Quality Assurance & Food Safety Specialist (Fixed-term)
Job Location: İzmit
Company Description
Ferrero is a family-owned company with a truly progressive and global outlook and iconic brands such as Nutella®, Tic Tac®, Ferrero Rocher®, Raffaello®, Kinder Bueno® and Kinder Surprise®. As the love for our brands continues to grow, so too does our global reach. Represented in more than 50 countries, with products sold in more than 170, the Ferrero Group is loved by generations around the world. The secret to our global success? 38,767 dedicated employees who celebrate care and quality to craft a business, careers and brands we are proud of. Join us, and you could be one of them.
Diversity Statement
Ferrero is committed to building a diverse and inclusive culture in which all employees feel welcomed and appreciated and have the same opportunities. We believe all of our people are equally talented in their own way. In nurturing the curiosity and natural abilities of our employees, we provide them, generation after generation, the means to succeed personally and professionally, enabling them to craft their journey at Ferrero. The diversity of our talents is what makes our work environment multicultural, innovative and highly rewarding.
About the Role:
We are currently looking for a Quality Assurance & Food Safety Specialist (Temporary - 11 months) who will be reporting to Plant Food Safety & Quality Manager and be based in İzmit.
Main Responsibilities:
• Follow Quality Success Indicators and report the results periodically, take corrective actions when necessary
• Ensure the analysis are suitable for the continuity of the ISO 17025 accreditation process
• Ensure that verification and measurement uncertainty studies are carried out in accordance with relevant standards and legislation
• Take part in the internal audit process; in planning and auditing stages
• Ensure quality and technical documentations are up-to-date
• Ensure that activities related to Risks and Opportunities are carried out by laboratory
• Contribute to the preparation and follow-up of training and internal audit plans
• Prepare weekly plant and monthly KPI reports
• Analyze quality-related customer feedback and complaints and convey the results
• Monitor food safety nonconformities and initiate necessary corrective actions
Who we are looking for:
• Bachelor’s degree in Food Engineering
• Experience in related functions
• Preferably SAP quality knowledge
• MS Office knowledge
• Solid written and verbal communication skills in Turkish, English is a plus
How to be successful in the role and at Ferrero:
Consumers, quality and care are at the heart of everything we do. So, to be successful at Ferrero, you’ll need to be just as consumer and product centric as we are - dedicated to crafting brilliant results for consumers around the world.