Senior Quality Specialist- Microbiology

Nestlé; Fremont Township (MI); Presencial; USD 99.000 - 122.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

401k with company match

Healthcare coverage

Bonus eligibility

Descripción de la vacante

Nestlé Nutrition & Health is seeking a Senior Quality Specialist to ensure quality by design and microbiological safety across our Nutrition & Health Meals & Drinks category global manufacturing network. You will collaborate with cross-functional project teams, operations, and factory partners to support innovation and maintain category standards.

A Bachelor's degree in Food Science, Microbiology, Biology, Biotechnology or related science is required, with 5–7 years' experience in quality, R&D,

Formación

• Bachelor's Degree in Food Science, Microbiology, Biology, Biotechnology, or related science
• Masters in Microbiology or Food Safety preferred
• Minimum 5–7 years experience in food industry quality, R&D or manufacturing

Responsabilidades

• Promotes quality and food safety awareness across the category/business by providing training and awareness related to Nestle Standards, Nestle/NDC Quality processes and GMPs.
• Lead quality deliverables in NDC Innovation / Renovation projects and assure Quality function deliverables throughout project stages.
• Performs Food Safety Assessments and develops pHACCP and pQMS for new product/technology projects, including support to factories for implementation.

Conocimientos

Microbiology

Quality by design

Food safety

ISO 9001

FSSC 22000

HACCP

GMPs

Regulatory compliance

Educación

Bachelor's degree in Food Science

Master's in Microbiology / Food Safety

Descripción del empleo

Nestlé’s Research & Development Center is our regional powerhouse driving innovation in food, beverage, and pharmaceutical science. Backed by our global Nestlé R&D organization, we lead breakthrough discoveries that are both good for consumers and the planet. Our team of experts range from product developers to engineers, working across our portfolio of food, beverage, infant nutrition, and health science to create leading-edge products and services. As part of our organization, you will use your entrepreneurial spirit and commitment to excellence to unlock the power of food and provide premium value.

This position is not eligible for Visa Sponsorship.

As a Senior Quality Specialist at Nestlé Nutrition & Health, your mission is to ensure quality by design through scientific and technical guidance that supports innovation and delivers products and processes right first time. You will bring microbiological safety expertise to the innovation projects and support the overall product category. You’ll make a difference by collaborating closely with cross-functional project teams, operations, and factory partners. This is your opportunity to take ownership, grow your expertise, and make a difference at scale. You will support our Nutrition & Health Meals & Drinks category global manufaturing network by creating and maintaining category specific specifications to assure Quality by Design.

People and know-how

• Promotes quality and food safety awareness. Contributes to competence development of quality professionals across the category/business by providing training and awareness related to Nestle Standards, Nestle/NDC Quality processes and GMPs.

Quality mastership

• Project team member engaged in NDC Innovation / Renovation projects assuring Quality function deliverables throughout project stages.
• Perform Food Safety Assessments and develops pHACCP and pQMS for new product/technology projects, including support to factories for implementation. Maintains and creates model HACCP, rMMS, and other category or Nestle standards and guidance instructions.
• Ensures Quality and Food Safety technical knowledge transfer to operations through engagement, training and handover of projects.
• Provides training to all functions which need to have an insight into quality and food safety, and which need to implement quality and food safety in their own job deliverables.
• Ensures full compliance to Nestlé Standards and Regulatory requirements.
• Provides support for Nestle Development Center Pilot Plant Qualiy and site compliance
• Embraces and leverages digital solutions and platforms to enable speed and accuracy. Seeks to find or develop new digital solutions to enhance the output of the role to ensure we maintain a competitive advantage

Quality auditing and verification

• Promote compliance with the Nestle Management System requirements and other applicable Standards.
• Support visits from regulatory bodies, such as FDA or USDA, and external certification bodies.
• In addition, Supports factory trials or vendor qualification as required by project.
• Leads the microbiological safety requirements and risk assessmenst for the category; also partners with the global microbiological safety network

Technical Assistance

• Provides assistance to Quality functions in factories and Application Groups

EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS

• Bachelor's Degree Required, Food Science, Microbiology, Biology, Biotechnology, or other related science degrees
• Preferred; masters in Microbiology, Food Safety

EXPERIENCE & SKILLS REQUIREMENTS

• Minimum of 5 - 7 years of experience in food industry in quality, R&D or manufacturing areas
• Team member in the quality department of a factory, PTC/R&D, Centre, NR, NQACs
• HACCP team member
• ISO 9001 and FSSC 22000 certification is preferred
• Ingredient specifications
• Experience with quality by design
• Direct expeience in microbiology, micribiological safety, factory hygiene required

Salary:$88,954.20 to$121,851.00 per year

Bonus Eligibility:Yes

Thepay rangeprovided is a good faith estimate for the position at the time of posting. Final compensation may vary based on factors including but not limited to knowledge, skills and abilities as well as geographic location. It is not typical for an individual to be hired at top of range.

Nestlé offers performance-based incentives and a competitive total rewards package, which includes a 401k with company match, healthcare coverage and a broad range of other benefits. Incentives and/or benefit packages may vary depending on the position. Learn more athttps://www.nestlejobs.com/nestle-in-the-us-benefits

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