Quality Supervisor

Requisition ID 50750
Position Type (US)Full Time
Career Function Quality 
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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

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.

Where will you work?

Our Greenville, Missouri location is part of our Smoke and Grill Division and works with unique and interesting technologies that create condensed, natural smoke flavoring for our customers and brands. We’re proud to partner with the community we work in by actively volunteering with local organizations. We’re a team that is committed to helping each other succeed with a structured training plan and a committed, engaged supervisor. 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?

• Food Safety: Ensure effective food safety compliance. Manage and lead HACCP program, 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).
• Quality Systems: Develop and maintain food safety and quality systems including QC & QA. Develop, review and align procedures with corporate policies, through GQMS (Global Quality Management System) with a drive towards best practice. Internally audit practices and procedures for improvement to prevent non-conformances.
• Compliance: Enforce Kerry standards in the areas of ingredient and product standards, process specifications, formula compliance, sanitation/GMP/pest control, and regulatory compliance.
• Quality Improvement: Track report and review agreed upon KPI’s. Develop and lead the plant Quality Improvement Plan. Partner cross-functionally in quality and process improvement.
• Customer Satisfaction: Be proactive and responsive in addressing non conformances, communicating effectively on technical issues and leading the root cause analysis. Develop and verify corrective actions.
• Managerial Responsibilities: Develop and maintain qualified personnel within the plant through training, communication, and accountability.
• Technical Skills: Continuously improve knowledge of products and technology to investigate variation and resolve technical problems with the site team. Apply a scientific approach with statistical analysis to data and problem solving. Act as the primary technical liaison with customers, vendors and regulatory agencies.

What will you need to be succesful?

• Bachelor’s degree in Food Science, Chemistry, Microbiology, or similar.
• Minimum 5 years of experience in a manufacturing setting (food industry preferred).
• Knowledge and understanding of Food Safety regulations, FSMA, and industry and market trends.
• Experience leading / supervising teams is a plus.

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. EEO is the Law poster can be found here. Additional information can also be here .                                       

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