Quality Assurance Coordinator

Description

Job Summary: Coordinate and ensure compliance and excellence in food quality and safety through activities, audits, training, and controls. Key Highlights: 1. Lead food quality and safety assurance 2. Develop and implement quality policies 3. Manage supplier qualification and raw material evaluation **About Kerry** Kerry is the global leader in taste and nutrition for the food, beverage, and pharmaceutical industries. Every day, we partner with customers to create healthier, tastier, and more sustainable products consumed by billions of people worldwide. Our vision is to be the most valued partner to our customers, creating a world of sustainable nutrition. A career at Kerry offers you the opportunity to shape the future of food, while providing experiences to explore and grow in a truly global environment. **About the role** Ensure compliance and excellence in food quality and safety processes by coordinating activities, audits, training, and controls that uphold regulatory and corporate standards, drive continuous improvement, and support internal functions and suppliers.**Key responsibilities** * **Coordinate Quality Assurance activities**, ensuring compliance with GFSI, ISO, GMP, and other applicable food manufacturing requirements. * **Develop, review, and implement** procedures, work instructions, and quality policies, ensuring continuous updates. * **Monitor quality performance indicators** and lead corrective and preventive action plans to eliminate non-conformities. * **Plan and conduct internal audits**, as well as oversee external audits conducted by customers and certification bodies. * **Manage supplier qualification processes** and raw material evaluation, ensuring quality and safety standards. * **Organize and deliver training** related to food quality and safety for internal teams, promoting a culture of excellence. * **Investigate deviations and customer complaints**, preparing detailed technical reports and proposing improvements. * **Ensure full traceability and appropriate documentation** of all processes, per regulatory and corporate requirements. **Qualifications and skills** * **Education:** Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Pharmacy, Chemistry, or related fields. * **Experience:** Minimum 5 years in Quality Assurance or Quality Control within the food industry. * **Technical Knowledge:** + FSSC 22000, ISO, GMP, HACCP, and other sector-applicable standards. + Food Quality and Safety Management Systems (advanced level). * **Languages:** English and Spanish – desirable. * **Skills:** + People management and team leadership. + Analytical ability, organization, and focus on continuous improvement. **Behavioral Competencies** * Leadership and positive influence. * Clear and assertive communication. * Problem solving and decision making. * Teamwork and results orientation. * Strong prioritization sense and flexibility in response to change. * Effective communication with diverse levels and functions.