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Associate Scientist QMP – Mars
Manage the QMP and food safety operations for both Chocolate and confectionery to deliver the highest quality products to our customers through systemically quality system and excellent execution
- Quality system compliance: Accountable for ensuring inspection readiness through a robust QMP & FSSC standard in place and in use, also for implementation of Mars QMP (Quality management processes) and Certification of FSSC22000 v5.1. Effective Q&FS audits i.e., GMP/GHP, Internal Audits are being performed and responsible for representing the audit program during QMP and FSSC External audits
- Execute key Q&FS agenda regarding HACCP, Allergen Management, Trainings, Cleaning and Sanitization, Validation and Verifications, Change Management, Technical risk management, Internal audits, CAPA Management, Cost Savings, Material Qualifications, Continuous Improvements, Consumer complaints, trainings, and Mars GMP-GHP elements, etc. providing technical expertise to ensure success criteria are fulfilled.
- Associate training, skills, competency and development- Accountability for ensuring the site associates is competent with appropriately skilled, trained, and knowledgeable on Q&FS standards and critical processes.
- Coordinate and support to new product, process, package and productivity initiatives for the site through technical expertise on Mars Standards.
- Lead Elisa equipment for Allergen testing and compliance & maintain the inventory/AMC etc.
- Support the manufacturing facility in investigation and resolution of technical problems in consultation of Value stream lead.
- Lead weekly, monthly & quality QFS review by compiling performance metrics and tracking agreed actions
- MSE/ Continuous Improvement – Drive the quality pillar of MSE journey in the way of continuous improvement, & also focus and embed MSE capabilities in the Quality & Food safety team Quality Continuous improvement: Identify opportunities and develop improvement program on quality and food safety.
- Quality capability and engagement: Drive the quality capability building with teams at site, quality ownership with capable quality knowledge in Supply team.
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