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Barry Callebaut AMEA Regional FS and Lab Improvement Specialist in Port Klang, Malaysia
AMEA Regional FS and Lab Improvement Specialist
Location:
Port Klang, MY, 42000
At Barry Callebaut, we are on a journey to transform the cocoa and chocolate industry. As the world’s leading manufacturer of high-quality chocolate and cocoa products, our actions truly shape the future of our industry. We are a business-to-business company, serving the entire food sector, from the cocoa bean to the finest chocolate product. We are a company with a purpose, we believe in doing well by doing good and reinvesting in the communities we operate. We have a long-standing commitment to sustainability and our goal is to shape a sustainable cocoa and chocolate future. We are headquartered in Zurich, and have more than 12,000 passionate Employees working in more than 40 countries worldwide. We are very proud of who we are and what we do. And of course, we are always looking for talented people to help us have a positive impact on our industry and beyond!
About the role
At Barry Callebaut, we are aiming for a higher degree of assurance of food safety procedures, microbiological testing of products and training of our microbiologists. This role would be supporting this aim by working closely with the Global Microbiology Lab Lead and Regional FS Lead, and by providing physical support to the BC internal labs, external lab partners and factories. Key deliverables of this role are –
Conduct physical audits of external lab partners to ensure compliance with BC lab expectations
Conduct verification of microbiological testing procedures at BC internal labs to improvement consistent and compliance to SOP
Conduct HACCP plan verifications and effectiveness reviews at BC factories
Key responsibilities include
Conduct physical audits of external lab partners to ensure compliance with BC lab expectations
Review past desktop audit reports for the external labs in the region
Conduct business & technical risk assessment to define priority list for audits
Get in touch with external labs and schedule audits
Conduct the audits and record the observations in a thorough documented manner
Work with external lab contact and local BC QA Manager to define appropriate CAPAs versus the observations
Track the CAPA actions and seek support / clarifications / escalations, as necessary
Conduct verification of microbiological testing procedures at BC internal labs to improvement consistent and compliance to SOP
Review past audit reports of the BC Internal labs
Work with the AMEA Lab Lead and BC Site QA Manager to schedule the 3-4 day on site verification of the microbiology laboratory procedures
Work with AMEA Site Lead and BC Site QA Manager to define appropriate CAPAs versus the observations
Track the CAPA actions and seek support / clarifications / escalations, as necessary
Conduct HACCP plan reviews and verification at BC factories
Review the HACCP plans of BC factories
Work with Regional FS Lead & Cluster Leads to define schedule of verification visits
Conduct on-site verification of the HACCP plans
Identify gaps and support the mitigation of the same through suggested approaches
About you
Master’s degree in Chemistry, Biology, or Microbiology or equivalent
Minimum 10 years’ experience in managing foods or pharma laboratory
Exposure to food safety, including formal HACCP training, pathogen environmental monitoring and testing is beneficial
Exposure to or formal training in FSSC22000 or BRC is preferred
Certification in a quality management system such as ASQ preferred
Minimum local language fluency plus English (B2)
Knowledgeable in MS Office Suite, SAP Systems and other applications used in manufacturing e.g. scheduling, CMMS, MES, etc.
Travel requirements: 10 – 12 days travel per month across the region
Strong and hand on knowledge of food analytical procedures – chemistry and microbiology
Strong knowledge of food safety systems, plant and manufacturing technologies
Ability to work with complex data, statistics and draw interpretations
Ability to understand man, material, information flows and streamline the same
Acts as a servant leader
Customer focused – internal and external
Excellent communication (written and verbal) skills both upward and downward
Works well under pressure, enabling his/her/their team to thrive under all circumstances
Multitasking and time-management skills
At Barry Callebaut, we are committed to Diversity & Inclusion. United by our strong values, we thrive on the diversity of who we are, where we come from, what we’ve experienced and how we think. We are committed to nurturing an inclusive environment where people can truly be themselves, grow to their full potential and feel they belong. #oneBC - Diverse People, Sustainable Growth.
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