Requirements

• National Diploma in Food Technology/Analytical Chemistry/Packaging Technology (advantageous)
• 3-5 years’ experience in the Food/Packaging Manufacturing Industry
• In-depth understanding and interpretation of South African Legislative and Regulatory
• 12 months’ experience in a similar role (advantageous)
• Report writing skills
• Drivers Licence

Key Responsibilities

• Must have a in-depth understanding of South African legislative and regulatory requirements, including but not limited to
• Product requirements : 146 / Draft Reg. 3337/
• Facility Requirements : R638/ FSSC 22000 current version / BRCGS current version/ GFSI Intermediate current version/ FSA
• Legal Metrology Act
• Co-ordinate confined label projects with internal and external stakeholders to maintain set timelines
• Review product specifications completed by external stakeholders, against product specific legislative and regulatory requirements
• Collate information aligned to S.A. Labelling requirements, and submit to design team for product label creation
• Manage and communicate discrepancies on Confined Label Specifications to external stakeholders
• Review technical documents from external stakeholders, ensuring the detail meets Boxer requirements
• Confined Label Product & Packaging Specification
• Lab reports : micro, chemical, analytical,
• Nutritional profiling
• Allergen risk assessments
• Shelf Life study
• Compliance certificates – Facility, Product
• Conduct organoleptic profiling sessions with internal stakeholders and complete detailed outcome report
• Review product label information throughout the development process
• Submit samples for analysis to external lab and report on analysis outcome
• Submit and track internal expense s for approval
• Update and review Compliance Certification register
• Escalate Non-conformances throughout the development process
• Capture and assist with investigation of customer complaints, QM NCR, factory visits
• Co-ordinate and execute supplier inspections within the confined label strategy
• Execute risk based supplier inspections (Nationally) aligned to the external stakeholders FSMS requirements
• Report on conformances and risk based non-conformances from supplier inspections
• Create and present mock up’s of final design for approval
• Assisting in closing off internal and external audit findings
• Assisting in running analytical reports supporting confined label
• Assist with evaluation of labels on current base products
• Post launch evaluation of product in store or DC
• Understand packaging substrates and their contributing properties
• Update confined label display with new products
• Unpack new Local and International requirements relating to confined label products
• Creating awareness of confined label within the Business
• Run analytical reports based on Confined label sales, sku, category, etc. and unpack the detail
• Provide technical support to internal stakeholders