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Job Purpose and Impact

The Location Food Safety, Quality and Regulatory Supervisor will implement food safety management systems and ensure compliance with regulatory, certification and customer requirements at our animal nutrition facility in Fiorenzuola, Italy. In this role, you will be member of the local leadership team with thorough understanding of quality assurance safety technology, testing and auditing documentation, data collection and analysis and knowledge transfer. You will provide team leadership to find solutions for food safety and quality concerns.

Key Accountabilities

• Monitor regulatory activities and plant compliance with regulatory safety standards and act as a liaison for the business with external regulatory authorities.
• Ensure adherence to corporate, regulatory and facility food safety and quality requirements.
• Evaluate standard operating procedures, master schedule, verification, customer food safety and quality requirements and reporting for the team.
• Act as and intermediary between our customers and the facility to review product performance, conduct quality safety audits, review third party certifications and respond to customer questions and complaints.
• Implement product specification systems and drive continuous improvement in the areas of processes and customer focus.
• Leading plant tours and audits.
• Participate and lead in projects relating to feed safety, regulatory, process improvement, engagement, training and others as needed.
• Responsible for one direct report, taking l decisions related to hiring, performance and disciplinary actions. You will also spend time completing the same tasks as employees on your team.
• Contact person for local authorities
• Other duties as assigned
  

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications

• Master's degree in science, chemistry, microbiology, quality assurance or equivalent experience,
• Advanced proficiency in English is mandatory for this role
• Minimum three years of directly related work experience
• Effective verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to adapt and learn in a changing work environment
• Experience interacting with external stakeholders (regulatory agencies, external manufacturers, customers)
• Ability to relate technical knowledge to solve complex testing and process problems
• Experience in a food manufacturing environment
• Demonstrated ability of leadership, motivation, interpersonal effectiveness, teamwork and successful completion of work.

Preferred Qualifications

• Problem solving and analytical skills with experience in Root Cause Analysis
• Confirmed ability to balance and achieve positive results leading multifunctional teams
• Laboratory knowledge, including Good Laboratory Practice and instrumentation.
• Process Auditing experience
• One year of supervisory experience