RCL Foods: Internships Programme 2024

RCL FOODS invites unemployed individuals who have the necessary qualifications to apply for Internships programme 

This position will be for a fixed period of 12 months

Minimum Requirements

• Matric/ Grade 12
• In the process of completing a Food Technology/ Food science qualification.
• Candidate must require workplace exposure to obtain their qualification in Food Science/ Food technology.
• S4/ completed theory of Food Science or Food technology.
• Lab experience will be added advantage.

Duties & Responsibilities

Core Responsibilities

• Assist Seniors in organising factory and lab trials.
• Run lab trials and factory trials.
• Assist in product brief execution according to project scope requirements (Trials, product samples, tastes sessions, product analysis – shelf life/nutritionals etc)
• Assist in coordinating multi-disciplinary teams including relevant internal – pretrial meetings.
• Collect and record data from trials
• Optimize product quality
• Plan and execute experiments and summarize results
• Support/lead project teams as a technical resource
• Assist in scoping and facilitating business opportunities
• Implement consumer tests in collaboration with consumer tasting panel
• Manage deliverables to achieve R&D timelines as discussed and agreed with NPD Manager
• Create and manage product specifications
• Create and manage ingredient specification
• Maintain technical documentation

Self-Management:

• Take ownership and accountability for tasks and activities
• Demonstrate self-drive and effective self-management
• Present project updates to Seniors on weekly basis

Technical Expertise and Insight

• Gain practical expertise and insights through active engagement during trials and meetings.
• Actively pursue understanding and answers to problems that arising during in project team meetings through plant engagement and discuss solution at Technical weekly meetings.

Operations Management

• Support the implementation of simplified production processes to increase operational effectiveness and efficiencies
• Support the implementation of optimal plant line efficiencies through all new developments and cost saving projects
• Ensure effective use of raw material into recipe formulations
• Manages actions where required to ensure that there are no areas of noncompliance. 

How to Apply

Click here to apply online for the RCL foods Internships programme 

Closing date: 22 April 2024