Quality & Food Safety Lead - Izmir Plant

Location : Izmir 

City : Izmir 

State : İzmir (TR-35) 

Country : Türkiye (TR) 

Requisition Number : 34658 

Are you willing to consolidate your career and make a difference in a global vital business? Become part of our team and help build an organization that is working on the latest trends in Agri and Food - you probably have heard about our local brands of oil, such as Salat and Komili? 

We are growing and looking for a passionate, bold, and driven Quality Food Safety Lead based in Izmir Plant! Are you the one? 

What you will be doing in this role: 

• Managing the QFS department to ensure that manufactured products comply with national laws and country regulations, customers' expectations and Bunge's commitments;
• Maintain and improve the QFS Management System, which ensures that quality, feed safety procedures, tools and methodologies are correctly implemented and followed in all QFS activities to ensure the best quality and product safety in products offered to customers;
• Establishing and developing Bunge's global QFS and Continuous Improvement practices (TPLYM, Toolbox talks, 5S, Kaizen, etc.);
• Leading the implementation and maintenance of a risk-based QFS Management System. Ensuring quality assurance/quality control standards are applied to all products, complying with best practices, standards and procedures in maintaining and assuring quality;
• Evaluating product/process quality and safety results and data trends, anticipating and communicating nonconformance before a quality crisis occurs, and proactively taking appropriate measures to prevent nonconforming products from being shipped to the market;
• Responsible for reporting GGYS-related problems to the designated person/persons;
• As Feed Security HACCP Team Leader, assessing operational product safety and legal risks in the Izmir facility;
• Develop, implement and update the HACCP plan throughout the entire supply chain;
• Managing all operational and prerequisite programs, including microbiology, pest control, GMP and hygiene, cleaning, ensuring that they are maintained appropriately and taking action when necessary;
• Ensuring process/product checks are carried out in accordance with quality plans to detect non-conformities and ensure action is taken before delivery;
• Organizing external laboratory analyzes for the analysis of relevant risks / contaminants according to the prepared quality plans and evaluating the results;
• Using relevant systems such as SAP QM to record analysis results and data according to control plans and sharing the results with relevant units;
• Determine your QFS priorities with the Factory Manager and evaluate them together with the Regional Quality Manager, according to targets, major losses, system needs, Bunge QFS targets and priorities and legal changes;
• Supporting the Crisis Management manager with information flow such as numbers, root cause analysis and actions when necessary, and coordinating the factory/facility team for corrective and preventive actions;
• Supporting the development of standards/GMPs by identifying "best practices" and transferring relevant information to Global/Regional teams to continue;
• Contributing to the achievement of factory general goals through field studies by using problem-solving techniques such as Root-Cause analysis, 5 Whys or Fishbone;

What do we expect from our future colleague:

• Higher professional education in food technology, chemical or health science related study;
• 5 years of experience in a similar role;
• Proficient English & Turkish are a must;
• Ability to understand and adapt to the local culture and business environment for the region assigned; 
• Excellent partnership with other departments; 
• Driven and ambition person with a proactive attitude.  

What can you expect from Bunge 

• A competitive salary and great benefits package (medical health insurance, life insurance, company pension plan, etc.); 
• Work within an experienced team, with international exposure to other specialists in the same field and opportunity to advance in a newly established team 
• The right tools for the right job; 
• The freedom to supply with your own input to improve our processes. 

We are Bunge 

Bunge is a global agribusiness with one mission – we connect farmers to consumers to deliver essential food, feed and fuel to the world. We have unmatched global scale and deeply rooted relationships which allow us to bring innovative ingredients and knowledge to some of the world’s biggest brands – many of which are likely in your home right now.  

We know that to achieve our mission and deliver the best results to our customers, each other and the world we need to work together – so we hire talented people who are passionate, bold and driven to work as One Bunge. This dedication is deeply embedded in our culture and reflected in the way we work. 

Every day our people exemplify these values, which represent Bunge at its core: 

If this sounds like you, join us! We value and invest in people who believe in our purpose and are excited to live it every day – people who are #ProudtoBeBunge. 

Bunge is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, transgender status, national origin, citizenship, age, disability or military or veteran status, or any other legally protected status. 

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