Food Safety and Quality Manager

About the role

In this role, you will lead the Food Safety & Quality team at our Murarrie site, overseeing FSQ across the end-to-end value chain. You will partner closely with cross-functional teams including RDA, Procurement, Operations, Supply Chain, Customer Care, Commercial and other key stakeholders to ensure strong food safety and quality standards across the business. You will also serve as the key point of contact for customer queries, regulatory matters and escalations related to the Food Safety & Quality function.

Key responsibilities

• Leading and developing the Murarrie FSQ team to ensure business continuity and support

• Engaging with Global and local customers based across APMEA

• Manage quality and food safety issues in line with regional communication and escalation protocols to enable appropriate level of decision making

• Drive quality culture through quality improvement programs, factory-floor employee engagement and reward/recognition programs

• Ensure compliance to product standards and oversee Product Scale Up Process with RD&A and ensure quality requirements are agreed at the time of commercialization

• Providing leadership, direction and oversight for Kerry Food Safety/Quality Systems & laboratory operations, establishing the organization's commitment to the management systems, implementing, and ensuring that integrity of the management system is maintained when changes to the management system are planned and implemented

• Responsible for all aspects of quality control activities of raw materials, in-line and finished products

• Own, drive and implement Food Safety & Quality objectives in line with the Kerry Global programs and one way of working – Intelex System, Kerry Golden 6

• Implement KPIs, Quality Improvement Programs and guidelines

• Conduct risk assessments and implement corrective actions

About you

• University degree in Food Science / Microbiology or other science disciplines with related manufacturing experience

• Technical knowledge in food hygiene standards, HACCP, BRC, AIB requirement and process control procedures/manual and statistical process control (SPC)

• Strong background in food chemistry, sensory, microbiology, food packaging systems and food engineering is an added advantage

• Knowledge of Halal, Kosher, FSSC 22K, HACCP, SPC and AIB product safety system

• Understands GMP and GLP requirements

• Knowledge of food and facility security requirements

• Minimum of 5 years' experience in Managerial role

• Ability to drive continuous improvement and change management initiatives

• Strong leadership with excellent interpersonal/ communication, coaching and conflict management skills

About us

Founded in 1972 in Co. Kerry, Ireland, the Kerry Group has annualised sales in excess of €7 Billion and supplies over 18,000 food ingredients and flavour products to customers in more than 140 countries worldwide. We have established over 150 manufacturing sites, operate in over 30 countries, and employ 25,000 people worldwide. Kerry has been present in the Asia-Pacific region since 1997 and has grown its business to become a supplier of choice for our regional and local customers. With over 4,500 employees across the Asia-Pacific, Middle East & Africa (APMEA), Kerry has many exciting opportunities at our many Development & Application Centres, Sales Offices and Manufacturing sites.