TECHNOLOGIST: BUTCHERY AND SEAFOOD COUNTERS (WESTERN CAPE)
Listing reference: woolw_000960
Listing status: Online
Apply by: 25 October 2024
Position summary
Industry: FMCG & Supply Management
Job category: FMCG, Retail, Wholesale and Supply Chain
Location: Western Cape
Contract: Permanent
EE position: No
Introduction
To ensure the production and selling of safe, innovative, and excellent products at a competitive price for the Woolworths customer sold through the in-store butchery and seafood counters.
- Identify and effectively manage Food Safety risks on the Counters.
- Assess the quality of products and processes to maintain the quality of products for the customer and safeguard the reputation of WW.
- Implement business and technical strategy.
- Ensure compliance and adherence to Woolworths technical policies within the supply base in accordance with legal requirements and international best practices.
- Effectively manage supplier performance with respect to food safety and quality.
- Effectively manage counter performance with respect to food safety, quality, cutting, and presentation standards.
- Excellent personal attributes that underscore team integration and execution.
- Effective representative of the protein technical team in stores.
Minimum Requirements
Qualifications:
- BSc Food Science / BTEC Food Technology.
Experience:
- Minimum of 3-5 years relevant experience or equivalent programs in the retail or production environment.
- Essential hands-on experience of butchery cutting standards and methodologies and/or seafood processing.
- Knowledge of meat cuts and/or fish species will be an advantage.
- Knowledge of the cooking of meat and seafood will be an advantage.
- Relevant industry understanding of retail and meat production.
Skills:
- Proven analytical and process ability.
- Ability to set and improve quality standards within the supply base.
- Ability to drive technical and product compliance.
- Ability to negotiate and communicate at all levels.
- Disciplined and self-driven individual.
- Proven commercial aptitude with ability to understand and use financial indicators.
- Good understanding of risk assessment and management of food safety.
- High energy level and positive attitude.
- Must be computer literate with excellent working knowledge of Office and the web.
- Must be in possession of a valid driver’s license.
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