Quality Systems Lead

About Kerry

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.

About the Role

Here at Kerry, we have an exciting opportunity for a full time, permanent Quality Systems Lead at our Portbury manufacturing site. This role involves overseeing our Quality Management System to ensure full compliance with the Kerry Manufacturing Standard (KMS), Site Food Security and Food Safety Programs, Group Regulatory policies, Product specifications, and all other Customer requirements. The ideal candidate will possess a deep understanding and high level of awareness of food quality policies, procedures, and systems. The Quality Systems Lead will provide technical systems support to the Quality and Production teams to ensure a standardised approach to all QMS activities on site. The successful candidate will need a degree of flexibility in terms of start/finish time to meet business needs and may need to travel to audit suppliers and service providers.

Key responsibilities

• Lead the site’s internal audit programme to ensure audits are completed to the required frequency
• Trend internal and external non‑conformances and drive close out of non‑conformances
• Perform routine factory‑based food safety and quality standards inspections and audits including (but not an exhaustive list)
• Fabrication inspections, GMP, Hygiene Verification audits, Foreign body inspections, layered confirmation audits, logging all non‑conformances
• Support during any external audits and visits, including 3rd party and customer audits

Traceability Systems

• Co‑ordinate and challenge the site’s traceability system to ensure compliance in line with company procedures
• Co‑ordinate the site’s mock recalls in line with company and customer expectations, completing post mock recall reviews to continuously improve
• Support traceability exercises as defined during customer visits or external audits

Reporting

• Manage the completion of all quality and food safety site KPIs
• Drive the resolution and close out of non‑conformances
• Lead the completion of required customer reports and documentation
• Technical documentation

Qualifications and Skills

• Experienced and proficient quality professional with a good eye for detail and an understanding of Food Safety, Quality Management Systems and BRC Global Food Standard
• Degree or equivalent in Food science/technology related subject
• Proficient written, numerical and verbal skills, fluency of English
• Numerical ability to record, interpret and analyze key processing data
• SAP experience is beneficial but not essential as training is provided
• Excellent communication skills at all levels up and down
• Proficient in the use of MS Office tools

Why Kerry?

In Kerry we benefit from the knowledge of our colleagues who bring a diverse range of cultures, backgrounds, lifestyles, and experiences. One team fostering an inclusive culture that, above all, inspires food and nourishes life. One culture where everyone brings their unique perspectives and experiences to help make us better, together. We are committed to nurturing an environment of positivity and inclusiveness, where everyone can be at their best, both personally and professionally.

Our recruitment, selection and assessment process are based on the skills and competencies of the specific roles and based entirely on merit. We are committed to and value Diversity and Inclusion in all recruitment processes within Kerry and do not discriminate based on gender, race, class, economic status, ethnic background, sexual orientation, age, political beliefs, veteran status, marital status or any other protected characteristic.

Please note We do not accept CVs or candidate profiles from recruitment agencies where Kerry terms of business have not been signed. Additionally, we will not consider or agree to payment of any recruiter fee under these circumstances. This also applies to CVs or candidate profiles sent directly to any Kerry Hiring Managers.