Quality, Safety, Health & Environment (QSHE) Manager

Position Details

• Organization: Kerry
• Requisition ID: 65414
• Employment Type: Full-Time, Permanent
• Workplace Arrangement: As per company policy
• Recruiter: #LI-NB1

About Kerry

Kerry is the world’s leading taste and nutrition company serving the food, beverage, and pharmaceutical industries. Every day, Kerry partners with customers to develop healthier, tastier, and more sustainable products enjoyed by billions of people worldwide.

The company’s vision is to become its customers’ most valued partner by creating a world of sustainable nutrition. A career with Kerry offers the opportunity to shape the future of food while growing in a truly global environment.

About the Role

The Quality, Safety, Health & Environment (QSHE) Manager will lead the Quality team to ensure that raw materials received and products manufactured consistently meet company and regulatory standards. The role is responsible for maintaining Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs), Good Hygiene Practices (GHPs), and implementing robust Quality Management Systems (QMS) to drive compliance and continuous improvement.

The successful candidate will develop, review, and align quality procedures with Kerry’s Global Quality Management System (GQMS), ensuring best practices, effective auditing, and the prevention of non-conformances.

Key Responsibilities

Quality & Food Safety Leadership

• Champion a “Safety First, Quality Always” culture across the manufacturing site.
• Promote safety, regulatory compliance, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Lead, coach, mentor, and develop a high-performing Quality team through recruitment, training, and performance management.

Quality Management Systems

• Ensure full compliance with:
  • HACCP
  • GMPs (Good Manufacturing Practices)
  • GHPs (Good Hygiene Practices)
  • SSOPs (Sanitation Standard Operating Procedures)
  • Allergen Management Programs
  • Sanitation Programs
• Maintain compliance with customer, regulatory, and industry food safety standards.
• Develop, review, and continuously improve procedures aligned with Kerry’s Global Quality Management System (GQMS).

Product Quality Assurance

• Oversee inspection and quality control processes for incoming raw materials and finished products.
• Ensure products consistently meet established quality specifications.
• Monitor quality trends and implement preventive measures.

Customer Quality & Compliance

• Lead customer complaint investigations and ensure timely, effective resolution.
• Conduct comprehensive Root Cause Analysis (RCA).
• Drive Corrective and Preventive Actions (CAPA) to eliminate recurring issues related to:
  • Customer complaints
  • Audit findings
  • Non-conformances
  • Process deviations

Continuous Improvement

• Analyze quality data and trends to identify improvement opportunities.
• Lead continuous improvement initiatives through cross-functional collaboration.
• Apply statistical process control (SPC) and other quality improvement methodologies where appropriate.

Training & Internal Audits

• Develop and manage quality training programs for plant personnel.
• Conduct regular training on:
  • GMP principles
  • Quality Management Systems (QMS)
  • Food Safety Management Systems (FSMS)
• Perform internal audits and provide feedback on compliance with quality systems and procedures.
• Support Management Reviews and quality performance reporting.

Qualifications & Skills

Education

• Bachelor’s Degree in Food Science, Microbiology, Chemistry, or a related field.

Experience

• Minimum 5 years of experience in Food Quality and Food Safety.
• Experience within a multinational food, ingredients, or pharmaceutical company is highly desirable.

Professional Certifications

Certification in the following areas will be an added advantage:

• FSSC 22000
• HACCP
• Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs)
• Good Hygiene Practices (GHPs)
• Lead Auditor Certification

Technical Competencies

• Strong understanding of Food Safety Management Systems (FSMS).
• Knowledge of Statistical Process Control (SPC).
• Familiarity with Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma methodologies is an added advantage.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.
• Excellent leadership, communication, and team development abilities.

What Success Looks Like

Success in this role will be measured by the ability to:

• Foster a strong culture of safety and quality throughout the organization.
• Maintain full compliance with food safety, quality, and regulatory requirements.
• Deliver consistent product quality that meets customer expectations.
• Reduce customer complaints and quality-related non-conformances through effective CAPA implementation.
• Drive continuous improvement using quality data and performance trends.
• Build a highly skilled and engaged Quality team.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Kerry is an Equal Opportunities Employer committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all applicants. As part of the recruitment process, applicants may be asked to provide diversity-related information, which will be kept confidential and separate from the job application.

Recruitment Fraud Warning

Kerry does not request payment at any stage of the recruitment process. Candidates should be cautious of fraudulent job offers or individuals claiming to represent the company through unofficial email addresses or phone numbers.

The company does not conduct interviews through video chat platforms such as Google Hangouts and will never ask applicants to purchase starter kits, pay for training, or make any form of payment during the hiring process. Any legitimate payments made by Kerry, such as reimbursable travel expenses, will come only from official company accounts bearing the Kerry name.

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