Quality director
Kraft Heinz’s Quality Department based in Mount Royal, QC is inviting applications from suitable candidates for the position of Quality director. Kraft Heinz’s Quality Department is a global food and beverage company known for its iconic brands. Its Quality Department ensures food safety, product consistency, and regulatory compliance. The team implements strict quality control, advanced testing, and continuous process improvements. By working with suppliers and regulators, it maintains high industry standards. This ensures consumers receive safe, high-quality products worldwide. The candidates selected for the vacancy will be required to start the work as soon as possible.
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Job Description:
Employer Name: Kraft Heinz
Department: Quality
Position: Quality director
No of Vacancies: 4
Salary: $171400.00 – $214200.00 yearly
Employment Type: Full time
Location: Mount Royal, QC, CA
Reference Number: R-89875
Requirements:
Languages: Candidates must have knowledge of the English Language
Education:Â Candidates should have completion of a Bachelor’s degree in food science, chemistry and microbiology
Experience: Candidates should have considerable experience in the relevant field
Physical Requirements:
- The candidates should demonstrate the ability to drive continuous improvement and foster a strong quality culture that supports revolutionary change in line with Kraft Heinz Company strategy
- The candidates should be prepared to work in a manufacturing plant environment with heavy machinery and equipment
- The candidates should be available to provide support for a 24/7 weekday operation for critical issues
- The candidates should have the ability to work under pressure during periods of crisis management and should be effective communicators with excellent follow-up skills, comfortable interacting with all levels of the organization
Other Requirements:
- The candidates should have a Master’s degree and be self-starters with a high level of integrity and maturity, demonstrating proven leadership skills in mentoring and developing team members
- The candidates should have strong knowledge of GFSI requirements (FSSC 22000) and previous experience as a verification facilitator
- The candidates should demonstrate an understanding of statistical process control (SPC), HACCP, sanitation, analytical and microbiological testing principles, and hygienic design principles
- The candidates should possess project management skills and have a solid understanding of Microsoft Word, Excel, Access, and PowerPoint and ERP system and quality system experience, with SAP and Infinity
- The candidates should align with Kraft Heinz’s total rewards philosophy, which offers meaningful and flexible programs that equitably support a diverse workforce and their families while complementing the company’s strategy and values
Responsibilities:
- The candidates should be able to lead a large team of quality professionals, including laboratory staff, quality compliance specialists, sanitation teams, quality supervisors, quality engineers, and other support staff, ensuring the successful execution of quality and production strategies
- The candidates should be able to collaborate with corporate quality teams and support functions to implement quality excellence programs aimed at reducing consumer complaints, minimizing wait times, executing remediation, and ensuring regulatory compliance and utilize industry and Kraft Heinz quality tools such as RCFA, SPC, and Green Belt methodologies to improve product quality and ensure superior standards
- The candidates should be able to establish and implement best-in-class quality and food safety KPIs to measure team performance and align with broader plant and business priorities and foster team member engagement through effective leadership, career development, and conflict management strategies, build strong relationships with plant leadership teams to drive quality programs through cross-functional collaboration and shared objectives
- The candidates should be able to support automation and digital transformation initiatives, including KHC Lighthouse and Factory/Lab of the Future projects and assess the skills and performance of plant QA personnel while providing training, coaching, and accountability to enhance team effectiveness
- The candidates should be able to develop work instructions and training programs to ensure uniformity and establish quality standards and manage the plant’s corrective and preventive action programs to drive continuous improvement in quality processes
- The candidates should be able to support innovation excellence by overseeing testing and feedback from R&D plants, ensuring successful commercialization of brand maintenance and innovation projects and maintain GMPs, HACCP programs, and prerequisite programs while acting as the primary liaison with external regulatory agencies such as the FDA and CFIA during inspections and audits
- The candidates should be able to provide expert guidance on plant quality activities and inquiries while preparing and leading internal and external quality audits with a focus on corrective and preventive actions and proactively monitor KHC quality systems, tools, and data sources to identify and mitigate potential risks before they occur
- The candidates should be able to coordinate record-keeping for all mandatory quality control, testing, sampling, and sanitation activities and analyze and support ACR initiatives related to quality issues and factory-controllable consumer complaints and prepare and maintain relevant FSQ permits and licenses for the plant
- The candidates should be able to manage departmental budgets, purchasing, and inventory for plant quality supplies, including filters, chemicals, tools, and laboratory materials and oversee company quality and manufacturing initiatives, including the implementation of the Kraft Heinz Management System (KHMS)
- The candidates should be able to develop strong working relationships with key vendors and suppliers to ensure quality compliance and communicate effectively across all levels of the plant and company management team, ensuring transparency and alignment on quality objectives
Benefits:
- The candidates will get Medical care, prescription drugs, dental care, vision care, life insurance, accidental death and dismemberment, disability, discounted benefits, Employee and Family Assistance Program, Rewards Programs and Family Support Program
How to apply:
If the position is fit for you and the basic requirements are fulfilled then you can now apply directly to the employer (along with your resume and reference number) through the below-mentioned details.
We thank all the applicants for showing their interest and trust in us, however, only the most eligible candidates will be selected and conducted for further procedure directly from employers, in between no charges/fees or original documents will be asked from any applicant. All the best!