What are the responsibilities and job description for the Food Safety & Quality Technician position at Symrise?
About us
Symrise is a global supplier of fragrances, flavors, food, nutrition, and cosmetic ingredients. Its clients include manufacturers of perfumes, cosmetics, food and beverages, pharmaceuticals and producers of nutritional supplements and pet food.
Its sales of € 4.6 billion in the 2022 fiscal year make Symrise a leading global provider. Headquartered in Holzminden, Germany, the Group is represented by more than 100 locations in Europe, Africa, the Middle East, Asia, the United States and Latin America.
Symrise works with its clients to develop new ideas and market-ready concepts for products that form an integral part of everyday life. Economic success and corporate responsibility are inextricably linked as part of this process.
Symrise – always inspiring more…
Your role
- Follow all required work safe practices. This would include wearing of all required PPE in designated areas internal and during external site visits.
- Responsible for adhering to food safety and quality system requirements by committing to meet all pertinent regulatory, customer and SQF requirements.
- Follow Current Good Manufacturing Practices.
- Report any safety, food safety and food quality related issues to management immediately.
- Ensure all required paperwork is legible, accurate and completed with required information in a timely manner. Routed to appropriate business partners for processing.
- Maintain communication with other departments to notify them of any problems and / or concerns that may restrict the efficiency of production.
- Ensure all required information is documented in accordance with SOPs.
- Works with operations daily to verify quality checks during production and as needed to maintain product quality and food safety parameters
- Performs product testing using laboratory equipment such as NIR, pH, micro swab, granulometry and viscosity
- Gathers, identifies, and / or stores material samples to be tested on site or forwarded to laboratory for testing
- Works cross functionally with formulation, sales, operations, and maintenance
- Link with EHS team also during risk analysis or nonconformance management
- Lead quality and food safety training with operations
- Participates in customer and 3rd party audits including audit preparation and action item follow-up
- Assists with customer complaint investigation and manages nonconforming in-process and finished product
- Maintains detailed GMP inspection or investigation records, prepares reports, and attends to other related administrative requirements
- Manage records retention per FSSC 22000 requirements
- Reports food safety and quality incidents, key indicator performance metrics to the Quality Assurance Manager
- Perform laboratory equipment calibrations
- Perform CIP swab to validate cleaning and sanitation effectiveness
- HACCP assessment and update of the required documentation
- Maintain documentations of sanitation, pest control and chemical programs as needed
- Facilitate and document risk assessment process for new processes, equipment, or changes.
- Utilizing continuous improvement mindset, assist in identifying opportunities to improve processes.
- Management retains the discretion to modify or change these duties at any time.
About you
Our offer
Become part of our open and transparent culture. It will give you the opportunity to flourish and to develop inspiring experiences that contribute to the health and well-being of consumers in 160 countries around the world. Putting our employees in focus fuels our strong company growth above market rates and makes us an excellent place to develop your career.
Come join us and embark on a fascinating journey with Symrise.
If you feel that you fit the above criteria, then please apply by using our online application system. Your application will be treated confidentially.
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, non-disqualifying physical or mental disability, national origin, veteran status or any other basis covered by appropriate law. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit, and business need.
