Quality Systems Supervisor

Kerry Group•Rome, GA

11h

About The Position

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. The Food Safety & Quality Supervisor is responsible for leading the site’s food safety, quality, and compliance programs. This role serves as the designated SQF Practitioner, ensuring full alignment with Kerry global standards, plant requirements, customer expectations, and regulatory obligations. This position plays a critical leadership role across food safety systems, audit readiness, continuous improvement, and new product development while maintaining all quality documentation, certifications, and compliance programs.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in food safety, Microbiology, Chemistry, Biology, or a related scientific field (or equivalent experience)
3+ years of quality, or food safety experience in a food or pharma production/manufacturing environment
Strong analytical skills with high attention to detail
Effective communication, organization, and time‑management skills
Demonstrated ability to troubleshoot issues and develop practical, sustainable corrective solutions
HACCP and SQF experience in a manufacturing environment

Nice To Haves

HACCP certification
PCQI certification
SQF Practitioner certification
Familiarity with customer audits, regulatory inspections, and GFSI standards

Responsibilities

Lead the site Food Safety and Quality Management System as the designated SQF Practitioner, ensuring compliance with SQF, regulatory, customer, and Kerry global standards
Drive audit readiness and successfully lead customer, third‑party, and regulatory audits, including corrective and preventive action management
Lead root cause analysis and continuous improvement initiatives to eliminate repeat issues and strengthen food safety and quality systems
Manage and support new product development, including trials, scale‑ups, and commercialization, ensuring alignment with regulatory, customer, and plant requirements
Analyze quality and process data to assess system performance and identify opportunities for improvement
Oversee key quality programs including environmental monitoring, calibrations, net weight compliance, foreign material controls, and testing programs (including validation and verification)
Maintain document control, records retention, and system compliance within Intelex
Investigate customer and vendor complaints and communicate timely, effective resolutions
Maintain required certifications (e.g., SQF, HACCP, PCQI, Halal, Kosher) and ensure ongoing compliance