Job Objective

Laboratory and Food safety Guidelines for All products families * Responsible to establish long-term goals, strategies, plans and policies in terms of Metrics and Food safety Systems and comply with govenment and client regulations (requirements).
* Responsible to assist in establishing and maintaining a high level of quality compliance in all business units by benchmark and implementation of best practices throughout the
* Responsible for ensuring that all business units have a compliance approach with the same philosophy and conditions (one quality and food safety system).

Main responsabilities:

* Generate, implement and maintain procedures and food safety systems to meet global regulatory requirements that may apply.
*Design and implement standardized procedures for measuring the quality characteristics of the products
* Establish statistical tools and optimal sampling plans in MP, work in progress and finished products.
* Establish statistical tools and optimal sampling plans in Supply chain for evaluation of compliance with critical control points in market
*Design and evaluate standardized ponts for measuring the quality characteristics in process using MES systems or equivalent tools in the value chain.
* Defines the selection of measurement equipment quality and food safety and its application to each stage of the process.
*Defines calibration , frequency and assurance standards (R + R) in the measurement laboratory equipment and in supply chain processes.
* Maintains consistent methods for the collection and analysis of statistical data, in order to predict important trends for the product quality along the value chain.
* Ensures that there is support to operations and continuous improvement teams for problem identification, resolution, and continuous improvement. 
*Be a resource for quality equipment at each of our plants and technology teams to provide advice and training, as needed.
* Serve as a technical expert in the field on issues related to incidents of food safety and its possible implications for brands.
*Analyzes new regulations and proposed plans to ensure compliance with them creating new metrics, reporting and tracking trends as well as the necessary training elements.
*Actively participate in any product recall situation and monitor the withdrawal from the corporate level

knowledge
•    Bachelor’s degree (Master degree preferably) in Microbiology, Food Science, Chemistry, Biotechnology or related field.
•    Preferably 3 years of experience in Quality Assurance/Food Chemistry and/or microbiology Analysis. 
•    Knowledge in international methods for quality and safety of food.
•    Knowledge of ISO7025 certification and or Laboratory management knowledge (preferred).
•    Working knowledge in international metrics and food quality regulatory standards (preferred).
•    Ability to interpret a variety of instructions in written, oral, diagrammatic or other form.
•    Ability for statistics data analyisis and data visualization.
•    Intermediate or advanced knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel software programs.
•    Advanced English, fluent speaking with written and reading ability.
•    Ability to work independently under limited supervision and at fast pace environments.
•    Ability to empower, motivate, inspire team, lead change and execute strategic decisions.
•    Demonstrate problem solving skills.
•    Open to travel when required (up to 40%).