Job Summary
- * To ensure that production/results progress according to schedules. Hygiene and quality standards are maintained, and personnel are utilized in a efficient manner.
Roles And Responsibilities
- * Deputize the Senior QC Affairs Manager.
- Assess compliance of the finished product against regulations, claims, standards, labeling parameters of all the markets where the products are being sold and report the respective KPIs.
- Support in the management of all the legal, regulatory and customer standards for KDD, for all our markets and ensure they are kept up to date.
- Liaise with the local authorities in Kuwait and within the wider GSO region to maintain a strong working relationship with KDD.
- Ensure that Arabic and English translations are available for all standards.
- Manages quality systems downstream in the supply chain - i.e. warehouses, distribution and eventually customers, including traceability assessment.
- Provide training on compliance and other quality matters as assign in warehouses, external partners and internally as required.
- Support the technical approval of artwork for new products and existing product and packaging changes, verify barcodes, and maintain the respective processes in Oracla and RDnl.
- To work closely and provide guidance to the R&D department to ensure all new products, ingredients and packaging comply to local and internation authority requirements.
- Supporting the customer complaint process, by communicating those to the QA Team for investigation and replying to customers on investigation results and enquiries from the KDD support website.
- Support the process of certification of Quality Marks for relevant KDD products and ensuring all renewals are completed in a timely manner.
- Support in the fresh milk farms management and report the respective weekly and monthly compliance KPIs.
- Assist in the visits and inspections by all authorities to KDD premises and communicating to the business any required changes.
- Working with the Purchasing department regarding Co-packed products within the Gulf region.
- Participate in Adhoc projects or other tasks as assigned by his Senior.
- Complying with Health, Safety and Environment regulations and working practices of KDD and the State of Kuwait when carrying out duties.
Required Education
- * Bachelor's degree preferable in Food Science and Technology.
Required Professional Skills
- * A minimum of 7 years' experience in QA, Development or Regulatory within a food manufacturing facility.
- Preferably certified quality and food safety auditor
- Understanding of food safety risk and compliance concepts
- Previous experience working with regulators, authorities, auditors, and legislative systems.
