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Food Safety Scientist –
Battle Creek, MI
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Job ID:24608
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Date:10/16/2010
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Location:Battle Creek
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State:Michigan
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Degree:B.S./B.A.
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Salary:Not Specified
Why?
Job Types:
Food Safety
Job Description
Kellogg Company has a new opportunity available for a Food
Safety Scientist in Battle Creek, MI. The Food Safety Scientist develops
policies and standards to ensure Kellogg products meet food safety
expectations throughout the entire product life cycle. This role provides
guidance, advice and interpretation to Research, Quality, Manufacturing,
Engineering and Procurement on food safety related programs and issues and
utilizes interactions with external resources and partners to identify and
monitor emerging issues and technologies that have an impact on Kellogg.
The primary focus for this role is to support development and
implementation of food safety initiatives affecting Kellogg Company and
Contract Manufacturing facilities.
Additional
responsibilities include: 1. Manages the design, execution, and follow-up
of quality and food safety programs including allergens, microbiological
issues, foreign material and any other food safety issues that could pose a
risk to human health. 2. Conducts hazard assessments and directs food
safety risk mitigation steps in support of projects or innovation at the
manufacturing facilities. Will need to apply scientific judgment and
experience to identify and prevent food safety issues. 3. Partners with
Supply Chain and Engineering to hygienically design equipment and food
manufacturing facilities that enables sanitation and the production of high
quality food products. 4. Provides information, risk assessment, and
recommendations for courses of action to Crisis Management Team on issues
involving food safety. Uses judgment and discretion in dealing with
sensitive information to minimize Company exposure to and liability for
food safety related incidences. 5. Provides communication and
recommendation to Quality, Communications, Research, Consumer Affairs,
Marketing, Plants, and Legal on the food safety implications of new product
formulations or ingredient changes. Directs review of new product formulas
for allergy issues, microbiological safety, Kellogg practices and
regulatory compliance.
Job
responsibilities require travel (15-25%)
Minimum:
Position requires a B.S. in Microbiology / Food Toxicology / Chemistry or
related area and 8-10 years equivalent experience, an M.S. in Microbiology
/ Food Toxicology / Chemistry or related area and 6-8 years or a Ph.D. in
Microbiology / Food Toxicology / Chemistry or related area and at least 3-5
years industrial experience
The
individual should have knowledge and ability to integrate food law, food
technology, food chemistry, microbiology, cereal science and agricultural
practice. They should possess leadership and communication skills, and
diplomacy that will promote good relations with management and other
technical and scientific disciplines in the effective execution of projects
to accomplish corporate objectives.
This
position reports to the Senior Director, Food Safety
With
2009 sales of nearly $13 billion, Kellogg Company is the world’s leading
producer of cereal and a leading producer of convenience foods, including
cookies, crackers, toaster pastries, cereal bars, fruit-flavored snacks,
frozen waffles and veggie foods. The Company’s brands include Kellogg’s®, Keebler®, Pop-Tarts®, Eggo®, Cheez-It®, All-Bran®, Mini-Wheats®,
Nutri-Grain®, Rice Krispies®,
Special K®, Chips Deluxe®, Famous Amos®, Sandies®,
Austin®, Club®, Murray®, Kashi®, Bear Naked®,
Morningstar Farm®, Gardenburger® and Stretch
Island®. Kellogg products are manufactured in 18 countries and marketed in
more than 180 countries. For more information, visit
www.kelloggcompany.com. Kellogg’s Corporate Responsibility report including
its approach, progress and future direction in the marketplace, workplace,
environment and community can be found at www.kelloggcompany.com/CR. For
information on Kellogg Company’s commitment to nutrition, visit
www.kelloggsnutrition.com.
Kellogg
Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer who strives to provide an
inclusive work environment that involves everyone and embraces the diverse
talent of its people. Kellogg EOE M/F/D/V
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