Job Description:
The Senior Quality and Food Safety Technologist (QMP) provides functional leadership to implement, maintain and improve the Quality Management Process (QMP) across the manufacturing site to ensure that finished products are safe for human consumption and meet customer, consumer and regulatory requirements.
What are we looking for?
Minimum Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Chemistry, Food Science, Food Safety, Engineering or related technical field
- Knowledge of GFSI Quality Systems such as FSSC22000 or ISO9000
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Experienced in Food safety risk, identification and management, HACCP and prerequisite controls.
- Knowledge of GMP, food allergens, pest control, sanitation, and food safety regulations
- Demonstrated leadership capabilities in leading/influencing others
- Ability to work effectively in cross functional teams
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Preferred Qualifications
- Advanced degree in Chemistry, Food Science, Food Safety, Engineering or related technical field
What will be your key responsibilities?
- Manages the implementation of Global Quality and Food Safety standards to ensure compliance with applicable statuary and regulatory food safety requirements
- Manages Internal audit program, CAPA, Quality and Food Safety change management process as it relates to new products, equipment or process
- Manages third party Quality and Food Safety Management systems certification audits
- Leads Q&FS continuous improvement projects within the site
- Leads in combination with Quality and Food Safety Manager product related incident management process and provide recommendation on product disposition
- Responsible for reviewing Global standards, leading gap assessment to the standards and regulatory requirements, including Food Defense Plan and continuous improvement of quality systems
- Manages external audit programs and the internal quality audit function for the site through training associates, creating audit schedule and ensuring a robust and corrective and preventative action process
- Collaborates with Q&FS Site team and supply partners to conduct the Q&FS management review at planned intervals to ensure suitability, adequacy and effectiveness of the Q&FS management programs
- Partners with supply, R&D and other key stakeholders to implement changes, new process or new products in a safe manner and implement product quality conformance system
- Leads continuous improvement of Q&FS system and product quality and conformance to specification through analysis of data and evaluation of trends through use of statistical analysis
- Provides technical expertise and conducts incident investigation and risk analysis as well as provides recommendations for appropriate resolution
What can you expect from Mars?
- Work with over 130,000 diverse and talented Associates, all guided by the Five Principles.
- Join a purpose driven company, where we're striving to build the world we want tomorrow, today.
- Best-in-class learning and development support from day one, including access to our in-house Mars University.
- An industry competitive salary and benefits package, including company bonus.
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Mars is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. If you need assistance or an accommodation during the application process because of a disability, it is available upon request. The company is pleased to provide such assistance, and no applicant will be penalized as a result of such a request.