What are the responsibilities and job description for the Food Safety & Quality Manager position at Kerry?
Requisition ID 49906
Position Type (US)Full Time
Career Function Quality
Recruiter
Posting Type DNI
Leading to better encompasses all we do at Kerry, it's how we've become the worlds leading taste and nutrition company. Whether it's building and manufacturing sustainable solutions for food, beverage or pharmaceutical consumers, our commitment to lead the world to better nutrition drives us forward. With 24,000 colleagues across the globe and 15,000 Kerry products, your opportunities are limitless.
About Kerry
Where will you work?
Our Byesville, OH location is part of our Liquid Beverage division and creates smoothie bases and juice concentrate. We’re proud to give back to the community we work in by participating in fundraisers and volunteering with local schools. With a growing portfolio, come join and help us grow our team! If you like working with a close-knit group that makes a big impact, we may be the place for you!
What will you do?
Main Objective
The plant Food Safety & Quality Manager provides site leadership for Food Safety and Quality in alignment with the Kerry Corporate Policies.
Key Responsibilities
- Ensure effective food safety compliance and work with plant management team to implement programs to mitigate risk.
- Manage and lead HACCP program and team at site level, ensuring that Good Manufacturing Practices, preventive controls and prerequisite programs are in place and effective.
- Manage the plant Food Safety & Quality System to produce safe quality food, acting as SQF Practitioner or equivalent GFSI manager (BRC, FS22000).
- PCQI Certification with clear understanding of responsibility to ensure compliance of product with FDA or CFIA requirements.
- Be responsible for the accurate and effective evaluation of product through sensory, analytical and microbiological testing.
- Enforce Kerry standards in the areas of ingredient and product standards, process specifications, formula compliance, sanitation/GMP/pest control, and regulatory compliance.
- Develop and lead proactive action plans for performance improvement including complaint reduction, right the first time, timely release of product, completion and verification of corrective actions and audit findings.
- Leads effective and successful external and internal audits.
- Act as the primary technical liaison with customers, vendors and regulatory agencies.
- Be proactive and responsive in addressing customer complaints, communicating effectively on technical issues and leading the root cause analysis.
- Develop, engage and maintain qualified personnel within the plant Quality department, through training, communication, and accountability.
- Continuously improve knowledge of products and technology to investigate variation and resolve technical problems with the team.
What will you need to be successful?
- Bachelor’s Degree in Food Science, Chemistry, Biochemistry, Microbiology, or similar.
- Relevant experience in food / beverage production with previous experience at a manager level as well.
- Experience with high acid foods and aseptic processing is a nice to have.
- Knowledge and experience with relevant GFSI standards such as SQF, BRC, IFS or FS 22000.
Kerry is an equal opportunity employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law. Kerry will only employ those who are legally authorized to work in the United States for this opening. Any offer of employment is conditional upon the successful completion of a background investigation and drug screen.
Beware of scams online or from individuals claiming to represent us. A Kerry employee will not solicit candidates through a non-Kerry email address or phone number. In addition, Kerry does not currently utilise video chat rooms (e.g., Google Hangouts) to conduct interviews. Refuse any request that asks you to provide payment to participate in the hiring process (e.g., purchasing a “starter kit,” investing in training, or something similar). Kerry will not ask you to pay any money at any point in the hiring process with the exception of reimbursable travel expenses. In addition, any payments made by Kerry will be from official firm accounts bearing the Kerry name.
