Manufacturing

Quality Manager

Lactalis South Africa·Eastern Cape, south-africa·Full Time·Onsite
ManufacturingFull TimeOnsite
-Closes 27 Nov 2026

Job Description

  • Join Lactalis at our plant in Eastern Cape Port Elizabeth Plant and take on the challenge of managing our Quality department. Successful candidates must have at least 2 - 5 years' relevant experience within a Fresh & UHT Manufacturing plant. Must be able to demonstrate knowledge in Microbiology, Analytics, Supplier Management, Identify and eliminate possible food safety risks and report to supervisors for attention. Dairy Industry would be an advantage. Knowledge of auditing Suppliers and Knowledge of a Supplier system.

Required Skills

  • Degree NQF 7 Qualification in either Food Science, BTech or B.Sc. or equivalent?
  • 2 - 5 years Manufacturing plant experience and Food Safety. (Dairy Industry would be an advantage.)
  • Experience in auditing Suppliers and Knowledge of a Supplier system
  • Knowledge in Microbiology, Analytics, Supplier Management,
  • Strong people management experience through building a positive and motivated staff compliment.
  • Computer literacy on Microsoft Office packages is essential.
  • High attention to detail
  • Proximity to the Floor.

Duties & Responsibilities

  • Plant Consumer and Customer complaint focus, linking non-quality losses and cost, with process improvement. Effectively and efficiently support the plant quality teams, aligned with Lactalis processes and procedures, to improve quality over different KPI's.
  • Support on Industrial projects, Processes, RCA activities, as well as Improvement processes, and deliver an excellent support service through effective cross functional KPI's.
  • Hygiene and Cleaning Improvement through focused validations of CIP, alignment with Lactalis practices, supporting Master Cleaning schedules on COP, and supporting Quality, industrial and Maintenance teams with leadership and guidance.
  • Support teams such as FSI, Sales, Distribution, PFS, R&D for example, with technical expertise, to achieve business goals.
  • Support on the Pathogen monitoring plan, to the quality and industrial teams, with focus on cleaning and sanitising practices

Deadline:18th November,2026

Key skills

Bachelors
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At a glance

Company

Lactalis South Africa

Location

Eastern Cape, south-africa

Employment

Full Time

Experience

Valid until

November 27, 2026

Created

November 13, 2026

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