Quality Tech 1st Shift - Clark, NJ

Kerry Group; Clark (NJ); On-site; USD 34,000 - 43,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401(k) plan

Job summary

Kerry Group in Clark, NJ is seeking a Quality Systems Specialist to support food safety programs in our Taste Division. The role focuses on maintaining GMPs, cGMPs, and QA documentation across two buildings producing flavors and seasonings.

You will work with QA and facilities teams to train staff, perform inspections, manage lab samples and external testing, and ensure compliance with FDA, USDA, SQF and Kerry standards. Pay is $25–$31 per hour, 1st shift, Mon-Fri.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in science preferred; 1–2 years related experience.
• Ability to read and interpret safety rules and SOPs.
• Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.

Responsibilities

• Provide daily monitoring to ensure GMP and quality compliance.
• Train personnel on cGMPs, Risk Preventive Controls, HACCP prerequisites.
• Record and submit samples to outside labs and manage relationships.
• Report non-conformities with documented reports and trend data.
• Implement and manage programs like Golden 6 and Hygienic Zoning.
• Ensure sanitation programs align with Kerry standards and regs.
• Maintain EMP data and use Intelex for logging.
• Perform inspections of equipment and production areas.
• Verify CCPs and calibrations of detection systems.

Skills

GMP audits

Record keeping

Safety training

Education

Bachelor’s degree in science

Tools

Intelex

Job description

Requisition ID: 67258
Position Type: (US)Full Time
Workplace Arrangement: #LI-Onsite

About Kerry

Kerry is the world's leading taste and nutrition company for the food, beverage and pharmaceutical industries. Every day we partner with customers to create healthier, tastier and more sustainable products that are consumed by billions of people across the world. Our vision is to be our customers' most valued partner, creating a world of sustainable nutrition. A career with Kerry offers you an opportunity to shape the future of food while providing you opportunities to explore and grow in a truly global environment.

About the role

Our Clark location is part of our Taste Division, producing flavors and ingredients. Our Clark facility is unique in the sense they have two buildings. The North building has a fruitier smell to it, the teams in that building are producing natural flavorings and essential oils. The South building is the complete opposite, it will have savory and garlic smells because the team is producing seasonings for meat, chicken broth, and beef gravy.

160 Terminal Ave, Clark, NJ

Pay Rate/Hourly Rate/shift differential: $25 - $31/hr.
Shift/Working Hours: 1st Shift Days – 8 am to 4:30 pm, Mon-Fri

Provide assistance to management in carrying out changes to the food safety system of the facility; assist in developing, reviewing, validating, and maintaining food safety and quality system documents, including standard operating procedures (SOPs) and programs working in collaboration with the Quality Assurance and Quality Systems team; provide assistance in maintaining record keeping, training and documentation.

Key responsibilities

• Provide daily monitoring of facility and personnel to ensure compliance with the Food Safety and Quality Systems of the facility; perform formal GMP audits.
• Ensure training of facility personnel on cGMPs, Risk Preventive Controls, Hazard Analysis, pre-requisite programs, and other applicable food safety and quality systems elements as required; find out new areas where training is required
• Record and submit samples to outside labs for analysis per request; establish professional relationships with external labs used by the facility
• Immediately report Food Safety and Quality non-conformities and deviations to the Quality Assurance Manager. Placing products on hold for further evaluation and providing documented reports and track and trend data when applicable.
• Implementing and managing programs including but not limited to Golden 6, Hygienic Zoning, and Process Zero.
• Ensure all cleaning validation and verification activities are consistent with Kerry policies and procedures and federal regulations.
• Closely work with the Sanitation team to ensure effective sanitation is achieved in the facility.
• Maintaining the Environmental Monitoring Program (EMP) and ensure all data is logged into to Intelex.
• Asist in updating and implementing facility sanitation plans in collaboration with facility management and quality assurance management
• Perform pre-operational and operational inspections of equipment and production areas.
• Responsible for CCP Verifications and calibrations of magnet and metal detection systems to ensure they are in top performance
• Enforce SQF, USDA, FDA, and Kerry standards.
• Ensure communication is met between third-party service provides such as Pest Control, and external laboratories.
• Perform water testing; establish quality assurance related SDS library; participate in ensuring applicable regulatory, customer, and company requirements are met.
• Special assignments upon request from the Quality Assurance Manager.

Qualifications and skills

• Bachelor’s degree in science preferred; 1 months to 2-years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience preferred.
• Appropriate English language ability in order to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, procedure manuals, bills of lading and other related shipping documents.
• Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.

Compensation Data

The pay range for this position is $25.00 - $31.00 per hour. Kerry typically does not hire an individual at the top or near the top of the range, as we are a pay-for-performance company, and this range is set to continue to reward performance annually while in role. Compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case. The specific compensation offered to a candidate within the above range may be influenced by a variety of factors including skills, qualifications, experience, and internal equity. Kerry offers a competitive benefits package, including medical, dental, vision, paid time off, a 401(k) plan with employee and company contribution opportunities, Employee Share Plan, Life, disability, and accident insurance, and tuition reimbursement. This job posting is anticipated to expire on 12-2026.

We may use artificial intelligence tools to support the review and assessment of applications and assist with scheduling interviews. We do not use AI to make decisions during the interview process. All candidate assessments and hiring decisions are made by our recruitment and leadership teams.

Kerry is an equal opportunity employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law. Kerry will only employ those who are legally authorized to work in the United States for this opening. Any offer of employment is conditional upon the successful completion of a background investigation and drug screen. Additional information can be found at: Know Your Rights: Workplace Discrimination is Illegal (dol.gov) .