Plant Food Safety and Quality Manager - Alba CN
Job Location: Alba (CN)
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 talented Plant Food Safety and Quality Manager for our Alba (CN) plant.
Covering this position, you will implement all the necessary guidelines to manage the overall Food Safety & Quality within the site, according to the policies and procedures defined by Group Food Safety & Quality.
You will also activate all necessary levers to guarantee and monitor Food Safety & Quality for products, production processes and Supply Chain, aligned with the “New Product Full Mix” standards and by Group Food Safety & Quality, ensuring compliance with all the standards of Food Safety and hygiene in Food industry.
Main Responsibilities:
Thanks to your role as the Plant Food Safety and Quality Manager, you will ensure efficient management of Food Safety and Quality (FSQ) in manufacturing processes. This involves overseeing raw materials, packaging, and finished products acceptance, with a focus on FSQ aspects. Implementing FSQ plans and improvement initiatives at the plant level while ensuring compliance with central guidelines and legal standards will be your responsibility. You will measure compliance through various processes such as sampling plans, audits, and company information systems, ensuring the effective implementation, maintenance, and application of FSQ guidelines according to Group standards and HACCP methodologies (product excellence, Food Safety, ISO 9001, ISO 22000 and similar).
You will run all Food Safety improvement initiatives and risk preventing actions/risk assessments, according to CAPA methods.
You will also be accountable for monitoring and supervising plant Operations to maintain adherence to established FSQ protocols, intervening as necessary. Ensuring adherence to certifications requirements and facilitating the application of central standards for monitoring products' claims will be part of your duties. Additionally, you will provide support during investigations, controls, and visits by internal and external authorities.
Your role will encompass ensuring proper technical support to production and accurate collection of industrial FSQ KPIs.
Managing human resources involves coaching and training employees on safety measures and prevention. You will also be the manager of a team of people, fostering our Group values, diversity and inclusion, and competence development.
Who we are looking for:
You will bring your Scientific Master’s Degree or PhD, preferably in Biology, Chemistry, Food Science/Technology or similar and your minimum 10 years of experience in Quality roles within structured Food Companies.
Your leadership, team management, negotiation, communication, and decision-making skills will be key for us. Moreover, your international mindset and your ability to interact with different levels of stakeholders, fostering cross-functional collaboration, complete your asset.
Available to international business trips, you will leverage on your fluent level of English, together with your fluent Italian.
Don’t miss this great chance and apply!
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.