A day in the life of a Food Safety Specialist:

People and know-how:

• Promote Food Safety & Hygiene awareness across whole ESAR. Contribute to competence development of Hygienists and Food Safety Managers across ESAR. Develop Quality Specialists.                         

Quality mastership:

• Ensure implementation of the Food Safety Management System (including HACCP, Pre-Requisite Programs – Foreign Body Management, Pest Management, …) in ESAR.
• Ensure that pathogen monitoring, contaminants monitoring plans for the factory reflect internal instructions & preventive measures are in place to avoid any pathogen contamination of product in ESAR (incl. canteens).
• Deliver Food Safety & Hygiene training and coaching sessions in ESAR (incl. all int./ext. factories, canteens).        

Quality auditing and verification:

• Verify that Nestlé Food Safety Management System is in place in ESAR in each factory, licensee, and co-packer. Ensure in case of deviation, root cause analysis, correction, and knowledge sharing.                                                 

Technical Assistance:

• Help Quality Assurance Managers, Food Safety Managers, Hygienists, Quality Specialists, and their factories in ESAR.

What will make you successful?

•  Degree Food Science education or equivalent in microbiology or chemical
• Demonstrated Competence in Food Safety& Hygiene to support business requirements:
•  5 years of working experience in Food Safety & Quality Management or other quality leadership role in a multi-Products factory
• Experience in successfully implementing quality assurance programs (preferably Food Safety Management Systems):
• Leading part of a change effort
• Participating in audit/project teams and/or improvement projects with more senior staff members
• Establishing networks of peers, in markets or factories