Quality Specialist - S.Angelo dei Lombardi (AV) Plant

Location: Torella Dei Lombardi

About the Role  For our Plant in Sant’Angelo Dei Lombardi (AV), we are currently looking for a  Quality Specialist .
By covering this role, you will be responsible for the correct application of the  Product Food Safety&Quality Specification  on production lines, based on guidelines defined by the  Food Safety and Quality Group (FSQ)  and other external organizations, to ensure that all the manufactured products respect the standards for Quality and Food Safety.
You will contribute to generating ideas for continuous improvement and to implementing related actions, as well as supporting employee training, in order to ensure the achievement of quality objectives.
Main Responsibilities   As Plant  Quality Specialist , you will lead a shift-based team to ensure product compliance with  Food Safety and Quality standards  within the Production Unit, covering all stages from raw material reception through processing and finished product maturation.
Your scope will include (but will not be limited to) all  Quality and Food Safety aspects  defined in the  Product Food Safety&Quality Specification , including CCPs, oPRPs and CPs, as well as the prevention of microbiological and chemical-physical contamination, quality defects, and compliance with legal, packaging and organoleptic requirements.
Together with your team, you will oversee the execution of  Food Safety and Quality self-checks  within the Production Unit, ensure accurate recording of relevant data, and manage the issuance and updating of Food Safety & Quality control instructions.
You will coordinate the  internal traceability team , ensuring robust and up-to-date capabilities to trace non-conforming products throughout the supply chain and back to the relevant raw materials and packaging.
The role also involves carrying out checks through extraordinary finished-goods sampling and periodic audits in accordance with Military Standards.
Your team will play a key role in reinforcing Food Safety and Quality standards by providing training and ongoing support to Production Unit workers.
In addition, you will manage  consumer complaints  related to manufactured products, leading internal investigations and defining root cause analyses (RCA) and corrective and preventive action (CAPA) plans for the plant.
Finally, you will lead the internal  organoleptic panel , organizing periodic tasting sessions for finished products, semi-finished products and raw materials.
About You   You will bring your Master’s degree in Food Technology, Biology, Biotechnology or Chemical engineering.
As a good communicator, you are  fluent in English and Italian .
You will have a strong teamwork attitude, flexibility and capacity to work under pressure.
Your willingness for  international mobility  will be an asset for your professional development.
Previous experience in a Food Safety and/or Quality function  will be considered a strong requirement, helping you to integrate quickly into the role and its responsibilities.
What we offer  The role is classified at Level 1° under the National Collective Agreement for the Food Industry (CCNL Industria Alimentare). The guaranteed minimum base annual gross salary established by the CCNL for the applicable level is €43.249. The compensation package also includes an annual variable component with a target of up to 5% of base salary. The overall compensation will be determined based on the experience, skills, and qualifications of the selected candidate.
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About Ferrero  Ferrero began its journey in the small town of Alba in Piedmont, Italy, in 1946. Today, it is one of the world’s largest sweet-packaged food companies, with many iconic brands sold in countries all over the world. Find out more about Ferrero at
DE&I at Ferrero  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 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  diversity of our talents is what makes our work environment multicultural, innovative, and highly rewarding.
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