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Food Safety Officer

Ensure food handling and production comply with hygiene, safety, and quality standards.

payments Avg: R38,000

description Overview

Food Safety Officers audit processes, train staff, inspect facilities, and manage corrective actions to reduce contamination risk. Common in restaurants, catering, and FMCG production.

**A Day in the Life:**
Hygiene inspections, staff training, documentation checks, and corrective action follow-ups.

schedule A Day in the Life

08:00

Site walk-through and hygiene inspections

10:00

Review logs, temps, and cleaning records

13:00

Staff training and SOP refreshers

15:30

Audit reporting and corrective action tracking

trending_up Career Path

Step 1

Quality Assistant

0-2

Step 2

Food Safety Officer

2-6

Step 3

QA Supervisor

6-10

Step 4

Quality / Compliance Manager

10+

Vital Statistics

Salary Range

R 22,000 - R 65,000

Soft Skills

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Technical Skills

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