Hygiene Lead/ Microbiologist Lead

Kerry Group; Johor; On-site; MYR 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Kerry Group Malaysia is seeking a Site Hygiene Lead to implement sanitation standards at the Plentong, Johor facility and ensure compliance with Kerry policies and customer requirements. Reporting to the Quality System Manager, the position will drive sanitation and continuous improvement initiatives, develop Master Sanitation Schedule, deploy SSOPs, and train cross-functional teams to uphold food safety.

Experience: Degree in Food Science/Technology/Microbiology and 3–4 years in sanitation.

Qualifications

• Degree in a food science related field is required.
• 3–4 years in sanitation and food safety within operations.
• Knowledge of HACCP, risk assessment and compliance.

Responsibilities

• Deploy Kerry sanitation standards at the manufacturing site with the Regional Sanitation Team.
• Collaborate cross-functionally to integrate hygiene practices into operations.
• Provide pest management insights for stored product and facilities.
• Develop and deliver sanitation training programs at site.
• Develop/validate SSOPs and deploy on process lines.
• Assess facility sanitation and support corrective actions to meet standards.
• Create and maintain Master Sanitation Schedule (MSS).
• Report sanitation KPIs and drive improvement actions.
• Prepare reports and communications on sanitation activities.

Skills

Sanitation deployment

Food safety

Cross-functional teamwork

Education

Degree in Food Science/Food Technology/Food Engineering/Microbiology

Job description

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The Site Hygiene Lead is responsible for implementing Sanitation standard practice, ensuring compliance with all Kerry’s key customers, approved codes of practice and Kerry policies and procedures.

This role is responsible for implementing Sanitation and continuous improvement initiatives at manufacturing plant and drive food safety risk reduction program in alignment with Regional Sanitation Team.

Reporting to : Quality System Manager

About the role

The Site Hygiene Lead is responsible for implementing Sanitation standard practice, ensuring compliance with all Kerry’s key customers, approved codes of practice and Kerry policies and procedures.

This role is responsible for implementing Sanitation and continuous improvement initiatives at manufacturing plant and drive food safety risk reduction program in alignment with Regional Sanitation Team.

Work Location : Plentong- Johor

Reporting to : Quality System Manager

Key responsibilities

• Site Hygiene Lead will be involved in deploying Kerry Sanitation Standards at manufacturing site in liaison with the Regional Sanitation Team. The role will also be responsible for implementing those standards within site in conjunction with site cross functional team

• Create relationships with cross-functional team integrate robust hygiene practices into plant operations

• Provide standard insight to facilities for stored product pest management and facility pest control

• Develop sanitation training program and execute at site

• Develop and validate SSOPs and deploy at process lines

• Conduct facility sanitation assessment assist with risk-based gap prioritization and support corrective action to enable compliance to Kerry Global Standard

• Develop Master Sanitation Schedule (MSS) for the manufacturing facility and train cross-functional teams

• Deploying sanitation policies and culture at site to achieve “Stay Safe, Stay Clean” agenda

• Assess site for compliance to corporate hygienic design, food safety and HSE standards

• Conduct Microbiological and Allergen Cleaning & Sanitation Validations for Manual cleaning methods, Clean In Place (CIP), Assisted Cleaning Systems (ACS), Clean Out of Place immersion Tanks (COP tanks) and other automated cleaning mechanisms

• Report sanitation KPI’s and implement plans to meet Sanitation and Food Safety targets

• Prepares reports, presentations, operational documents, and other communications containing descriptive, analytical, and evaluative content related to sanitation activities subject to review and editing by higher-level staff members

Qualifications and skills

• A Qualified Degree in Food Science/Food Technology/Food Engineering/Microbiology or related disciplines

• Minimum of 3-4 years of Sanitation & Food Safety experience in an Operations Quality role

• Experience with prerequisite programs, HACCP, Hazard analysis, risk assessments with teams

• An ability to communicate with cross functional teams and implement sanitation systems

Competencies Required:

• Excellent interpersonal communication, relationship management

• Understand, interpret, and apply policies and procedures

• Learn and effectively utilized specialized knowledge to improve sanitation practices at site

• A change agent. Energized by making a difference and comfortable dealing with ambiguity

• Results focus, service delivery mindset

• Must be effective in cross-functional working

• Gather pertinent facts and data, make thorough analyses, and arrive at sound conclusions