Job Opportunities in Saudi Arabia

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.

Key responsibilities

Operational Activities:

• Verify incoming vehicle inspections (quality of trucks by visual) and records. Take corrective actions, if required.
• Inspects incoming materials as per sampling procedure and raw/pack Quality control plan.
• Verify packaging quality such as external appearances including pallets and label information (production, expiry, weight, storage temp. etc.).
• Sampling of materials for chemical and microbiological analysis as per sampling procedure.
• Review and control of standard RM/PM specifications.
• Responsible for raw material quality improvement. Co-ordinate the disposition of out-of-specification products, to monitor and review the effectiveness of in-coming raw material quality control and update the documentation to the current practices.
• Responsible for supplier corrective action request (SCAR) management.
• To ensure the right cleaning procedures in raw material laboratory.
• Visual, sensory, physio-chemical analysis against internal specifications and supplier COA’s.
• Release materials by SAP system and records tracking.
• Issues LTI & Materials by SAP system for internal rejection materials.
• Record and maintain all materials inspection reports.
• Recommend and confirm materials storage quality, allergen, and storage temperature.
• Recommend materials for production usages as per flow/feasibility.
• Monitor and record facility temperature for RM/PM stores.
• Follows up material conformity during receipt and up to usages/standard shelf life.
• Monitor and control material non-conformance, rejection.
• Prepare and present Pre & Post trial reports for new or existing materials with Laboratory Supervisor & QC process supervisor.
• Prepare monthly report– New RM/PM, NCR & Rejection summary.
• Calculate the weekly, monthly KPI’s for Raw/Pack materials.
• Pass mock recall and traceability trials for Raw/Pack (material side).
• To be involved in all internal/external customer audits preparation.
• Participates actively in HACCP team.

Additional tasks can be added/requested/highlighted in day-to-day job as per business needs/departments/team availability within scope of his/her own area of responsibility.

Qualifications and skills

Suppliers Quality Assurance & Registrations:

• Performs artwork verification and SFDA registration with QC Process Supervisor & Lab Supervisor.
• Verify and update specifications & compliances.
• Follows up on the effectiveness of corrective and preventive action plans that is requested from suppliers.
• Evaluates new RM/PM drawings and specifications.
• Evaluates supplier samples, reports, and conclusions.
• Evaluates the new supplier performance based on the deliveries, approval of suppliers and records.
• Follows up the pre-requisition programs of new and existing supplier audits.
• Controls supplier/materials compliance records based on the supplier approval procedure (pre-audit questionnaire, letter of guaranteed, system certificates, product specification, GMO, allergen control, pesticide, heavy metals etc.).
• Participate actively in supplier audit/visit.
• Visits suppliers for online approval for packaging materials (labels, laminates, jars etc.).
• Conduct supplier assessments with supply chain, purchasing and lab team.

Qualifications

• Preferably a graduate in chemical engineering or B.S Chemistry or any other related food industries field.
• Must have relevant experiences of at least 3 years total in laboratory or FMCG manufacturing site.
• Working knowledge of local food laws and regulation (understanding of product certification programs such as Kosher, Halal, and Organic).
• Knowledge of FSSC 22000, HACCP, SPC and AIB product safety system.
• Strong leadership with excellent communication skills.
• Understands GMP and GLP requirements.
• Laboratory instruments testing’s & troubleshoots.
• Good teamwork, decision making capabilities, ability to lead, coach, manages and develops a team by giving right guidance and continuous support.
• Knowledge on allergen handling and processing.
• Knowledge of food and facility security requirements.