Senior Food Safety & Quality Engineering Manager Ferrero, Alba, Italy
Senior Food Safety & Quality Engineering Manager will join the Industrial & Supply Chain Food Safety & Quality Department and be part of the Ferrero Engineering Leadership Team, based in Alba. You will embed high‑quality food safety and hygiene design into engineering projects, ensuring compliance with FSQ standards and driving continuous improvement across the organization.
Responsibilities
Define governance throughout the life cycle of projects managed by the Engineering function to ensure FSQ requirements are met, supporting project managers from design to hand‑over for large projects.
Assist project engineers in ensuring compliance of new machines with industry guidelines on Hygienic Design and internal FSQ requirements; support factories in identifying and resolving gaps.
Formalise FSQ requirements on Hygienic Design for equipment and buildings, updating Engineering documents to include these requirements.
Maintain an internal database on international FSQ engineering and Hygienic Design standards.
Support the formalisation of procedures for FSQ requirements for Equipment Suppliers for the Factory Acceptance Test (FAT) and Site Acceptance Test (SAT) and assist in these tests.
Elaborate risk assessments and provide final validation of machines, working jointly with Engineering and Industrial functions to determine mitigation activities for identified gaps.
Work with Health & Safety to ensure FSQ/Hygienic Design requirements of specific equipment or installation layouts do not conflict with H&S; requirements.
Raise awareness on the importance of FSQ and Hygienic Design concepts across the Engineering department.
Train and coach employees and managers in these concepts, conduct training sessions and participate in FSQ non‑conformity investigations related to machines and equipment with hygienic design gaps.
Interact with leading equipment suppliers to raise awareness of hygienic design and engineering, developing guidance and solutions.
Participate in relevant external bodies and working groups related to Hygienic Design to develop the company’s expertise.
Requirements
Master’s Degree with background in Food Process Engineering, Food Safety & Quality or a related field.
Solid knowledge of food processing technologies, Hygienic Design and Food Safety & Quality.
Experience with quality management systems and food safety regulations.
More than 15 years of experience in the Food Industry.
Previous experience in global roles in large international FMCG companies.
Excellent communication skills.
Leadership experience.
Strong problem‑solving abilities.
For more information or to apply, contact the recruitment team handling this role.
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