Kraft Heinz
FSQLeadHILA
“FSQ Lead HILA at Kraft Heinz. Skills: Food Quality and Safety, Leadership, Stakeholder management. Lead the team and processes. Plan and distribute activities”
Industry & Context.
Problem-solving; Defect elimination; Root Cause Analysis; Critical thinking
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
Bachelor's degree in Food Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Production Engineering, Chemistry, Pharmacy, Biology, or other related, Active registration with relevant professional councils (CRQ, CREA, CRBio, etc. ), Experience in the areas of Food Quality and Safety, Risk Assessment, Quality Assurance, Good Manufacturing Practices, and Food Safety Management Systems (e. g. , FSSC 22000), Intermediate-advanced user of Microsoft Office tools (MS Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook, and Teams), FMEA, KHMS, Advanced knowledge of Quality Tools and Root Cause Analysis (Pareto, 6M, Kaizen, PDCA, etc. ), Postgraduate, Advanced/fluent English/Spanish: communication skills (oral, written) for preparing/reviewing documents, presentations, emails, and contacting global, FSSC 22000 auditor certification, knowledge of ABNT NBR ISO/IEC 17025: 2017, Knowledge of Statistical Process, Food Thermal Hygienic, Applicable Food, Basic knowledge of Power BI, Knowledge of Quality Audits - GSFI International Standards and Crisis, SAP, Experience with direct and indirect team, Experience in factory floor/Quality, Strategic Stakeholder management
What You'll Do.
Lead the team and processes
Plan and distribute activities
Ensure necessary material and human resources
Support professional development of employees
Provide technical support for execution
Meet criteria for quality and safety
Focus on food microbiology
Lead agenda of projects
Lead new product projects
Lead product renewal projects
Lead engineering projects
Lead regulatory compliance projects
Lead productivity projects
Lead continuous development of factory leaders
Guide team to comply with labor requirements
Manage hiring decisions
Manage performance decisions
Manage disciplinary actions
Manage engagement plan
Ensure adherence to Quality and Food Safety principles
Ensure compliance with quality policy
Participate in project plans
Ensure dissemination of emerging threats
Define strategies to mitigate risks
Support problem-solving
Support defect elimination
Identify improvement needs
Implement improvements through action plans
Prepare budget planning
Implement budget planning
Monitor budget planning
Report budget planning
Participate in visits
Lead inspections by certifying bodies
Lead inspections by government agencies
Lead inspections by clients
Lead inspections by suppliers
Support handling non-conformities
Manage root cause investigations
Guide root cause investigations
Develop action plans with managers
Develop action plans with coordinators
Develop action plans with stakeholders
Monitor food quality indicators
Monitor food safety indicators
Handle consumer complaints
Participate in project meetings
Support team in executing activities
Define quality deliverables across processes
Coordinate Food Safety and Quality (ESA) team
Coordinate Food Defense team
Coordinate Food Fraud team
Support maintenance activities of quality management system
Lead teams in execution of programs
Develop teams in execution of programs
Train teams in execution of programs
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Cross-functional coordination; Vendor/stakeholder management; Participate in project plans related to other areas; Support the process of handling detected non-conformities; Develop action plans with managers, coordinators, and stakeholders; Participate in project meetings; Support the team in executing activities; Provide support in coordinating teams
Communication Scope
Communication skills (oral, written); Negotiation; Ability to influence
Process & Methodology
Planning, Resource planning, Project planning, Budget planning, CAPEX planning
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