Overview
Quality & Food Safety Manager Jobs in Springs, South Africa at Kellanova
Location: Springs
Title
ROLE DESCRIPTION
Site Quality &
Food Safety
Manager, Springs, South Africa
Function & Business Unit
Supply Chain – MENAT-SSA BU
Reports To
Springs Plant Director; (dotted) Senior QFS Manager SSA-JV
Global Level
GL4
Purpose of the role
QFS single point of contact for Springs, South Africa, driving implementation of Kellanova Quality &Food Safetyprograms policies & procedures.
Actively owns & drives the creation, implementation,promotionand improvement of the Quality andFood Safetyculture in Springs Plant.
ProvidesLeadershipin Quality andFood Safetyto support top-line and bottom-line growth through key partnership across the Supply Chain.
Partner closely with Plant Operations, R & D & Procurement.
Works closely with regional QFS teams – KWS Quality, Sanitation,Food Safety, Auditing/Supplier development team to ensure consistency in QFS programs.
Working Relationships
Key Internal Contacts
Reports to:
Springs Plant Director; (dotted line) Senior QFS Manager SSA-JV.
Supervises: 3 direct reports
Peers:
Springs PlantLeadershipTeam
Key External Contacts
Kellanova markets served by the plant/supply chain (consumers, customers, distributors)
Government Legislative bodies
External laboratories
Consumers with product quality complaints.
Suppliers providing materials and services to the plant and supply chain (raw & pack materials, warehousing & logistics services, etc.).
Main KPI’s include (but are not limited to):
Recall/Withdrawal/inadvertent release, Quality &
Food Safety
Incident reduction, Consumer Complaint reduction, Foreign Material Complaint reduction, 7 Core Audit scores, QFS-related write-offs, KWS progression, Sanitation metrics, Pest Control,
Regulatory Compliance
, Allergen validations, EMP.
A Taste Of What You’ll Be Doing
Lead and support the Site Quality &Food SafetyOrganization & support PlantLeadershipTeam in the implementation of an effective Quality andFood Safetysystem across Springs plant to achieve business expectations and legislative requirements.
Develop a Quality &Food Safetyimprovement strategic plan for Springs plant based on the Global/AMEA QFS Strategic Plans, fully integrated with the Plant CBN, and support the PlantLeadershipteam to implement.
Own and drive the implementation & progression of the KWS QFS Program.
Actively own & drive the creation, implementation,promotionand improvement of the Quality andFood Safetyculture in Springs Plant through campaigns, specific QFS engagement activities and reward &recognition programs.
Identify & address QFS gaps in Springs and implement (global/regional) best practices in the Quality andFood Safetysystems to help drive business performance.
Focus on closure of gaps as identified by facility audits. Recognize Quality &Food Safety-related deficiencies in programs, products, services, and designs, and implement process improvements, projects, and pro-active programs to address these issues in a structural way.
Own the Plant GMP, HACCP, Sanitation (incl EMP/Allergen validation) & Pest Control Programs and ensure maximum compliance through structural improvements.
Ensure implementation of a robust and effective QFS training program and drive completion of training for the full population (incl contracted staff).
Owns the food review process (incl PES)…
Title: Quality & Food Safety Manager
Company: Kellanova
Location: Springs, South Africa
Category: Quality Assurance – QA/QC, Manufacturing / Production
