Food Safety & Quality Manager

Kerry Group
Wisconsin
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeFunction: Quality & Regulatory (Non-Software)Experience: 4-10 yearsEducation: bachelorsSkills: ["Leadership","Root cause analysis","Problem-solving","Continuous improvement","Effective communication"]

Lead Food Safety and Quality (FSQ) programs in alignment with Kerry corporate policies, owning the plant Food Safety & Quality System and partnering with the Beloit facilities team on sanitation, innovation food safety programs, and facility maintenance. Manage HACCP and prerequisite programs, ensure compliance with GMP and GFSI standards, run internal audits via Intelex, and coordinate responses to regulatory inspections and customer audits. Drive continuous improvement through root-cause analysis, corrective actions, and customer complaint resolution while building a strong FSQ culture.

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Kerry Group
Kerry Group
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Food Safety & Quality Manager

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Job Summary

Lead Food Safety and Quality (FSQ) programs in alignment with Kerry corporate policies, owning the plant Food Safety & Quality System and partnering with the Beloit facilities team on sanitation, innovation food safety programs, and facility maintenance. Manage HACCP and prerequisite programs, ensure compliance with GMP and GFSI standards, run internal audits via Intelex, and coordinate responses to regulatory inspections and customer audits. Drive continuous improvement through root-cause analysis, corrective actions, and customer complaint resolution while building a strong FSQ culture.
Location: Wisconsin
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Quality & Regulatory (Non-Software)
Seniority: Manager level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Ensure food safety compliance and implement programs to mitigate risk with the Beloit facilities team.
  • •Manage the HACCP program and team and ensure prerequisite programs are in place and effective.
  • •Develop, review, and align site food safety and quality procedures to global standards and FDA/CFIA expectations; run internal audits and verify corrective actions in Intelex.
  • •Serve as the site point person for regulatory inspections (FDA/CFIA) and customer audits, ensuring the site is audit-ready and closing findings on time.
  • •Build FSQ culture, manage and engage the Quality team (recruitment, training, accountability), and drive performance improvements using KPIs and root-cause analysis.
Travel: Low travel

Key Requirements

  • •Bachelor’s degree in Food Science, Chemistry, Biochemistry, Microbiology, or a similar science/engineering field.
  • •4-10 years of quality experience and/or training, including experience managing quality and food safety systems.
  • •Knowledge and experience with relevant GFSI standards such as SQF, BRC, IFS, or FS 22000.
  • •PCQI certification with clear understanding of responsibilities to ensure compliance of products.
  • •Experience in a plant environment is strongly preferred.
Experience:4-10 yearsFood safetyQuality systemsGMPPlant operationsRegulatory inspections
Education:Bachelor's in Food Science, Chemistry, Biochemistry, Microbiology, or similar Science/Engineering
Skills:LeadershipRoot cause analysisProblem-solvingContinuous improvementEffective communication
Certifications:PCQI
Tech Stack:HACCPGood Manufacturing Practices (GMP)PCQIIntelexQCQAGFSISQFBRCIFSFS 22000FDACFIA

Company Brief

Kerry Group
Kerry Group is a global taste and nutrition company supplying ingredients, flavours and integrated solutions to the food, beverage and pharmaceutical industries, serving manufacturers with product development, technical support and supply chain services.
Industry: FoodTech
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Revenue: USD 1B+
Growth: Public Company
Valuation: Public Company (Market Cap in USD)
Funding: IPO / Publicly Listed
Headquarters: Tralee, Ireland
Founded: 1972
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