Food Safety Scientist- OCT

Job Description:

The purpose of OCT food Safety scientist is primarily to :

• Provide deep functional expertise/consultancy in Food safety to support OCT site.
• Lead Food safety standards compliance and Q&FS Strategy implementation across OCT site with support of Q&FS specialists.
• Q&FS lead in Projects across the factory, including small minors & large minors (Quality related projects), execution, monitoring, verification and validation.
• Provide leadership for operational Quality and Food Safety team.
• Manage incidents and Q&FS related factory escalations.
• Fosters Quality culture and builds technical Q&FS capabilities across OCT site.

Key Responsibilities

• 1. Leads & deploys Bulletproof projects in OCT manufacturing sites (ex: Derisking, Digital,..etc).
• 2. Provides leadership, capability and competence in the areas of food safety
• 3. Acts as a troubleshooting resource to investigate non-conformities on the site and contract vendors.
• 4. Drives the organization towards a Quality continuous improvement mindset
• 5. Supports the regional food safety community
• 6. Leads key projects that continuously improve Quality & Food Safety (Q&FS) management and performance (processes, standards and tools) within the site
• 7. Provides Q&FS input and represents the quality team in site projects and ATGs
• 8. Provides technical guidance and consultancy to HACCP teams within the site to ensure that manufacturing processes and environments are safe for producing both new and existing products.
• 9. Supports OCT site in the journey towards compliance on the food safety foundational standards
• 10. Helps OCT manufacturing site on ensuring that the operations continue to provide Q&FS products and changes are adequately assessed and managed
• 11. Leads HACCP plans across OCT production lines and ensures consistency across Q&FS controls.
• 12. Manages Nonconformities process for OCT site and acts as the point of contact with supply, SQA, and commercial associates.
• 13. Sets & drive Quality KPI’s, aligns quality agendas & focus area for the site with OCT Q&FS Manger.
• 14. Drive Quality Transformation Deployment on site.
• 15. Support Implementation of new Products, Recipes and processes up to achieving Self-Sufficiency.
• 16. Assure all products produced in the site are processed and packed according to specified requirements and agreed product designs.
• 17. Recommends & oversees the implementation of corrective actions and the site continuous improvement process
• 18. Support Flawless Execution of all technical changes on the Site which potentially impacts KQAs, Food Safety and Product regulatory parameters.

• Flawless execution of all site's expansion projects ensuring FS are embedded in design phase.

• Education: Degree in Microbiology / Food Science / other relevant scientific discipline.

• Experience: 6-8 years of experience in Food Manufacturing facility, where scientific principles have been practically applied. Technical depth and detailed knowledge of Quality Management, Food Microbiology, Food Safety and Hygiene is a must; experience with project management would be a plus.

• Skills: Analytical, Problem Solving, Reporting, Collaborative and self-control, Auditing (Verification and validation)