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Food Safety & Quality Product Design Manager

Ferrero đŸ‡ș🇾 Chicago, Illinois, United States of America

Onsite $113,026 - $150,701 Full-time Manager

Define and govern food safety and quality specifications, standards, and methodologies across North American product categories, ensuring requirements are embedded throughout product development and the value chain. Partner with R&D, product, manufacturing, and global teams to manage risks and deviations, monitor performance, and drive continuous improvement.

Responsibilities

  • Define and govern food safety and quality specifications, standards, and methodologies across North American product categories, ensuring requirements are embedded throughout product development and the value chain. Partner with R&D, product, manufacturing, and global teams to manage risks and deviations, monitor performance, and drive continuous improvement.

Requirements

  • Requires a bachelor’s degree in a relevant technical field and at least seven years of experience in food safety, quality, R&D, or food product development; a master’s degree is preferred. Candidates should bring strong food safety, microbiology, regulatory, data analysis, and cross-functional collaboration capabilities, including experience with innovation, non-conformities, and root cause analysis.

Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • Retirement Plans
  • Paid Time Off

Key Skills

Food safety specification definition Quality standards governance Methodology development Risk management Deviation management Performance monitoring Continuous improvement Cross‑functional partnership R&D collaboration Manufacturing liaison Regulatory compliance Microbiology knowledge Data analysis Root cause analysis Project management Stakeholder communication

About Ferrero

Founded in 1946 by Pietro and Giovanni Ferrero, the Ferrero Group is a family-owned business in its third generation. It has been built by talented people who share a commitment towards continuous improvement to achieve the highest quality and care. This same commitment is put into everything we do for our consumers and characterizes the environment in which we operate. Some of the world’s most iconic confectionery products come from Ferrero, including NutellaÂź, Tic TacÂź, Ferrero RocherÂź, and Kinder SurpriseÂź. Sold in more than 170 countries, our products are part of the collective memory and traditions of consumers all around the world; loved by generations. In 2015, we entered a new era of acquisitions. Since then, we have acquired several brands and businesses, including Fannie May, the confectionary division of NestlĂ©, and Eat Natural, expanding our footprint and product offering also into the healthy snack segment. The secret to our global success is our 38,767 employees across th

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