DETAILS OF THE POSITION

Location: Nestle Bulgaria, Sofia Factory, 2 Henri Nestle; Working time: full time, 8 hours, flexible start of working time between 7:30 and 9:30 h; Working conditions: permanent contract; Social benefits: additional health insurance, food vouchers every month, additional days of annual leave, etc.

GENERAL ABOUT THE POSITION

We are looking for a Quality Specialist to support in specific areas of expertise such as Food Safety, Hygiene, Microbiology food safety, Contaminants in food raw materials and packaging, Allergen Management. The Quality Specialists supports the team in its daily tasks and acts in accordance with the internal rules of the company as well as with the legislation. For this position, we are looking for a self-motivated person to join the team, with a microbiology food safety and/or technological knowledge and a desire to learn and develop.

IN ONE OF YOUR WORKING DAYS …

• Promote quality awareness across the company. Contribute to competence development of quality mindset across the organization
• Define and update the specific quality procedures, instruction, and tools
• Supports the Nestlé Continuous Excellence program in the quest for zero defect, including root cause analysis after incidents (or near misses)
• Supports activities to achieve compliance with the Nestlé Quality Management System requirements and other applicable instructions and standards.
• Deliver training for their specific areas of expertise.
• Support in HACCP study, Product Food Safety Assessment, Cleaning Validation, GMP Inspections, Integrated Pest Management, Foreign Bodies Prevention, Allergen Management, Internal and External audits.
• Assess that the Nestlé Quality Management System is in place and is obtaining expected results in a given operating unit.

WHAT WILL MAKE YOU SUCCESSFUL

Required qualifications

• Minimum of a bachelor’s degree in science (preferred food science, microbiology, biotechnology, or chemistry) with 2+ years of applicable experience.
• Quality and Food Safety experience within food manufacturing
• Have experiences in:
• implementing quality assurance programs Participating in project teams
• Leading part of a change effort
• Participating in audit teams and/or improvement projects
• Experience with implementation for external standards, including ISO 9001 and FSSC 22000 required
• Excellent knowledge of English language – min B2, both written and spoken
• Able to establish networks of peers in factory
• Proven track record in delivering results by working with cross-functional teams
• Able to demonstrate competence to support business requirements
• A team player in the factory: Quality, Application Group, Procurement, Production, Maintenance

Knowledge of systems:

• Quality and Food Safety experience within food manufacturing
• SAP
• Knowledge of Hygienic Design
• BG and EU Food Legislation

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