Title:  Hygiene Specialist

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Immediate Superior: Phathiswa Bukani 
Job Grade: 10 
Location: Gqeberha
Function: Supply Chain
Sub Function: Manufacturing
Type of Contract: Permanent
Reference Number: 134810 
Closing Date: 21/04/2025

Applications are invited for the above-mentioned position in the Quality Department, Heineken Beverages Gqeberha. The successful applicant will report to the Quality Assurance Manager.

Key Performance Areas would include, but are not limited to: 

• Lead Quality improvement through strong site leadership, collaboration and influence.
• Conduct environmental scans at site level and use in the implementation of the quality strategy.
• Develop and drive a positive site quality culture of “First Time Right.”
• Operate strategically and systemically to design customized solutions.
• Ensure that the reputation of Heineken Beverages is indivisible through immaculate governance systems.

• Devise and establish quality systems specific to Adam Tas within the frameworks of corporate governance systems and aligned to global customer requirements.

• Conduct IMS audits for the cluster as well the Heineken Beverages business.
• Conduct Hygiene & Food Safety System/Governance training
• Develop site procedures, standards, and specifications relating to the relevant QMS.
• Review customer requirements and develop capabilities to respond accordingly.
• Drive a lean culture of reducing cost of poor quality while increasing productivity.
• Motivate and inspire teams to perform to meet quality standards through HR infrastructure.
• Manage and drive competency and capability programs for quality improvement.
• Provide leadership and technical expertise (microbiology and hygiene).
• Conduct training and assessment in the workplace (microbiology and hygiene).
• Optimize cleaning and sanitizing practices and procedures across the site.
• Execute hygiene projects aligned with site hygiene strategy effectively.
• Develop hygiene procedures and specifications for site within the corporate governance standards.
• Develop and control hygiene documentation and training material in the workplace.
• Implement hygiene policies and surveys.
• Demonstrate a holistic understanding of hygiene practices critical to cellar and packaging processes.
• Assure integrity of results.
• Analyze data to identify quality and food safety risks.
• Prepare site for FSSC 22000 readiness i.e., anchor hygiene systems and standards.
• Develop GMP procedures for site and GMP compliance frameworks.
• Comply to integrated Heineken Beverages management systems.
• Manage hygiene supplier quality program.
• Lead site wide quality problem solving and improvement initiatives as applicable.

• Follow Heineken Beverages’ policies and procedures and identify opportunities for continuous improvement

SENSORY EVALUATION

IMPLEMENT SENSORY EVALUATION SYSTEMS AND MANAGEMENT FOR THE REGION ALIGNED TO CENTRAL HEINEKEN BEVERAGES GOVERNANCE FRAMEWORKS

•  Implement sensory management vision and strategy for site
• Comply with integrated quality management systems
• Develop and drive a strong sensory culture across the site

PROTECT ORGANISATION REPUTATION AND PRODUCT INTEGRITY

• Train site tasters
• Co-ordinate site tasting sessions
• Manage site tasting regimes
• Manage trade quality taste function at site
• Manage supplier quality management programme for site

LEAD AND ASSURE INTEGRITY OF TASTE SYSTEMS

• Assure governance and integrity of results
• Lead measurement management
• Analyse data to identify quality and food safety risks
• Lead problem solving and improvement initiatives related to tasting

MANAGE HEALTH, SAFETY, ENVIRONMENT AND RISK IN THE DEPARTMENT

• Ensure sound approaches to health and safety at all times
• Manage factors concerning environment, risk and sustainable development
• Integrate alcohol framework with tasting activities

The successful candidate must have the following experience/skills:

• ND in Food Technology or Food Science or a BSc. Degree in a Biological Sciences discipline
• 5 years relevant working experience within a wine analytical and microbiology laboratory
• Working knowledge of:
  • Packaging and Trade quality process
  • Hygiene & Industrial Microbiology
  • Brewing & Cellar processes
  • Laboratory Systems, Microbiology Laboratory experience will be advantageous
  • CIP and COP fundamentals
  • Statistical Analysis and exceptional report-writing skills
• Experience in working with Lab equipment and Laboratory systems
• Excellent report writing and communication.
• Proven people management
• Good leadership abilities.
• Advanced computer skills (Microsoft, SAP, Minitab/Statistical)

The Company’s approved Employment Equity Plan and Targets will be considered as part of the recruitment process. As an Equal Opportunities employer, we actively encourage and welcome people with various disabilities to apply. Heineken Beverages (South Africa) (Pty) Ltd) is committed to an organisational culture that recognises, appreciates and values inclusion and diversity. You must be fully eligible to live and work in South Africa to apply.