Quality Control Manager (Food Safety) at RMS Staffing Solutions, Lanseria
RMS Staffing Solutions · Lanseria, Gauteng
Overview
RMS Staffing Solutions is hiring a Quality Control Manager for a food manufacturing plant in Lanseria. You will lead the QC team, run lab tests, manage food safety systems like HACCP and FSSC 22000, and help build a strong food safety culture on the factory floor. This is a permanent, full time role for someone with 3 to 5 years of QA or QC experience in food or FMCG manufacturing, ideally with spices or sauces. If you have a science degree and a passion for quality, this could be your next career move.
About the role
As Quality Control Manager, you will oversee the day to day quality operations at a food manufacturing plant in Lanseria. You will manage a team of QC technicians and line operators, making sure that raw materials, production processes, and final products meet strict food safety and quality standards.
What you will do:
- Oversee raw material inspection, including viscosity, colour, aroma, and microbial testing against supplier specs.
- Monitor critical control points for pH, cooking temperatures, pasteurization, and metal detection.
- Manage chemical and microbiological laboratory testing.
- Maintain compliance with ISO, GMP, HACCP, and FSSC 22000, and prepare the plant for external audits.
- Train line operators and QC technicians on hygiene, sensory evaluation, and testing procedures.
- Enforce food safety rules and issue disciplinary action where necessary, working with HR.
- Mentor and coach the QC team to make confident decisions, including stopping production when batches are out of spec.
- Conduct performance reviews and give constructive feedback to your team.
- Design and deliver onboarding, GMP, allergen, and refresher training for factory staff.
- Create simple visual aids and checklists for the factory floor.
Important application note: This is a permanent, full time position based in Lanseria. No application instructions or reference numbers were provided in the listing.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Food Science, Food Technology, Microbiology, or a related science field.
- 3 to 5 years of quality assurance or quality control experience in food or FMCG manufacturing, preferably with spices or sauces.
- Certification in HACCP (Level 3 or 4) and formal training in FSSC 22000 or ISO 22000 systems.
- Strong analytical reporting skills and root cause problem solving abilities.
- Proficiency in laboratory testing methods.
- Experience with disciplinary management and HR processes is advantageous.
- Ability to train, mentor, and coach a quality team.
Responsibilities
- Oversee raw material inspection by testing viscosity, colour, aroma, and microbial load against supplier specifications.
- Monitor critical control points for pH levels, cooking temperatures, pasteurization, and metal detection.
- Manage chemical and microbiological testing in the laboratory.
- Maintain ISO, GMP, HACCP, and FSSC 22000 standards and prepare for external audits.
- Train line operators and QC technicians on hygiene protocols, sensory evaluation, and testing procedures.
- Enforce food safety rules, correct unsafe behaviour, and issue disciplinary action with HR when needed.
- Conduct internal disciplinary hearings as a technical expert or chairperson.
- Coach the QC team on comparing production samples to gold standard retention samples.
- Mentor the team on decision making, including when to stop the production line for out of spec batches.
- Conduct performance reviews and give feedback on data accuracy, speed, and communication.
- Design and deliver onboarding, GMP, allergen awareness, and refresher training for factory staff.
- Create visual aids and checklists for cleaning and safety steps on the factory floor.
Job details
- Organisation
- RMS Staffing Solutions
- Location
- Lanseria, Gauteng
- Job type
- Full time
- Experience level
- Mid (3+ years)
- Education
- Bachelor
- Category
- Manufacturing & Production
- Application Method
- Apply manually
Success Guide
This role is a great fit if you have a science background and a few years of quality experience in food manufacturing. To stand out, highlight your hands on experience with HACCP, FSSC 22000, and lab testing. The job also involves managing people and enforcing food safety rules, so be ready to share examples of how you have trained teams or handled disciplinary issues. The plant is in Lanseria, so consider your travel arrangements. A solid CV that shows your technical knowledge and your ability to lead a team will help you get noticed. Good luck with your application.
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