About the role
Maintain high compliance within the sub-region/EUM ensuring all products that go out the door are safe and to specification.
Drive continuous improvement by overseeing confident execution in plant of Kerry global standards for food safety and quality.
What would you do?
Establishing the vision, leadership, and ownership of the Sub-regional/EUM Food Safety & Quality platform in alignment with the Regional & Global platforms to drive world class performance
Achieve continuously improving results, in the areas of customer complaints, micro and environmental issues, product quality, GMP / fabrication and adherence to procedures, within all plant operations in the EUM/sub-region.
Responsible for communicating and executing the FSQ strategic initiatives within assigned sub-region.
Deliver FSQ training and education in support of policies and / or initiatives where applicable within the assigned business unit.
Design and document procedures for adherence to FSQ policies and local regulations.
Work with sites to review and revise on a periodic basis.
Assure compliance to internal FSQ policies and applicable local regulations through site visits, process reviews, and development of corrective actions with site management.
Monitor and interpret FSQ regulatory changes and develop strategies for implementation.
What will you need to be successful?
BSc/MS degree from an accredited institution in Food Science, Chemistry, Biochemistry, Nutrition, or rother related science discipline.
Higher degrees advantageous.
8+ years of experience in food safety in food and beverage industry
Increase focus and understanding of Customer quality expectations.
Develop and deploy programs to leverage data and apply statistical analysis to improve product quality • Continued implementation of digital innovation to solve problems in priority areas.
Continue evolution to use of more leading metrics.
Ability to lead, delegate, and influence cross-functional teams and strategies at multi levels within the organization.
Experience in Quality systems (RCA / CAPA).
Advanced in Spanish and English
About Kerry
Kerry is the world's leading taste and nutrition company for the food, beverage and pharmaceutical industries.
Every day we partner with customers to create healthier, tastier and more sustainable products that are consumed by billions of people across the world.
Our vision is to be our customers' most valued partner, creating a world of sustainable nutrition.
A career with Kerry offers you an opportunity to shape the future of food while providing you opportunities to explore and grow in a truly global environment.
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.