Food Safety & Quality Assurance Specialist

Are You Ready to Make It Happen at Mondelēz International?

Join our Mission to Lead the Future of Snacking. Make It Possible.

Mondelez (MDLZ) International, Inc is on a mission to lead the future of snacking by offering the right snack, at the right time, made the right way. Working for a global company with iconic brands, and supporting the Clif Bar business, you'll have a chance to make impactful changes. To your career. To your community. To your planet. And, to your life!   

LOCATION: This position is an onsite role, based in Twin Falls, Idaho at the Clif Bar Plant.

Mission: Focus on continuous improvement across all the food safety and quality systems.  This position will ensure a high level of employee safety, food safety; and, serves as back up for the Food Safety and Quality Manager.  The FSQ Specialist will ensure compliance with Mondelēz standards and procedures for sanitation, government, and third-party regulations and will lead meeting all regulatory requirements.    

Responsibilities & Outcomes:

• Ensure personal safety, food safety and quality protocols are followed.
• Support Food Safety and Quality Assurance leadership
• Designated backup for: FSQA Manager, regulatory visits (FDA & Kosher), maintenance of the food defense programs, product dispositions and Safety Chain support.
• Co-lead annual Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI) audit. Current SQF or FSSC 22000 practitioner status preferred.
• Preventive Controls for Human Food (PCQI) certified; Mondelēz PCQI preferred.
• Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP) certified; Mondelēz HACCP certified preferred. Will act as HACCP Coordinator for site.
• Co-lead for Mondelēz QCMS audit.
• Lead Organic, Rain Forest Alliance (RAC) and Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) audits.
• Lead QCMS internal auditing program, root cause analyses (RCA), corrective and preventive action (CAPA) programs and consumer complaint investigations.
• Support bakery projects from food safety and compliance perspectives.
• Work collaboratively with all teams and departments to continuously improve or support quality standards in the facility and lead cross functional department investigations across multiple shifts.
• Lead KPI collection, analysis and reporting for metrics to ensure all food safety and quality programs are operating as intended.
• Identify areas for process improvements through analysis of data and process review to initiate and complete projects which focus on red metrics.
• Provide input and leadership on sanitary design of equipment, building changes, or capital projects.
• Owner of Repair and Construction (R&C), Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP), Out of Specifications (OOS) and Calibration programs.
• Lead and refine onboarding training program for new bakery staff.
• Lead and refine quality department specific training.
• Develop and provide sensory training.
• Support corporate Craft, Quality and Innovation group in planning and executing line test activities.

 

What You Bring:

• Agility over Perfection
• High level of awareness with lab and floor activity.

• Experience in a food processing or other regulated environment.
• Demonstrated proficiency in data analytics and knowledge of statistical process controls (SPC) methods and interpretation.
• Ability to write or assist in the development of standard operating procedures and work instructions.

• Prioritize results, demonstrate organizational skills and execute with excellence to meet deadlines.
• Follow through on commitments and persevere through challenges to find creative solutions.

• Be flexible and available to interact and connect with people at all levels in the organization.
• Be self-directed and motivated.
• Display the ability to multi-task and be effective in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
• Have strong interpersonal and communication skills.
• Take ownership and responsibility for actions, behaviors, and contributions.
• Must have excellent facilitating skills in a team environment. Skills include facilitation, training, providing work direction, and monitoring and managing results.
• Ability to prepare reports and correspondence and to perform analytical tasks of test data
• Assist in project management and to apply principles of logical and/or scientific thinking to the resolution of problems

The United States is the largest market in the Mondelēz International family with a significant employee and manufacturing footprint. Here, we produce our well-loved household favorites to provide our consumers with the right snack, at the right moment, made the right way. We have corporate offices, sales, manufacturing and distribution locations throughout the U.S. to ensure our iconic brands—including Clif Bar, Oreo and  Chips Ahoy! cookies, Ritz, Wheat Thins and Triscuit crackers, and Swedish Fish and Sour Patch Kids confectionery products —are close at hand for our consumers across the country.  

Mondelēz Global LLC is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law. Applicants who require accommodation to participate in the job application process may contact 847-943-5460 for assistance.

Pre-employment reference checks and drug-screening are required.

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Last updated on Aug 16, 2024