Job Location: Luxembourg
Luxembourg
Company description
Ferrero is a family-owned company with a truly progressive and global outlook and iconic brands such as Nutella®, Tic Tac®, Ferrero Rocher®, Raffaello®, Kinder Bueno® and Kinder Surprise®. As the love for our brands continues to grow, so too does our global reach. Represented in more than 50 countries, with products sold in more than 170, the Ferrero Group is loved by generations around the world. The secret to our global success? 40,000 dedicated employees who celebrate care and quality to craft a business, careers and brands we are proud of. Join us, and you could be one of them.
Diversity Statement
Ferrero is committed to building a diverse and inclusive culture in which all employees feel welcomed and appreciated and have the same opportunities. We believe all of our people are equally talented in their own way. In nurturing the curiosity and natural abilities of our employees, we provide them, generation after generation, the means to succeed personally and professionally, enabling them to craft their journey at Ferrero. The diversity of our talents is what makes our work environment multicultural, innovative and highly rewarding.
About the Role:
For our Ferrero HQ based in Luxembourg, we are currently looking for a Food Safety & Quality Auditor inside our Strategy & Innovation function.
By covering this position, you will assess compliance with Ferrero’s Quality and Food Safety Policy.
You will evaluate food safety, regulatory, and quality levels in new acquisitions, businesses, related parties, and suppliers.
Main Responsibilities:
In this role, you will conduct Food Safety and Quality audits across the Ferrero supply chain, including industrial plants, hazelnut facilities, co-packers, and re-packers.
You will perform audits based on the annual audit plan or special requests, either individually or as part of a team.
Also, your responsibilities will include pre-audit data collection and analysis, reporting, and communicating the official results, as well as collaborating on follow-ups with internal experts and management teams.
Moreover, you will audit assigned sections for large industrial sites or manage independent audits for smaller sites.
You will support audit team capability-building activities and handle back-office tasks such as database management, assigned projects, and training.
You may also be assigned to projects with other departments like Food Safety and Quality, Industrial and Supply, EC Staff, IT, or others as needed.
On top of this, you will develop and build relationships with internal customers in Industrial and Supply, Food Safety and Quality at both Headquarters and local Business Units.
Other key relationships will include Plant Directors, Area Quality Directors, Plant Quality Managers, Warehouse and Supply Managers, and Contract Manufacturing Managers.
Finally, you will travel globally around 50% of your time to support business needs.
Who we are looking for:
You will bring your educational background in Food Safety, Quality, Food Science or Biology with Lead Auditor, IRCA, ISO 9001, FSSC 22000 certifications.
Also, you have experience in a fast-paced FMCG environment, preferably in dairy, chocolate, or biscuit organizations with at least 5 years of working in a plant environment as Quality Supervisor.
You will bring knowledge and practical experience in Food Industry and Quality management systems, including auditing across the manufacturing supply chain.
Finally, you are demonstrating your proficiency in Microsoft Office and SAP with your fluency in English.
Apply & embrace the opportunity to grow in a multicultural environment!
How to be successful in the role and at Ferrero:
Consumers, quality and care are at the heart of everything we do. So, to be successful at Ferrero, you’ll need to be just as consumer and product centric as we are - dedicated to crafting brilliant results for consumers around the world.
