Quality & Food Safety Supervisor

Responsibilities
* Review and approve daily test results for materials and products issued from each lab, and Ensures all results documented, and summary reporting on daily /weekly/ monthly basis.
* Schedule laboratory teams to ensure timely and accurate laboratory testing for production and quality teams is conducted.
* Ensure food safety compliance across all lines & report daily findings to the quality manger and work with the food safety leader on the action plan
* Ensures compliance to the set specifications and takes actions upon non compliance, monitors deviations from the standard parameters, and reports risks and mitigations for any deviation taking place.
* Carry out and manages positive release through ERP in a timely manner
* Investigates and confirms OOS test results with lab. Analyst according to the approved OOS SOP before reporting to the laboratory manager.
* Validates results and Approves new raw materials, or current materials from new suppliers according to the material approval SOP and the approved specifications.
* Conducts timely and accurate results for micro lab. Proficiency testing and report results to the relevant labs.
* Monitors and ensures that laboratories equipment's calibration plan is fulfilled.
* Ensure that product shelf life samples , materials samples , and packaging reference samples are retained and stored in a secured proper manner for monitoring , testing and traceability purposes.
* Monitors and Validates the hygiene standards within the manufacturing environment through microbiology environmental sampling and testing according to the preset protocols and reports results to the laboratory manager.
* Ensures that product test results are recorded in the Highlight reports and report the results to the laboratory manager on monthly basis.
* Ensures that raw materials and packaging materials test results are recorded in the Supplier Performance Evaluation System and that supply defect reports are communicated to the Supplier development Leader.
* Plan / Monitor laboratories requirements (Reagents, chemicals, media , tools , equipment , PPEs ,…) and ensure that they are provided in a timely manner .
* Update and review laboratory documents (SOPs , MOA , Specs., Operation Instructions) according to communicated changes and document control requirements , check labs Records on weekly basis , and ensure that they are completed and retained as per GLP requirements.
* Apply and monitor product shelf life stability protocol and report trend analysis results to the laboratories manager .
* Conduct investigations into product issues, customer complaints, apply and follow up the required corrective actions.
* Conduct induction training to newly employed analysts and Ensures the continuous induction of Moral and Motivation initiatives to ensure high productive and motivated teams.
* Conducts performance appraisals sessions of his/ her direct reports in due time. Reviews and approves the performance appraisals conducted by them, ensuring a timely, efficient, and objective Performance Management process.
* Initiates training needs for his team resulting from either channels; performance appraisals outputs, or technical training regarding GLP.
* Ensures that Good Laboratory Practice (GLP) is carried out and the required regular audit results are reported to the laboratories manager.
* Reports Laboratory KPIs to the Laboratories manager on monthly basis

Qualifications
* BSc. in Chemistry, Food Technology or Engineering
* Spent the last ‎2 years in a similar capacity
* Communication Skills
* Planning & Organizing
* Problem Solving
* Excellent command of English language (Scientific English is a plus)
* Analytical Thinking / Skills
* Compliance Management
* Accuracy & Attention to Details
* Internal / External Customer Focus
* Accountable, Assertive & Adaptable
* Forward thinking, Motivating & Growing people
* Collaborative & Living our values