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Quality Assurance Technologist (Centurion)

RCL Foods

Centurion, Gauteng Posted 31 Oct 2026 Closes in 6 days
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Company / organisation RCL Foods
Location Centurion, Gauteng
Posted 31 Oct 2026
Closing date 6 Nov 2026

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Overview

RCL FOODS is a deeply rooted South African food manufacturer that produces some of the country’s most-loved brands. The role will be based in Centurion and will report into the Senior QAT. The QAT will be responsible for providing quality assurance and control support to the processing plant, ensuring adherence to product and process specifications.

Requirements

  • A 3-year qualification, Diploma or Degree in Food Technology/Microbiology/Biotechnology or related.
  • Minimum of 3 years’ experience in Quality Control/Assurance or a similar capacity.
  • Minimum of 3 years’ experience in an FMCG/food processing environment.
  • Skills: Analysing information to make informed decisions, providing guidance and feedback to improve performance, exposure to either retailers or foodservice customers, focusing on achieving results and driving performance, developing and implementing solutions to problems, excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

Responsibilities

  • Conducting daily cleaning verification inspections.
  • Identify GMP training needs and liaise with training officers.
  • Verify documentation and practices against hygiene requirements.
  • Report daily pest sightings to the Senior QAT and Pest Control Company.
  • Coordinate raw material inspections against specifications.
  • Provide expertise to quality controllers and operations teams.
  • Analyse daily QC statistics and initiate corrective actions.
  • Conduct ad hoc tests for packaging and product integrity.
  • Verify calibration and testing equipment checks.
  • Manage product micro programme and analyse results.
  • Assist with maintaining TIMS data and specifications.
  • Raising NCR with supplier for packaging and raw material non-conformities.
  • Managing purchase orders for micro and analytical testing.
  • Daily investigation and feedback on customer complaints and trending.
  • Managing quality controllers time sheets, leaves, scheduling of overtime on weekend and absentees.
  • Conduct schedule traceability and mock recall.
  • Report audit results to QA systems technologist and processing.
  • Communicate performance metrics to QA Manager.
  • Provide audit data for internal and external reviews.
  • Support R&D trials and shelf-life verification.
  • Liaise with cross-functional teams for QA improvements.

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