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.Where will you work?

Our Bethlehem, PA, location is part of our Liquid Beverage division and specializes in coffee extract and flavorings created for Kerry products and customers!

What will you do?

Main Objective

Ensure all manufactured products at the Kerry plant comply with quality, food safety customer requirements and regulatory through lab test and validation schemes. Implement and monitor GMP, food safety and SQF requirements across entire site.

Key Responsibilities

HACCP site lead and Food safety team member, providing guidelines and support for all operations team in aspects like: verification and yearly validation of HACCP plans and prerequisite programs. Leader of the inmate of the crisis committee for Food Safety requirements. Ensure that all food safety management systems based on GFSI (Global Food Safety Initiative) certification are in accordance with the requirements of the current standard. Responsible for participating in new product meetings (NPI) ensuring the execution of risk assessment for food safety based on HACCP and customer requirements. Attend customer audits, USDA, FDA, Kerry group items and any audit related to the area of quality and food safety. Administer the sanitation team to ensure that sanitation risks are reduced. Manage environmental monitoring program. Develop training based on the risks raised in HACCP with a focus on risk prevention. Ensure the implementation of corporate food safety programs. Ensure that all action plans are managed, and generated risk analysis based on the risk map. Manage action plans based on CAPA, using Intelex portal for root cause analysis. Conduct risk assessments systematically to avoid deviations that may affect the performance of the plant and our customers. Responsible for managing third party companies, service providers such as: Pest control, chemicals, cleaning and conservation of the environment and calibration of critical equipment based on HACCP. To be the focal point for good manufacturing practices, change management, preventive maintenance for food safety, foreign material program, golden 6, allergen control, food defense, etc. Ensure that all prerequisites are carried out to avoid possible risk of food safety. Perform risk trend analysis and ensure that leadership levels receive all the strengths and weaknesses of the management system based on HACCP, SWAT and risk map analysis. Responsible for reducing customer and consumer complaints. Be the point person at the site for regulatory inspections (USDA/FDA/CFIA), identify preserved (ie, organic, kosher) and customer audits. The responsibilities enlisted above has the intention to describe the general nature and level of task to be performed. It does not have the intention to be a detailed list of activities or responsibilities requested, it is expected that person under the role perform other function that can be assigned. What will you need to be successful? B.S. Degree in Microbiology, Food science, Biology, or related field. Minimum 5 years of quality & food safety management experience within a manufacturing setting. Experience with coffee highly desired. Knowledge – certified and experience with relevant consensus systems such as IFS, SQF, BRC and/or FSSC 22000. Knowledge about Allergens, microbiological topics, Kosher, HACCP, GMP´s, Quality systems and Pre-requisite programs, internal audits. Knowledge with Microsoft Office & SAP (preferred). Availability to train and onboard for a couple of months at a sister site. Compensation Data

The typical hiring range for this role is $91,404 to $138,358 annually and is based on several factors including but not limited to education, work experience, certifications, location, etc. In addition to your pay, Kerry offers benefits such as a comprehensive benefits package, incentive and recognition programs, equity stock purchase and retirement contribution (all benefits and incentives are subject to eligibility requirements).

Kerry is an equal opportunity employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law. Kerry will only employ those who are legally authorized to work in the United States for this opening. Any offer of employment is conditional upon the successful completion of a background investigation and drug screen. Additional information can be found at: Know Your Rights: Workplace Discrimination is Illegal (dol.gov).