Raw Material Technician

Kerry; Sturtevant (WI); On-site; USD 32,000 - 40,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

401(k) plan

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

Kerry is seeking a Raw Material Technician in Sturtevant, WI to support the Quality Assurance function for incoming raw materials. You will ensure materials meet specifications and regulatory requirements, review COAs, and maintain precise records to support positive material releases.

The role involves coordinating sampling, testing, and release activities across multiple sites, maintaining traceability, and collaborating with QA, procurement, and production teams to ensure timely availability

Qualifications

• Supports QA with incoming raw materials quality and safety.
• Ensures materials meet specifications and regulatory requirements.
• Maintains records and communicates testing results.

Responsibilities

• Adhere to Kerry LIFE Safety, Food Safety, GMP, HACCP policies.
• Inspect, test, and positively release incoming raw materials.
• Review COAs, specs, and supplier paperwork for compliance.
• Enter receipts, results, clearances, and dispositions in systems.
• Coordinate sampling, testing, and release across sites.
• Maintain records of lot numbers, supplier data, and statuses.
• Verify labeling and traceability of raw materials.
• Communicate results and dispositions to stakeholders.
• Support raw material HOLDs and investigations across sites.
• Assist with audits and corrective actions as needed.

Skills

Quality assurance

GMP/HACCP

COA review

QA collaboration

Tools

COA systems

Documentation control

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 67504

Position Type (US)Full Time

Workplace Arrangement

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

Overview

The Raw Material Technician is responsible for supporting the Quality Assurance function by managing quality and food safety activities related to incoming raw materials. This role ensures that all raw materials received at the facility meet established specifications, regulatory requirements, and customer expectations prior to use in production. The Raw Material Technician performs documentation review, sampling coordination, disposition activities, and record maintenance to support positive release of raw materials while ensuring accurate communication and compliance with quality systems.

Key responsibilities

• Adhere to all established Kerry LIFE Safety, Food Safety, GMP, HACCP, and processing policies with an eye towards quality.
• Maintain and carry out all activities related to the inspection, testing, and positive release of incoming raw materials.
• Review incoming raw material documentation, including Certificates of Analysis (COAs), specifications, and supplier paperwork, to verify compliance with requirements across multiple sites.
• Enter raw material receipts, inspection results, clearances, and dispositions into designated systems accurately and in a timely manner.
• Coordinate raw material sampling, testing, and release activities in accordance with procedures across multiple sites.
• Maintain detailed and accurate records of raw material lot numbers, supplier information, testing status, and disposition.
• Verify raw material identification, labeling, and status to ensure correct use and traceability.
• Communicate with suppliers, internal teams, and other Kerry sites regarding raw material testing results, issues, dispositions, and release status as needed.
• Work closely with QA, procurement, warehouse, and production teams to ensure timely availability of approved raw materials.
• Support raw material HOLDs and assist with investigations related to raw material quality or food safety concerns across multiple sites.

Classified as General Business

• Support audit preparation, customer complaint investigations, and related follow-up activities by gathering documentation, providing raw material information, and assisting with timely responses.
• Maintain awareness of customer, regulatory, and internal requirements related to raw materials.
• Keep detailed and accurate quality records related to raw material inspections, testing, and release.
• Report food safety or quality concerns related to raw materials to personnel with authority to initiate corrective action.
• Support maintenance and documentation compliance activities to help ensure regulatory certification requirements are maintained.
• Assist the Quality Supervisor and Raw Material Specialist with special tasks or projects related to raw material quality, organization, or documentation.
• Support adherence to HACCP, allergen, environmental, regulatory, and customer requirements.
• Adhere to all quality system requirements and established procedures.
• Maintain a positive and professional attitude while interacting with production and support teams.
• Any other duties as assigned by Quality Leadership.

Working Conditions & Physical Requirements

• Work is performed in both office and laboratory settings within a dry blend food manufacturing facility located in Sturtevant, WI.
• May be required to travel to nearby Kerry sites to support raw material testing activities as needed.
• Exposure to a hygienic production environment with airborne food-grade powders; appropriate PPE is required, including safety glasses, lab coats, gloves, hairnets, beard nets, hard hats, and steel-toed shoes.
• Regular physical activities include use of hands, sitting, standing, walking, reaching, and occasional stooping or kneeling.
• Ability to lift up to 50 pounds and climb stairs as needed.
• Vision requirements include close vision, color vision, and the ability to adjust focus.
• Ability to hear and communicate verbally in a production and lab environment.

Additional Information

• This job description provides a representative summary of the types of duties and responsibilities required for this job. It should not be construed as a declaration of the specific duties and responsibilities of any position. Employees may be required to perform job-related tasks other than those specifically presented in this job description. Kerry reserves the right to revise this job description as necessary.
• Kerry is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

The pay range for this position is $23 - $29 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 11/30/26

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).