Quality Specialist

Join us and celebrate the beauty of human experience. Create for happier, healthier lives, with love for nature. Together, with our customers, we deliver food innovations, craft inspired fragrances and develop beauty and wellbeing solutions. There's much to learn and many to learn from, with more than 17,000 employees around the world to explore ideas and ambitions with.
In the USA, we develop, market and produce a wide array of solutions from our 25 most innovative sites, based across the country. Stretch your skills, create and get inspiration from passionate colleagues. Every day, your energy, your thirst for knowledge, and your creativity will shape our future, making a positive difference on billions of people. Every essence of you enriches our world. We are Givaudan. Human by nature.

As a Quality Specialist you will maintain and improve the local Quality and Food Safety programs aligned with global policies, regulatory and customer requirements. Also participate in local Vendor and Customer Quality Programs aligned with global policies.

You will report to the head of quality.

Your Responsabilities

• Manage local Quality and Food Safety programs aligned with global policy
• Support the maintenance of the local quality/food safety documentation
• Maintain the local quality, food safety and food defense programs along with the specific responsibilities for programs such as halal, kosher and organic.
• Lead and perform Internal audits and monthly food safety inspections
• Lead the execution of internal and customer driven quality and food safety system requirements
• Provide mentoring, coaching and training on quality and food safety to all staff
• Coordinate food safety non-conformances, including participation and review of the root causes, trend analysis and action follow-up
• Implement Quality and Food Safety Programs aligned with global policies
• Support the implementation of globally agreed quality and food safety system requirements from customers
• Support the implementation of globally new or updated global/regional quality and food safety system policies
• Manage or support customer audits and resulting improvement plans
• Manage or support regulatory audits and resulting improvement plans
• Manage or support certification/program audits and resulting improvement plans
• Perform and report on vendor audits
• Participate , guide ,or lead projects for quality and food safety improvements at the site

Education / Background / Technical skills

• Bachelor degree in Chemistry, Microbiology, Food Service or related field with minimum 3 years experience in Quality Assurance/ Management/Control.
• Strong background in Quality and Food Safety Systems such as ISO 22000, FSSC 22000, FDA requirements(PCQI), Food Defense. Lead/internal auditor experience.
• Demonstrated interpersonal and communication skills both verbally and written to properly address all levels within the organization as well as external customers, vendors and suppliers
• Strong computer knowledge with such systems as SAP, Databases, Microsoft Office products is preferred.

We offer

• Medical, dental, and vision coverage and a high-matching 401(k) retirement plan.

Givaudan takes into consideration a wide range of factors that are utilized in making compensation decisions including, but not limited to, skill sets, experience and training, qualifications/certifications and education, and internal equity.

At Givaudan, you contribute to delightful taste and scent experiences that touch people's lives.

You work within an inspiring teamwork culture - where you can thrive, collaborate and learn from other talented and passionate people across disciplines, regions and divisions.

Every essence of you enriches our world.

Diversity of perspectives fuels innovation and fosters deeper connections with our employees, customers, and partners. At Givaudan, we are dedicated to cultivating an inclusive environment where every individual's voice is valued and has the power to shape our world. Join us in making a difference together.