Quality & Food Safety System's Controller

**Job Location: Walkerville**:
Walkerville: Vereeniging

**Company description**:
Ferrero is a family-owned company with a truly progressive and global outlook and iconic brands such as Nutella®, Tic Tac®, Ferrero Rocher®, Raffaello®, Kinder Bueno® and Kinder Surprise®. As the love for our brands continues to grow, so too does our global reach. Represented in more than 50 countries, with products sold in more than 170, the Ferrero Group is loved by generations around the world. The secret to our global success? 38,767 dedicated employees who celebrate care and quality to craft a business, careers and brands we are proud of. Join us, and you could be one of them.

**Diversity Statement**:
Ferrero is committed to building a diverse and inclusive culture in which all employees feel welcomed and appreciated and have the same opportunities. We believe all of our people are equally talented in their own way. In nurturing the curiosity and natural abilities of our employees, we provide them, generation after generation, the means to succeed personally and professionally, enabling them to craft their journey at Ferrero. The diversity of our talents is what makes our work environment multicultural, innovative and highly rewarding.

**About the Role**:
The role is responsible for the plant Food safety and quality System and to ensure it meets requirements set by regulatory authorities, certification standards FSSC 22000, ISO 9001, and all Ferrero internal requirements for quality assurance and Food Safety, including Pest Control and Ethic certification programs.

Development and review of quality and food safety documents such as policies, HACCP plans, management review, applicable plant procedures. Responsible for maintaining the plant documentation and ensure document control. Manage of third-party audits.

Organize and supervise internal and external auditing. Perform internal audits and audits at warehouses and supplier as required.

**Main Responsibilities**:
Assures preparation and maintenance of all the certifications related to quality: standard Group certifications (related to ISO 9000 audit, ISO9001 and FSSC22000), sustainability (RSPO, UTZ) and verification programs (3MCPD), Ethic certifications (Kosher, Badatz, Halal), certifications required by clients (IFS, McDonald, Costco, etc.) or local authorities.

Guarantees the planning and management of internal audit follow up and improvement action plans related to both Group Quality and Plant (Plant and related warehouses

Follows, for quality aspects, all the external companies that have an impact on plan

Assist PQM with the preparation of the Quality programs budget

Conducts trainings and ensures record keeping for Plant team and contractors

Guarantees training Plant internal auditorsTake part in the production meetings presenting the analysis arising from the monitoring of the performances.

Support PQM team and Plant team in case of anomalies identified along the process and related to Food Safety and /or Quality Systems

In case of issues or anomalies, cooperates along with the PQM, to determine and implementing corrective actions to avoid that the same issues continue to appear

**Who we are looking for**:

- Bachelor's degree in Food Science, Food Safety, Microbiology, or a related field.
- Minimum 3 - 5 years’ experience in a food safety role within the food industry.
- Quality Assurance experience in a food manufacturing environment
- Educational background in Food Safety/Microbiology/Food Science or related field
- Knowledge of Food Safety programs and GMP’s
- Knowledge of ISO Standards - ISO 9001 and FSSC 22000
- Internal auditing experience
- Ability to conduct presentations and training sessions

**How to be successful in the role and at Ferrero**:
Consumers, quality and care are at the heart of everything we do. So, to be successful at Ferrero, you’ll need to be just as consumer and product centric as we are - dedicated to crafting brilliant results for consumers around the world.

**Requisition ID**

63316

**Job function**

Qualità

**Country**

South Africa

**City**

Walkerville