Position Overview:
The Quality Control Technician ensures the integrity of food products by overseeing the various aspects of quality control and quality assurance. This role involves setting quality expectations, developing quality control processes, and ensuring compliance with industry regulations and standards, with a focus on BRC standards and human-grade food quality.
Key Responsibilities:
Quality Standards Development:
Develop and implement quality standards and control systems to ensure consistency and safety of the products.
Process Monitoring:
Oversee the production process to ensure compliance with quality standards.
Monitor and adjust processes as necessary to meet quality standards.
Testing and Inspection:
Develop and implement testing and inspection procedures.
Oversee the testing of raw materials, production processes, and final products to ensure quality.
Data Analysis:
Analyze data from inspections and tests to identify quality issues or trends.
Report on quality control activities and performance.
Supplier Quality Management:
Work with suppliers to establish quality requirements for raw materials.
Conduct supplier audits and evaluations to ensure they meet quality standards.
Problem-Solving:
Investigate customer complaints and non-conformance issues.
Continuous Improvement:
Lead continuous improvement initiatives to enhance quality and efficiency.
Qualifications:
Proven experience as a Quality Control Manager or relevant role.
Thorough knowledge of methodologies of quality control and standards.
Skills:
Strong leadership and managerial abilities.
Excellent statistical and analytical skills.
Attention to detail and a results-driven approach.
Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
Proficiency in MS Office and database systems.
Bilingual is a plus
WHERE IT BEGAN
THE EARLY YEARS
Gary Moorcroft is a fourth generation meat trader and grandson of Fenner Moorcroft, a live stock trader and later owner of the Cradock Abattoir in South Africa.
At the age of 10, Gary had his first experience with air-dried meat snacks on his uncle Bill’s farm where the day’s hunt was cut into suitable pieces of meat and hung along lines spun on the sun porch behind wire netting. The cool, dry and gentle breeze of pure winter air in the Cradock area created the perfect conditions to naturally dry meat snacks.
Gary’s venture into biltong manufacturing was cemented when he purchased Stormberg Organic in 2007. Founded in 1998, the company supplied air-dried meat snacks by mail order from its first processing plant in Molteno, a small town in the North Eastern Cape of South Africa.
BUSINESS TODAY
Today Stormberg Foods is a thriving modern business with a high tech food processing facility in the city of Goldsboro in North Carolina. From here, Stormberg supplies traditional South African biltong to the American market through its own Billo’s brand, and co-packs biltong and pet treats for high end brands and stores.
“The decision to develop our facility in the city of Goldsboro, North Carolina, was largely based on the tremendous support shown by the local Wayne County authorities, Wayne County Development Alliance and Stormberg’s focus and dedication to growing communities.”
- GARY MOORCROFT (CEO)
HEALTHY, QUALITY SNACKS
Gary’s passion for healthy living and supplying whole foods, remains the ethos of the business which he manages alongside his son, Paul. With a belief in quality throughout the chain, Gary has developed relationships with well-respected farmers and ranchers who share his passion for doing wholesome right, producing biltong and other quality air-dried meat snacks with the assurance of the highest standards of processing quality, traceability and brand integrity.
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