Intern Food Technologist

Job Description

What will you be doing We have an exciting learning opportunity for a Food Tech Intern, which will include exposure, understanding and application of the following:

• Investigate any other food safety or quality non-conformances and implement corrective and preventative actions.
• Complete weekly and monthly trending reports.
• Assist with internal and external audits.
• Ad-hoc tasks requested from time to time.
• Ensuring food safety, quality, environmental and occupational health and safety practices are adhered to as per company policies and procedures.
• Assist with Micro – Sampling micro samples and other samples according to procedure.
• Oversee processes and procedures inside the factory.

Programme information:

• This is a 12-month Intern programme based at our Salads & Pickles Plant reporting to the Manager: Quality Control.
• Will at times support the national Quality Assurance structure in rolling out of specific projects / tasks.
• May be required to travel to sites for exposure to all business units.

Qualification Requirements

• Grade 12.
• Completed a Diploma/ Degree in: BSC Food Science Qualification/Food Technology.
• Driver’s license (advantageous).

Experience Requirements

• No Experience Required.

Skills and Competencies

• Strong interpersonal skills with superior level of patience.
• MS Office.
• Adaptive and open to respond to change, Results orientation.
• Able to cope with pressures and setbacks.
• Analytical approach and thinking.
• Time management & deadline orientated.
• Team player with open communication skills.
• Attention to detail, good eyesight and taste.
• Ability to critically evaluate information.
• Learning aptitude, professional, enthusiastic, hardworking and well-organized.
• Dynamic person who will make a difference.