CAREERS AT BRENELL

Company Overview:
Join our dynamic team at Brenell Desserts, a leading provider of high-quality frozen desserts and cakes to retail, restaurants, cafes, hotels, and other food service establishments. We are committed to excellence in every aspect of our business, from sourcing the finest ingredients to delivering exceptional customer service. As we continue to grow, we are seeking a talented, energetic, and motivated Food Safety Manager to join our team.

Position Overview:
As a Food Safety Manager, you will be responsible for the company retaining its GFSI certification and complies with all relevant company policies, industry standards and government legislation relating to food safety. The position is also responsible for the management of product quality, in-house laboratory and health & safety. The role must also drive a continuous improvement in these areas through monitoring and auditing of compliance to the agreed standards.

Key Responsibilities (Food Safety):

• Annual Food Safety Audit – maintaining certification
• Complete ownership and maintenance of Food Safety Management System
• Verification of forms on food safety software
• Complete daily/ weekly/ monthly general cleaning forms
• Verification of process control records (recipe sheets, quality checks for weighing and sponge checks)
• Final product release
• Weekly food safety checks (glass and plastic, pallets, tools, metal and cross contaminants)
• Supplier COA requests
• Finished product label checks
• Internal training and verification
• Supplier approval
• Ensuring supplier documentation is updated
• Ensuring materials are purchased from approved suppliers
• Trending lab results, customer complaints and supplier non-conformances
• Microbial testing when required
• Co-ordination of monthly cleaning
• Co-ordination of allergen swabbing
• Co-ordination of scheduled maintenance
• Co-ordination of outsourced air sampling
• Co-ordination of waste collection
• Investigation of complaints
• Filing waste management slips
• Filing job cards and service reports
• Filing employees Health Questionnaires and sick notes
• Verifying visitor Health Questionnaires
• Logging dispatch forms and uploading customer invoices
• Revising process methods and procedures and document control
• Conduct facility inspection
• Conduct GMP and internal audit
• Verify food defense control measures

Personal Traits:

• Excellent people, process management and communication skills
• Ability to work under pressure
• Detail-orientated and hard-working
• Reliable, open and trustworthy
• Ability to work independently, with excellent organisational skills
• A passion for accuracy, detail and maintaining high standards

Qualifications:

• Degree or National Diploma in Food Science, Food Technology or other related qualification
• 3-5 years’ experience in establishing, implementing and maintaining GFSI certification
• Must have achieved GFSI / FSSC 22000 certification as a team leader in the past
• Internal auditing skills on FSSC22000, or other GFSI System
• Report writing and audit reports
• Lab management experience
• Driver’s license + own car
• Strong excel and computer literacy skills
• Experience of working with Entecom software an added advantage
• Previous FMCG / Ready-to-Eat manufacturing experience essential

Benefits:

• Competitive, market-related salary based on experience
• Dynamic and collaborative work environment

How to Apply: If you are passionate about food safety, and thrive in a fast-paced, customer-focused environment, we want to hear from you! Please submit your resume and a cover letter outlining your qualifications and why you are interested in this position to paul@brenelldesserts.co.za.

Join our team at Brenell Desserts and help us continue to deliver exceptional food experiences to our customers!