Technologist, Quality & Food Safety

Job Description:

The Quality and Food Safety Technologist is responsible for ensuring that all wet cat and dog food products meet the highest standards of quality, safety, and regulatory compliance throughout the manufacturing process.

What are we looking for?

Minimum Qualifications

• BS degree in Food Science, Engineering, Biology, Chemistry or related technical field.
• Verbal communication skills and ability to collaborate cross-functionally.
  
  

Preferred Qualifications

• 3 years of experience in a food manufacturing site managing quality and food safety management systems or similar experiences in regulatory or nutrition services.
• Working knowledge of petfood processing and packaging.
• Ability and aptitude to work in an R&D, Quality/Food Safety and/or Manufacturing environment.
• Understanding of Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP's), Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point Systems (HACCP), Regulatory Guidelines, and/or Sensory.
• Experience and/or exposure to thermal processing activities preferred.
• Knowledge of GFSI Quality Systems such as SQF, BRC, FSSC22000.
  
  

What will be your Key Responsibilities?

• The Q&FS technologist is responsible for ensuring all relevant Q&FS standards are implemented and continuously improved to assure quality and food safety at the local site, protecting the consumer and our brands.
• Work with operations, maintenance, logistics, and the business unit (regulatory, product development, nutrition, consumer care team) to assess and manage risk associated with quality and food safety concerns.
• Have in-depth knowledge of the plant layout and the product flow and processes.
• Support the site based internal audit program to ensure all processes and procedures are managed in accordance with corporate Quality and Food Safety Standards, Business Unit QFS directives and FDA regulations.
• Responsible associate for the site holds management systems (SAP/Nexus) ensuring requirements and procedures including product disposition and destruction are in accordance with Mars Quality and Food Safety Standards and Business Unit directives.
• Lead root cause analysis session for product related incidents (PRIMPS) and make recommendations to correct issues.
• Back up for PRIMP incident owner.
• Lead the consumer and customer complaints investigations process ensuring follow up in appropriate timings and recommend actions to site QFS Manager.
• Food Safety Representative for site HACCP Team.
• Lead the food safety risk assessment process for all changes such CAB, new products/pack/process and or new regulations/standards that impacts QFS. Document all approved changes as per Business .Unit requirements.
• Provide training on relevant food safety standards to supply associates.
  
  

What can you expect from Mars?

• Work with over 140,000 diverse and talented Associates, all guided by the Five Principles.
• Join a purpose driven company, where we’re striving to build the world we want tomorrow, today.
• Best-in-class learning and development support from day one, including access to our in-house Mars University.
• An industry competitive salary and benefits package, including company bonus.
  
  

Mars is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. If you need assistance or an accommodation during the application process because of a disability, it is available upon request. The company is pleased to provide such assistance, and no applicant will be penalized as a result of such a request.