Food Safety Manager

About the Role

Develop and manage the sanitation programs that ensure we are following Ferrero policies and delivering the safest food to our customers. Ensure compliance with internal SOPs, corporate policies, and regulatory requirements.

Responsibilities

• Manage adaptation, roll-out, and monitoring of Food Safety aspects by interfacing with Group stakeholders
• Follow, for Food Safety aspects, local authorities, certification requirements, and all external companies specifications that impact the Plant
• Assist with Food Safety and HACCP/FSMA plans, and Prerequisite Programs (PRPs), through continuous risk analysis (leveraging FS & Quality plant KPIs)
• Define, in accordance with Group Food Safety, local authorities, and other external organizations, necessary rules (local procedures) to guarantee product (workflow) traceability and detect origins of Food Safety-related issues
• Take responsibility for and guarantee training within Food Safety across all relevant stakeholder functions
• Lead the management of Food Safety non-conformities, according to Group and plant procedures (following escalation guidelines)
• Be responsible for Food Safety continuous improvement within the Plant
• Support the implementation of new production lines or new products for the Plant to capture all possible points of attention on Food Safety aspects (e.g., new allergens and cross-contamination risk), perform risk analysis, and identify solutions

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree required, Master’s Degree highly preferred (ideally in Food Science, Food Safety, Biology, Microbiology, Chemistry, or related field)
• 4 to 7 years of experience in a similar manufacturing environment
• Past Sanitation supervision is required
• Knowledge of sanitation processes & cleaning chemicals (concentrations, titration, chemical safety, etc.)
• Ability to match or detect differences in color, including shades & brightness; ability to see details and compare similarities & differences quickly & accurately
• Ability to perform simple math
• Working knowledge of Microsoft systems (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.)
• Strong written & verbal skills
• Proficiency in SAP is preferred
• Knowledge of Good Manufacturing Practices & HACCP is strongly preferred
• Knowledge of Kleanz system
• Knowledge and experience with microbiological analysis
• Knowledge and experience with Root Cause Analysis tools/methodology
• Project management experience
• Obtain PCQI certification

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