Summary: This po s it i on is r e s pon s i b le for prov i de c on s umer prote c ti o n by e n s u ring a ll food safety regul a ti o ns/com p l i an c e are c a r r i e d o ut i n the organ iz at i on. To m o n i tor all op e ratio n s regarding food produ c ts to e n s ure s a fety p o l i cy and proc e d u res are fo l l o wed. FUNCTIONS / RESPONSIBILITIES: S a fe t y in s pect i o n s, a u d i ts a n d general c o m p l i ance Condu c t rout i ne a s s e s s m en t s of food produ c ts that the s t ore s t oc k s and s e l l s . P e rfo r m i nternal aud i t s . Fac i l i tate e x ter n al au d it s , ob t a i n cri t i c al fee d b a cks a nd c or r e c ti v e mea s ures t o be i m p l eme n ted. E n s u re the s tore is c ompliant to gen e ral regu l at i ons and s tan d ards. Comp i l e , rev i ew, e x e c ute, report on and mon i tor c o r re c t i v e a c ti o ns bas e d on i n ternal and e x ternal a ud i t res u lts with f ood man a ger. In v e s ti g ate a cc i d ents that o c c u r i n s tore and trace ba c k to t h e root c au s es and i d e nt i fy c or r e c ti v e mea s ure thereo f . A d v i se man a g e ment on s u s pens i on o f work a c tiv i ti e s that m a y c au s e a t hreat to emp l o y ee ' s hea l th and s afety or ta k e the re l e v ant a c t i on a s per the i nciden t . A d v i ce man a g e ment on f o rms of ha z ardous produ c ts be i ng s o ld that c an b e h a rmful to emp l o y e es and s tore v is i tors. E n s u re sa m p l i n g ta k es p l a c e w h e n n e c e s s ary a n d mon i tor in s t ore s a mp l i n g a n d microbi o l o g i cal s a mp l i n g. E n s u re tim e ous reporting t o Nat i onal Food S afety Offi c er and S tore Man a gem e nt on f o od s afety a nd p rodu c t rec a ll i s s u e s . Mon i tor and e x e c u te re c a l l sy s t e m eff e c t i v ely for foo d , l i q uor and general merchandise. Food s a fe t y a w ar e ness and tr a ining Prepare a n d c ond u ct food s afety awarene s s train i ng a nd p rese n tat i ons in order to ed u c a te t h e s taff around s a fety and he a lth c o n c erns a nd h a z a rds around food produ c t s . E n s u re that t h e s taff f u l ly und e r s tan d s the i r r e s pon s i b ility to t h e upkeep of a hea l t h y and s a fety environme n t, e q u i pme n t and proc e s s es when ha n d l i n g fo o d produ c t s . Dev e l o p fo o d s a fety awarene s s programs a nd a s s i s t in i m p l em e ntat i on t h ereof. Pro v i d e ma n age m ent w i th a d v i ce around s afety concerns and propo s e s u i tab l e s o l ut i on s . Stri v e to a c h i e v e be s t pra c ti c es a nd a s afe a nd h ea l thy en v ironment in t he o rganizat i on a nd s tore su r round i ng f o od produ c ts be i ng s o l d i n s t o re. E n s u re all emp l o y e es k now a n d und e rstand the im p ortan c e a n d i mp l i c at i o n s of s a fety l e g i sl a ti o n. E n s u re that m o nth l y food s afety meet i ngs are he l d as well as other mee t i n gs when n e c e s s a ry. E n s u re us a ge o f reputa b le Food S a fety E x ternal T r a i n i ng c omp a n i e s . Arrange for t rain i ng o f s afety represen t at i v e s and food ha n d l ers of the s tore. Legal C omplia n ce a nd ce r t i fic a tion Compliance with Policy Guidelines on National Food Safety Alerts and Official Product Recalls, Foodstuffs Cosmetics and Disinfectants Act, 1972 (Act No. 54 of 1972)& all other relevant laws E n s u re one h as worki n g k now l edge of l egal c om p l i an c e i n the i n d u s try. E n s u re the organ i z a ti o n/ s tore is fol l owi n g the l a w s and go v ernment regu l at i ons regarding food s afety c ontro l . E n s u re that f o od s afety i n ci d ents s u ch as recall s , c o ntam i nat i on s , ha z ards e t c . are repor t ed a s req u ired b y l a w and l i a i se with regul a tory b od i es as requ i red by l a w or as n eed e d. E n s u re that t h e fo o d s afety off i cer is k ept u p to d a te w i th t h e l ate s t l a ws b e i ng e nf o rced a nd t h eref o re imp l eme n ti n g where ne c e s s a ry. E n s u re up to date train i ng c ertificates of e mp l o y e es and represen t at i v e s. E n s u re all do c u ment a ti o n requ i red by l a w or otherwi s e are a l l i n order. S e rv i ce l e vels E n s u re co m p l i a n ce and s erv i ce l e v e l s are met by s erv i ce prov i de r s and s u b- c o ntrac t ors. L i a i se with s er vi ce prov i der's i . e. c offee s hop s , canteen s , bu t c h erie s , k iosks, F r u i t s pot a nd e n s ure food s afety meas u res a n d c o mp l i a n c e. Manage a nd l iaise with on - s i te sub –c o ntrac t ors. i .e. wa s te, h y g iene, pe s t c ontro l , c l ean i ng a nd c h em i c a l s uppl i es f or co m p l i a n c e. Food Saf e ty P r o g ram E n s u r e one follows and implements the Makro Food Safety Program. E n s u re the h i gh f i ve prin c iples a r e a d opt e d a n d i mp l eme n ted. B u i l d a c u lt u re of go o d fo o d s afety prac t i c e s . At t end and fa c ili t ate Food s afety mee t i n gs Customer lia is on L i a i se with c u s t o mers rega r d i ng c o mp l a i nts s u r r oun d i n g fo o d produ c ts purc h a s ed in s tore. E n s u re that c u s t omers' ne e ds are s at i s f i e d. Pro v i d e c u s tomer with i nformat i on a s nee d ed a round f o od p rodu c ts s afety c ontrol mea s ures t o a s sure them i f ne e ded. Condu c t fo l l o w ups with v end o rs or s t a k eho l ders regard i ng u n s at i sfa c tory f o od p rodu c t s . Shrinkage C o nt r ol Demon s trate c on s i s tent appli c a ti on o f i nternal poli c i e s and proc e d ures. E s c a l a te i d ent i fied p roble m s regarding s h rin k age to rel e v a nt m a nag e r or s e c urit y . Report s u s p i c i o u s o c c u r r en c es or peop l e (st a ff a n d c u s tomer s ) to mana g eme n t and s e c urity personnel. Be aware of h i g h s hrin k age and high v a l ue i te m s. Tea m w o rk a n d S e l f- M a nag e m e nt Fol l ow through t o e n s u re that p erso n al qu a l i ty a n d produ c ti v ity standards a re co n s i s t ently a n d ac c urate l y m a i nta i n ed Demon s trate c on s i s tent appli c a ti on o f group a nd c omp a ny proc e dures and po l i c ies P l an a nd p riorit i se, d e mon s trating ab i l i ties to m a n age c o mpet i ng demands Demon s trate ab i l i ti e s to a n t icip a t e a n d ma n age c h ange Work with the br oad e r core and s i te HR teams to s upp o rt the o v erall HR strate g y Requirements Minimum Academic Requirements, Professional for this position: Qualifications, and Experience required: Matri c /G r ade 12 Nati o nal Dip l o m a/ Degree i n Fo o d Te c hno l ogy or re l ated f i e l d. 4 - 5 y ears' e x perie n ce in a Food S a fety Offi c er/Relat e d Ro l e a d vant a geo u s. Competencies & Skills: Commun i c a ti o n S k i l ls Strong A d mi n i s tration S k i l l s P l ann i ng, O r gan i s i ng a nd Co n trol K n owl e dge of S tore proc e ss Manage a nd Mot i va t e s taff me m ber The po s it i on requ i res tru s t and ho n e s ty and that ent a i l s the h andling of c a s h a n d / or fin a n c e s , wh i ch i n c l u des but is not l imited to, the hand l ing, a d mi n i s terin g , proces s i n g a n d distr i but i on o f the Compa n y ' s mon e t a ry res o urces s uch as its s t o ck in t rade or merch a nd i se quirements Minimum Academic Requirements, Professional for this position: Qualifications, and Experience required: Matri c /G r ade 12 Nati o nal Dip l o m a/ Degree i n Fo o d Te c hno l ogy or re l ated f i e l d. 4 - 5 y ears' e x perie n ce in a Food S a fety Offi c er/Relat e d Ro l e a d vant a geo u s. Apply Now

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