Senior Quality Specialist

at  Mondelz International

Job Description

Technical / Functional skills:

• Bachelor’s degree in food science, Regulatory Affairs or Science.
• 2-5 years’ experience in a related field
• HACCP, PCQI training. SAP user skills an asset.
• Experience in GFSI Standards (FSSC, SQF, etc

MORE ABOUT THIS ROLE

The position will be the Subject Matter Expert SME) on quality protocols and processes for the assigned areas. It will support the daily operations team ensuring conformance to corporate and local Quality Policies and SOPs and proactively address risks.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Responsible for daily oversight of all food safety and quality activities of the production areas including HACCP, GMP, Specification Compliance, SOP Compliance, etc
• Work closely and lead, with the business unit leader, process engineer and production colleagues to implement Lean Six Sigma tools to continuously improve Product Quality, drive down defects, complaints and improve scrap waste.
• Maintain and review, and file Quality and Food Safety paperwork on daily basis in accordance with company guidelines.
• Investigate consumer complaints and trends.
• Facilitate quality discussions and training activities.
• Manage hold/release and non-conformance procedure for finished product or raw/pack materials.
• Manage Quality incidents from the investigation, remediation and follow up with the closure of corrective and preventive actions.
• Participate in project teams for new equipment and infrastructure, working with Safety, Quality, and other departments.
• Actively contribute to the implementation of IL6S tools and systems in correction of issues using Root Cause Analysis tools to eliminate losses.
• Prepare for and participated in internal and external quality audits in conjunction with the Process Quality Lead and Compliance Manager.

Technical / Functional skills:

• Bachelor’s degree in food science, Regulatory Affairs or Science.
• 2-5 years’ experience in a related field
• HACCP, PCQI training. SAP user skills an asset.
• Experience in GFSI Standards (FSSC, SQF, etc)

Behavioral competencies:

• Highly skilled at planning and prioritizing tasks
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills
• Good analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Coaching mindset and ability to function in a servant-leadership model.
• Ability to successfully collaborate across different teams and stakeholders.
• Flexibility to adapt to a dynamic and fast paced high performance work system.
• Exhibit learning agility and display potential to grow in the organization by taking up diverse and challenging assignments.