Food Safety Officer

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helderberg personnel cc

job /cl | date posted: saturday, january 24, 2026 | location: pretoria, south africa | salary: monthly

pretoria (north): my client, a well-established food innovation and processing group supporting diverse food sectors, is seeking a dependable and skilled food safety officer to join their team.

purpose of the role: responsible for ensuring food safety and product quality within the factory and surrounding environment. Ensuring compliance to the requirements of the food safety management system and implementation of corrections as required.

• ensure food safety and product quality across the factory environment
• grade incoming raw materials and manage document control
• record non-conformances, conduct root cause investigations, and follow up on corrective actions
• assist with internal, customer, and certification audits
• conduct internal inspections and verify prps, ccps, and oprps for product release
• manage traceability exercises, mock recalls, and ccp troubleshooting
• support product releases, coa/coc verification, and the management of on-hold, rework, and reject stock
• maintain consumable stock levels and coordinate the calibration of equipment
• manage environmental monitoring and verification swabbing programmes
• ensure accurate recording of inspections, audits, and deviations
• enforce food safety, quality, and change control procedures

• qualification in food science, food technology or similar
• minimum 4–5 years’ experience in a food manufacturing environment
• experience managing non-conformances, root cause investigations and corrective actions
• fssc 22000 and root cause analysis training advantageous
• strong attention to detail and problem-solving ability
• good written and verbal communication skills
• strong time management skills and sense of urgency
• computer literacy in word, outlook, and excel

candidates who reside in close proximity to the northern suburbs of pretoria, or those will be resident at the time of commencement of work, will be considered more favourably for this role