PepsiCo

Makes salty snacks, sodas and sports drinks

Blending Analyst

Inspection & TestPosted on Nov 12

Full-timeCeres, South AfricaNo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

A diploma or degree in Food Technology, Biotechnology, or Biochemistry.
Sound knowledge of Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP), AIB, Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points (HACCP), BRC, food safety, and SANS 17025.
Knowledge of safety protocols and procedures.
Willingness to participate in the Safety/Food Safety Team and foster a safety and food-safety culture in the department.
Quality awareness.
Sensory analysis.

Responsibilities

Perform routine laboratory testing on various product matrices and interpret, record, and report results.
Contribute to and adhere to food-safety and laboratory systems.
Maintain and keep laboratories clean and orderly.
Maintain and verify laboratory equipment.
Conduct internal audits.
Plan daily, weekly, and monthly tasks.
Conduct stock-takes and consolidate orders.
Participate in and coordinate proficiency-testing schemes and inter- and intra-laboratory testing results.
Ensure records are accurately maintained and completed.
Ensure all equipment is verified.
Conduct testing of various product matrices, including microbiological, chemical, and packaging tests.
Count and interpret results.
Report results daily, weekly, and monthly.
Raise and follow up on non-conformances and solve problems using root-cause analysis.
Perform sampling of various product matrices as needed.
Complete ad hoc tasks.

Overview

Routine laboratory testing of various product matrices and the interpretation, recording and reporting of results
Contributing and adherence to the food safety and laboratory systems
General maintenance and housekeeping of the laboratories
General maintenance and verification of laboratory equipment
Responsible for internal audits

Responsibilities

Planning of daily, weekly and monthly tasks
Stock-take and order consolidation
Participating and coordinating in PT scheme, Inter and Intra lab testing results
Ensure that records are maintained and completed accurately
Ensure all equipment is verified
Contributing and adherence to the Site safety/food safety systems and laboratory systems and conducting of internal audits.
Testing of various product matrices. Micro, Chemical and Packaging
Counting and interpreting of results
Reporting of results daily, weekly and monthly.
Raise and Follow-up of Non-Conformances, and problem solving by root cause analysis.
ADHOC tasks
Housekeeping and cleaning of area of responsibility
Time to time sampling of various product matrices

Qualifications

Diploma/ Degree in the Food Technology/ Biotechnology/ Biochemistry
Team player
Sound knowledge of GMP, AIB, HACCP, BRC, FOOD SAFETY, SANS 17025
Safety Protocols and Procedures
Willingness to form part of the Safety/ Food safety Team and foster Safety/ Food Safety culture in the department
Quality awareness
Sensory analysis

About the Company

PepsiCo

Makes salty snacks, sodas and sports drinks

PepsiCo makes snack foods and soft drinks that supermarkets, convenience stores and restaurants sell around the world. It owns some of the most familiar grocery brands, including Lay's and Doritos chips from its Frito-Lay division and Pepsi, Mountain Dew and Gatorade on the drinks side, along with Quaker oats and cereals. The company runs its own plants and distribution network and earns most of its money selling finished products to retailers and foodservice customers, while partner bottlers produce some of its drinks under license. PepsiCo was formed in 1965 through the merger of Pepsi-Cola and Frito-Lay and is headquartered in Purchase, New York.

Company size: 10,001+
Company stage: IPO
Headquarters: Harrison, NY
Founded: 1965

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