[Hiring] Global Director Food Safety and Microbiology @Kerry Group

Role Description

The Global Director Food Safety and Microbiology position is a critical senior leadership role with broad scope and responsibility. This role has ownership for Food Safety and Quality across all regions supporting Kerry’s blue-chip customers. Working with the I/O (Integrated Operations) leadership team, this individual will ensure end to end food safety and quality is embedded in our way of working and we deliver products and services that delight our customers and add value to our organization. The role will report directly to the Global Food Safety and Quality Officer and the individual will travel at least 50% + or as needed to address customer and internal needs. This position is remote based within North America; however, there is a preference for the candidate selected to be located close to one of the key North America manufacturing sites.

Key Responsibilities

• Responsible for delivery of the food safety programs and to standardize all structures, work, training, procedures & records.
• Responsible for communicating to regional food safety directors and sanitation leads on microbiological initiatives as directed by the Global Food Safety VP.
• Provide support to regional teams and Kerry sites in managing food safety related incidents (food safety compliant and microbial issue) and troubleshooting.
• Responsible for managing quality performance and proficiency of the Kerry used third party laboratories by providing technical assessment to third party laboratories.
• Provide support to RD&A and regional food Safety directors on new product scale up associated with microbiological practical in specification set up, process capability, sampling plan, test methodology and in relations.
• Assist the global Food Safety VP in continually evaluating and trending the environmental controls, cleaning & sanitation performance, micro related food safety programs and recommend appropriate improvements.
• Key Member of the Global Crisis Team.
• Responsible for ensuring documentation across the regions Microbiological Laboratories are accurate and updated to current practices.
• Provide support to Regional VPs and teams in troubleshooting, root cause analysis, corrective actions and verification.
• Responsible for supporting the regional sanitation leads to continually improve Kerry Global EMP programs and performance.
• Responsible for continuous improvement on the accuracy and precision of testing methods used by our external vendors.
• Conduct periodic audits of our Laboratory vendors globally to a frequency to be confirmed.
• Support sites to identify and resolve food safety issues and quality issues in microbial related as directed globally by Food Safety VP.

Qualifications

• Minimum 15 years of experience in the food industry, specializing in food safety & quality.
• A proven track record of delivering results in a fast-paced multinational organization, across a wide range of geographies and cultures.
• Minimum BSc., with a preference for Microbiology/ Masters Degree Strongly Preferred.
• 50% + Travel Required.

Requirements

• The pay range for this position is $195,000 - $362,000 in Annual Salary.
• Kerry typically does not hire an individual at the top or near the top of the range, as we are a pay-for-performance company.
• This range is set to continue to reward performance annually while in role.
• Compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case.
• The specific compensation offered to a candidate within the above range may be influenced by a variety of factors including skills, qualifications, experience, and internal equity.
• This position is also eligible to earn a performance-based incentive compensation.

Benefits

• Competitive benefits package, including medical, dental, vision, paid time off.
• 401(k) plan with employee and company contribution opportunities.
• Employee Share Plan.
• Life, disability, and accident insurance.
• Tuition reimbursement.