Manager Food Safety - Global
Quality – Chicago, IL
Company: Wrigley
Location: Chicago
Posted on: March 2,
2010
Job
Description:
Manager Food Safety - Global QualityJob ID: 4316Location: US-IL-ChicagoPosted
Date: 2/23/2010Category: Innovation - Global QualityCompany: Wm. WRIGLEY Jr. Company
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Wrigley Jr. Company is a recognized leader in confections with a wide range
of product offerings including gum, mints, hard and chewy candies, lollipops,
and chocolate. The company has operations in more than 40 countries and
distributes its world-famous brands in more than 180 countries. Three of
these brands - Juicy Fruit®, Wrigley's Spearmint®, and Altoids® - have
heritages stretching back more than a century. Other well-loved brands
include Orbit®, Extra®, Starburst®, Doublemint®, Skittles®, Freedent®,
Airwaves®, Life Savers®, Eclipse®, and Winterfresh®.Wrigley is headquartered
in Chicago, Ill., and operates as a subsidiary of Mars, Incorporated, a
private, family-owned company founded in 1911. Mars, Incorporated is one of
the world's largest food companies, generating global revenues of $30 billion
annually and producing some of the world's leading brands in six segments
that include Chocolate, Drinks, Food, Petcare, Symbioscience and
Wrigley.Function:The food safety team lead manages quality through the
development of comprehensive quality systems, e.g. Risk assessment,
Prerequisite Food Safety, Design/Supply Chain HACCP, Audit Management and
advancement of food safety tools and processes for the Wrigley gum and
confectionery segment. This functional leader works closely with Research and
Development, Global Supply Chain and Factory Management to develop processes
and tools that ensure our products’ are safe and wholesome. The food safety
lead, SME team, and factory food safety coordinators are focused on the
deployment of systems to ensure our products’’ consistently meet consumers
needs, beat our competition, and provide consumer confidence in Wrigley
products. This team also works closely in the deployment systems designed to
leverage consumer safety into actionable continuous improvement opportunities
for our Supply Chain and Innovation teams.This position is responsible for
the deployment of food safety systems that drive continuous improvement
resulting in high quality, cost effective products. The incumbent is an
integral member of the Global Quality Center of Excellence Team for Wrigley’s
Global Quality Department. Responsibilities:Principal Activities Performed by
the Incumbent:* Designs and develops food safety processes for risk
assessment that meet globally recognized requirements as defined by Codex
Alimentarius, UKAS, FSSC 22000 , etc, for the design and deployment of robust
food safety systems.* Oversees the deployment, measures, maintenance, and
verification of effectiveness, for established Food Safety systems across the
Wrigley Company worldwide. Works with Global Quality Leadership Team, Mars
MSAC team and other staff in Mars and client organizations to ensure
effective transfer of systems and capabilities on a worldwide basis.* Drives
continuous improvement and standardization of food safety and systems across
the organization (from supplier through to consumer), and assures that such
procedures are appropriately integrated to result in gold standard products
while being timely and cost effective.* Functions as the technical expert on
food safety systems within Global Quality, including Mars Q&FS Systems,
FSSC 22000, ISO 11000, Codex Alimentarius Food Hygiene, cGMP, cGLP, etc.
Develops and leads audit processes to ensure adherence to key controls.*
Assesses all types of risk (package, utility, ingredient and process) and
ensures policies and procedures address food safety improvement opportunities
or areas for quality system improvement that ensure the wholesomeness of our
products.* Empowers and educates our manufacturing facilities to meet Food
Safety requirements as defined by Codex Alimentarius and ISO 22000 as well as
ensures compliance to all relevant food safety requirements.* Creates and
implements Wrigley gum and confectionery segment food safety policies and
procedures in line with Mars global Food Safety and Quality team learning and
direction. * Defines, develops, and implements food safety metrics that
drives continuous improvement in prerequisite program management and
effective deployment of HACCP from farm to consumer.* Together with quality
team counterparts across the Company, assures that established systems result
in Gold Standard production on a worldwide basis. Works with Regional and
factory Quality Managers and staff to share findings and solutions and to
help resolve problems that may affect more than one client area.* Mentors and
coaches Global Quality organization to strengthen and enhance their food
safety skill set and impact to Global Quality priorities.* Mentors and
coaches to foster awareness of product safety issues and promote the
attainment of quality leadership skills; devises and implements methods of
transferring solutions and findings to other groups within the client
organization and to encourage support for and recognition of initiatives.
Implements preventative, proactive (quality engineering standards) and
predictive (integrated food safety systems) projects for Wrigley products on
a worldwide basis.* Promotes the goals of Global Quality across the Wrigley
Company to facilitate company-wide acceptance and support for goals.
Interfaces with management and staff company-wide to ensure the attainment of
Quality Assurance objectives.* Researches new developments of food safety
globally and communicates important new findings to the organization. Helps
assure the ongoing education of client staff in product, package and process
food safety risk and preventive deployment of systems, programs and processes
to manage or mitigate these risks.Requirements:Incumbent Requirements:*
Technical Bachelor’s degree (Food Science, Biology or Chemistry) required.
Masters or PhD preferred.* 7 - 10 plus years of professional experience in
quality management and or quality systems discipline.* Expertise in quality
systems and requirements, including HACCP, ISO, GMP, Food Allergens, Factory
Hygiene, Equipment Calibration, Laboratory GMPs and Quality Audit
Management.* Understanding of Global regulatory agency operations and a
working knowledge of regulatory requirements in North America, EU, India,
Australia and China.* Strong experience in manufacturing quality management
(food preferred) and product development activities for Consumer Package
Goods Companies.* Good understanding in gum and confectionary technology.*
Strong project management, change management and organizational alignment
capability.* Skilled in aligning and complex problem solving with all levels
of staff.* Strong leadership and strategic planning skills. Excellent oral
and written communication skills.* Exemplary Wrigley Core Values and
Leadership Behaviors. Strong people management skills in creating a participative
environment and a high performance team.* Forward thinking, self directed,
capable of making independent actions, and ability to make complex decisions
that drive business performance.* Proven product related crisis management
skills and considered a food safety expert in the food industry.
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