Current Vacancies at Premier FMCG (Pty) Ltd

Purpose of the job:     

• To ensure product quality performance is in line with customer requirements throughout all production activities, using the standards practice and testing methodologies.
• To record all test results including product information for traceability
• To identify and record all product non-conformances and ensure that they are reported to relevant stakeholders.

Responsibilities:

• Conduct daily quality control checks on incoming raw material, in-process product and finished/packed product.
• Conduct daily quality control sample testing for equipment verification and intermediate checks on instruments to ensure 100% accuracy.
• Sampling and testing production products/samples against required specification.
• Communicate with Millers/plant operators on any detected product non-conformances and assist with attempts to bring product quality within required tolerances.
• Ensure that out of specification controls samples 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.
• Responsible for adhering to the ISO 17025 requirements.

Qualification Requirements    

• National Diploma in Food Technology / Analytical Chemistry or equivalent

Experience Requirements    

• 2 years in Quality Control or Quality Assurance Laboratory in the food industry
• GLP, GMP, HACCP and Supplier Quality Assurance experience
• At least 1 year exposure to LIMS (Laboratory Information Management System) and or data capturing.
• Knowledge and or experience of ISO 17025 will be advantageous.

Key Outputs    

Job Related Competencies (knowledge, skills and attributes):

 Essential

• Planning and Organizing
• Following Instructions and Procedures
• Coping with Pressures and Setbacks
• Applying Expertise and Technology
• Analyzing
• Delivering Results and Meeting Customer Expectations

Desirable

• Adapting and Responding to Change
• Working with People
• Relating and Networking
• Presenting and Communicating Information

Other Requirements:

• Able to work in a high performance, results oriented environment.
• Ability to travel when required.
• Overtime will be expected from time to time.

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Main Objectives:

To lead a high-performance production team to deliver extruded products that meet desired quality and cost specifications. (The Premier Way).

Key Responsibilities:

• To ensure the extrusion process delivers consistent high-quality products in line with required specifications.
• Ensure cost-effective raw material and ingredient stock management.
• Ensure a high-performance culture in the production team.
• To ensure full statutory and regulatory compliance with health and safety and food safety requirements in line with Premier standards and SOPs, relevant personnel should be trained, and audits conducted. Collaborate with the risk function to implement corrective actions for all findings.
• Ensure the best cost production through planning, organising and managing the function in line with the agreed expense budget and resource plans.
• To ensure continuous improvement of the production process and function.
• To ensure optimal plant asset management through the implementation of timeous corrective and preventative maintenance in accordance with company SOPs and maintenance system.

Skills and attributes:

• Coping with pressures and setbacks
• Delivering Results and Meeting Customer Expectations
• Applying expertise and technology
• Planning and organising
• Entrepreneurial and Commercial Thinking
• Analysing
• Following instructions and procedures

Desirable:

• Adhering to Principles and values
• Persuading and Influencing
• Adapting and Responding to Change
• Persuading and Influencing
• Working with people

Qualification Requirements    

• Matric
• Extrusion operations processes and best practices (ExtruAfrica) fumigation will be an added advantage.
• Food safety requirements (FSSC 22000)

Experience Requirements    

• 5 Years’ experience in a similar role.
• Extrusion operations processes and best practices
• Milling background will be an added advantage.
• Fawema & FFS knowledge will be an added advantage.

Key Outputs    

• Pressurised environment
• 5-day position

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Job Description    

To ensure the timeous debriefing of vehicles upon return from delivery.

Key Responsibilities

• Daily receiving of returned stock from the trade from vehicles returning from deliveries (local and speed fleet)
• Receiving of claims, POD's; DRN's for credit customers from drivers
• returning from deliveries.
• Ensure that all stock received are in different categories as per debrief procedure.
• Comparing the actual returned weight to the weight claimed by the customer.
• Ensure that all documentation pertaining to deliveries are complete with POD's etc.
• Ensure correct return codes have been used for the relevant returns.
• Raise NCRs for all non-conformances.
• Transferring of all received stock to the rework area, following proper handover procedures.
• Transfer stock to the Warehouse, when relevant documentation has been completed.
• Keeping record and completing all necessary documentation to facilitate the returns process.
• Daily reporting on big quantity variances w.r.t weights and shortages etc.
• Recording of pallet returns.
• Maintain and ensure housekeeping, Food Safety are up to standard with Premier’s Health & Safety policies and procedures.
• Facilitate and participate actively in Invocom meetings.
• Execute instruction as per authorised person (Supervisor / Manager)
• Assist with the control and supervision of decanting team and ensure that daily targets are achieved.
• Responsible for the control over return of pallets from route and ensure that all pallet documents are completed as per the SOP and handed over to the Pallet Controller.

Qualification Requirements    

• Grade 12 - Essential 

Experience Requirements    

• 2 - 4 Years in similar role within an FMCG environment

Other Requirements

• Required to work overtime and unusual working hours (after hours, weekends and public holidays when required to do so)
• 5-day position and may be required to work overtime and unusual working hours (after hours) from time to time.

Key Outputs    

• Ability to function in a team
• Good communication skills
• Ability to work under pressure 
• Be self-motivated
• Attention to detail