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Mars is a family-owned business with more than $35 billion in global sales. We produce some of the world’s best-loved brands: M&M’s®, SNICKERS®, TWIX®, MILKY WAY®, DOVE®, PEDIGREE®, ROYAL CANIN®, WHISKAS®, EXTRA®, ORBIT®, 5™, SKITTLES®, BEN’S ORIGINAL® and COCOAVIA®.
Alongside our consumer brands, we proudly take care of half of the world’s pets through our nutrition, health and services businesses such as Banfield Pet Hospitals™, BluePearl®, Linnaeus, AniCura, VCA™ and Pet Partners™.Headquartered in McLean, VA, Mars operates in more than 80 countries. The Mars Five Principles – Quality, Responsibility, Mutuality, Efficiency and Freedom – inspire our 130,000 Associates into taking action every day towards creating the world we want tomorrow.
Job Description:
- Job Title: Q&FS Technologist – Projects
- Segment/Business Unit: Petcare
- Function: R&D
- Location/Site: Hyderabad
Job Overview:
The Q&FS technologist – Project Role is responsible for ensuring all relevant Q&FS standards are implemented with opportunities to continuously improve to assure quality and food safety at the local site for the planned Expansion projects, protecting the Consumer and Brand Quality. The role is responsible for the management of the food safety team and the verification plan to support the program.
What are we looking for?
1. Education & Professional Qualification:
- Minimum Qualification: Degree with Preferred Master degree in Food Science (or related discipline)
- HACCP and / or ISO 22000 trained and lead auditor qualification (preferred)
2. Knowledge/Experience:
- Previously Implemented and successfully managed a food safety program. (HACCP or equivalent)
- Experience in individually driving quality management systems.
- Strong understanding of root cause analysis.
- Preferred: Working knowledge of extruded/ retorted processes and packaging of pet food products.
- Preferred: A minimum of 6 years of experience in Quality & Food Safety
What will be your key responsibilities?
- Responsible for QFS activities related to New Expansion project and its seam less integration with current site
- Guide and support the project team on trainings and on required capability building on the Food safety management program in the Scope new expansion to ensure Right first time design to execution considering required all QFS Standards in Scope
- Responsible for Site Layout Design review along with Site and Project Team to ensure compliance to Key QFS requirements and Standards like GMP, HACCP & Dry Petcare Standards etc.
- Facilitate the Project Team to carryout QFS Risk assessments / FMEA in line with defined Project Executions DFVS and other CVS plans
- Participate in Project discussions Review and provide timely Decisions / Approval from QFS
- Carryout timely Quality Audits to see Quality execution of planned activities in New Project scope.
- Update the Site Team with New Project changes and its Possible Q&FS Impacts if any, Participate in Risk Assessments and ensure no Major impact on Existing Product / Line GMP during the planned Brown Field Expansion
- Coordinate with TPL (R&D Project Lead), Site and other Regional Q&FS Leads for required Support and clarity where ever required for timely and Right Decision Quality on the Project activities
- Understand from Project Team on the Masterplan and see QFS Risk Assessments are done not just considering today but also for later Expansions based on todays visibility
- Quality- “Associate is responsible to ensure effective implementation of Mars QMP (Quality Management Process), Quality and Food Safety requirements including Personnel Hygiene and GMP stated by the Organization as applicable. Associate shall deliver through Respective Area/Process Standard Operating Procedures. Meet basic competency requirements mentioned in the job Role Skill Matrix to ensure Quality and Food Safety requirements are implemented to satisfactory level.”
- SES-Create SES culture within the team through visible demonstration, engaging their team in all SES activities, defining SES objective as annual KRA’s and effective deployment of SES Policy/Management system. Responsible to ensure that Risk assessment is performed and controls implemented and maintained for all operational activities. Overall responsibility to ensure the functional compliance to Mars Global Standards, Asset conservation standards and all relevant local SES legislation.
Context and Scope:
Corporate Q&FS standards are deployed in New Site Expansion Scope for their effective implementation. Project site Q&FS Teams to assess the gaps and collate the requirements for compliance to allow regional consolidation and presentation to Project and Local/Regional /Global teams.
Assurance of these implemented standards must be reviewed and continuously improved to ensure the quality and food safety of the sites activities. Q&FS technologist will implement the regionally designed auditing framework and identify and train local associates for later auditing in New Scope area.
Post Project Expansion and in Commercial Running – In the event of a non-conformance resulting in product impact, the Q&FS Technologist will be responsible for the management of the incident using PRIMP and the application of a corrective and/or preventative action process and the disposition of any held product.
Regional strategies for Q&FS will be cascaded centrally with the sites required to ensure KPI’s are measured locally. These KPI’s will be part of any the management review and the role will be accountable for the collation and presentation of this detail.
Project Q&FS technologist will provide recommendations for issues of food safety, especially verification activities for both raw materials and finished goods considering New Expansion Scope and changes. Where technical expertise may be required the Site / Regional Q&FS team of experts will provide the required input, including recommendation for lab analysis or escalation to Regional R&D resources.
What can you expect from Mars?
- Work with over 130,000 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.
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