HACCP and Supplier Quality Assurance experience
• ISO 17025 certificate and/or work experience.

Key Outputs
Conduct daily quality control checks on incoming raw material, in-process product, and finished/packed product.

• Sampling and testing all products received against required specification.
• Conduct testing activities according to sampling plan and by using respective lab equipment according to methods and Sop’s
• Make decision on degree of product conformity record all test outcomes on testing sheet.
• Communicate with the relevant departments HOD’s/supervisors, on any detected product non-conformances and assist with attempts to bring product quality within required tolerances.
• Ensure that out of specification controls samples and other deviations are investigated and root cause with corrective action are provided.
• Maintain good housekeeping in the lab daily by ensuring that work area meet company hygiene policy.
• Ensure machine breakdowns are recorded and reported to Lab Supervisor.
• Issue Certificate of Analysis of final product on request.
• Ensure LIMS data is captured accurately and in real time.
• Label and store retained samples in line with procedure.
• Participate in Invocom and internal and external audits.