Quality Tech 1st Shift - Clark, NJ

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

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision

Paid time off

401(k)

Employee Share Plan

Life insurance

Disability insurance

Accident insurance

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

Kerry is hiring at our Clark, NJ facility for a QA role focused on food safety and quality systems. The position supports GMP compliance, cGMP training, documentation, and collaboration with QA teams.

The role requires a science-related bachelor’s degree and 1–2 years of related experience, with duties spanning monitoring, audits, sampling, and reporting. First shift, day hours, with competitive benefits.

Qualifications

• 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.

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.

Skills

GMP audits

Reading safety documents

Report writing

Education

Bachelor’s degree in science

Job description

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.

Requisition ID 67258

Position Type (US)Full Time

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 430 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
• accident insurance
• tuition reimbursement

This job posting is anticipated to expire on 12-2026.

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).