We have a career opportunity for a Quality Controller. The successful candidate must have food handling and fresh fruit experience. The role will be responsible for monitoring the quality of all raw materials, processing, and final products.
Euroberry is a leading frozen fruit processing company specialising the procurement, packing and marketing of frozen fruit and vegetable products to national and international industrial markets
Experience and Qualifications
- Food Technologist qualification or similar (Not negotiable)
- 2 3 Years experience with fresh fruits and vegetables
- 1 3 years food manufacturing experience
- Must be willing to work shifts
- Inspect all incoming raw materials against specifications, release only compliant products to production
- Record all findings during receiving, record and notify all the relevant people when products are rejected, or when a non-conformance is issued.
- Inspect all incoming vehicles against the food safety requirements (e.g. temperature, cleanliness)
- Monitor and verify the quality of products, during receiving, storage and production and ensure that the final product specification is met before the product is released.
- Conducting shelf life, pH, Brix and organoleptic tests on products during the various operational stages.
- Ensure the final product is meeting all the requirements and that the COA matches the product before it is released. Quality Controllers must be present when product is released, while trucks is loading to verify the process.
- Sending product samples for micro analysis, heavy metal testing and MRLs and keeping retention samples of every batch that is produced.
- Compile product Specifications.
- Conduct monthly swabs as per the food safety management system schedule.
- To complete driver checklist, cleaning checklists, glass & hard plastics register and conduct personal hygiene checks as per the food safety management system schedule.
- Handling customer queries, complaints, and give feedback.
- Interpret and report on the test results and give feedback.
- Report on non-conforming products and action the necessary rework (in conjunction with Quality Assurance)
- Verify the calibration of scales, thermometers, refractometers, and pH meters daily, before use.
- Handling of COA queries
- Ordering of chemicals and consumables (e.g. packaging).
- Investigate and depending on findings, release the stock in Q on Sage.
- Partaking in internal quality and food safety audits.
Please also note that preference will be given to candidates in the Western Cape and only candidates with the required qualification will be considered.
Somerset
Firgrove
Western Cape
Published Date: 14 July 2025
Closing Date: 31 July 2025
