Food Safety Systems Senior Specialist

Mars•Burr Ridge, IL

7d•$79,280 - $109,010•Onsite

About The Position

The Food Safety Systems Sr Specialist provides deep technical leadership to develop, maintain and proactively improve Mars Wrigley Quality and Food Safety programs. Under the supervision of the Site Q&FS Manager, this role provides technical expertise, consultancy and a practical food safety approach to the site manufacturing operations. This role makes complex risk-based food safety decisions that enable the reliable delivery of products that meet all external legislative requirements and all internal Q&FS standards.

Requirements

BS degree in Food Science, Food Safety, Engineering, Chemistry or related technical field and internship in quality and food safety in a manufacturing environment and/ or combination of education and 5+ years demonstrated success in relevant manufacturing/quality experience
2-3 years of work experience in a food manufacturing environment
In depth knowledge of food microbiology, food safety, manufacturing processes and food laws
Demonstrated leadership capabilities in leading/influencing others

Nice To Haves

3-5 years of experience in a manufacturing site managing quality and food safety management systems responsible position related to food safety or Quality and food safety management system
Experience with regulatory and 3rd party audit requirements
Experience with practical applied microbiology in factory environments
Capable leader of teams and individuals with ability to motivate and engage superiors, peers, indirect associates, and global Q&FS community
Advanced understanding of Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP's), Good Laboratory Practices (GLP's), Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point Systems (HACCP)
Knowledge of and experience with ISO 9001 Quality Management Systems and ISO 17025 general requirements for the competence of testing and calibration laboratories

Responsibilities

Leads the effective development and implementation of standards, processes, new technology/methods and drives continuous improvement of food safety management at the manufacturing site
Acts as a technical resource for interpretation and ongoing application of food safety standards and regulations, as they relate to manufacturing operations, including but not limited to the Global Microbiological Verification, Allergen Management, Foreign Material Management, Mold and Mycotoxin, HACCP and Food Fraud Standards
Acts as Food Safety Coordinator, providing governance to HACCP Food Safety plans and managing validations of CCP and OPRP preventive controls.
Leads the Root Cause Analysis investigation of food safety incidents and drives effective implementation of corrective and preventative actions.
Interprets sensitive and technical data for potential impact on product safety and provides timely recommendations for the effective resolution of food safety issues.
Leads the development and deployment of Food Safety training across the manufacturing site
Provides technical guidance and consultancy to the Food Safety Team to assure that manufacturing processes and environments are microbiologically safe for producing both new and existing products.
Other tasks as assigned by Q&FS Manager
This role partners with Supply Operations and the Q&FS team to drive continual improvement of food safety programs through robust risk assessments, clear procedures and work instructions, trending and reporting and the creation and delivery of food safety training.
The role facilitates effective implementation of Mars and regulatory requirements through coordinating “steering team” activities to enable timely implementation into the supply pipeline
Responsible for providing outlining Q&FS requirements on engineering projects, developing all the Q&FS documents, SOP’s, delivering training for associates as required for the start of new lines or processes at the site and creating QFS best practices
Lead continuous improvement of QFS system and product quality and conformance to specification through analysis of data and evaluation of trends through use of statistical analysis
Builds knowledge of the company, processes and customers. Understands key business drivers and uses this understanding to accomplish own work.
Builds a network of cross functional partners to accomplish business objectives