Senior Research Scientist QRC

The Hershey Company • Hershey, PA

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About The Position

Provide microbiological Subject Matter Expert (SME) support to the manufacturing and co-manufacturing plants, supplier quality management (SQM), R D, and the micro service team.

Requirements

• A robust working technical knowledge of food microbiology and food science processes and/or instrumentation to identify and recommend control and/or monitoring techniques for food safety and quality.
• Experience in conducting failure analysis and root cause investigation.
• Superior working knowledge of regulatory and quality system requirements - HACCP, HARPC, Good Manufacturing Process (GMP), Sanitation principles, etc.
• M.S. in Food Microbiology, Food Science, or related science field.
• 3+ years of manufacturing plant and microbiology laboratory experience handling microbiological root cause analyses & Environmental Microbiological Monitoring Programs.

Responsibilities

• Partner with micro team, regional QRC and/or plant QA staff to troubleshoot complex micro incidents in micro lab, manufacturing environments and/or with products. Coach technicians or other lab team members for development in this area.
• Review and trend the environmental microbiological monitoring program (EMMP) and product testing results and provide holistic recommendations. Support in EMMP CAPA processes.
• Continuously review and improve micro related policies, standards, and procedures based on evolving food micro landscape, industry and regulatory directions, and lessons learned internally and externally.
• Provide technical support for microbiological risk assessments of new ingredients and evaluate adequacy of thermal validation studies and risk assessment provided by the supplier.
• Support R D & innovation QA team for microbiological food safety risk evaluations for new products and processes.
• Effectively collaborate with cross-functional teams and client group to provide SME support in solving microbiological issues.

What This Job Offers

• Industry: Food Manufacturing
• Education Level: Master's degree