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Company Description:
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Wm. 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 dollars annually and producing
some of the world`s leading brands in six segments that include Chocolate,
Drinks, Food, Petcare, Symbioscience and Wrigley.
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Position Responsibilities:
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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.
1. 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.
2. 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.
3. 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.
4. 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.
5. 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.
6. 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.
7. 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.
8. Defines, develops, and implements food safety metrics that drives
continuous improvement in prerequisite program management and effective
deployment of HACCP from farm to consumer.
9. 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.
10. Mentors and coaches Global Quality organization to strengthen and
enhance their food safety skill set and impact to Global Quality
priorities.
11. 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.
12. 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.
13. 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.
Incumbent Requirements:
1. Technical Bachelor`s degree (Food Science, Biology or Chemistry)
required. Masters or PhD preferred.
2. 7 - 10 plus years of professional experience in quality management and
or quality systems discipline.
3. Expertise in quality systems and requirements, including HACCP, ISO,
GMP, Food Allergens, Factory Hygiene, Equipment Calibration, Laboratory
GMPs and Quality Audit Management.
4. Understanding of Global regulatory agency operations and a working
knowledge of regulatory requirements in North America, EU, India, Australia
and China.
5. Strong experience in manufacturing quality management (food preferred)
and product development activities for Consumer Package Goods Companies.
6. Good understanding in gum and confectionary technology.
7. Strong project management, change management and organizational
alignment capability.
8. Skilled in aligning and complex problem solving with all levels of
staff.
9. Strong leadership and strategic planning skills. Excellent oral and
written communication skills.
10. Exemplary Wrigley Core Values and Leadership Behaviors. Strong people
management skills in creating a participative environment and a high
performance team.
11. Forward thinking, self directed, capable of making independent actions,
and ability to make complex decisions that drive business performance.
12. Proven product related crisis management skills and considered a food
safety expert in the food industry.
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