Lab Technician

About Kerry

Kerry is the world's leading taste and nutrition company for the food, beverage and pharmaceutical industries. Every day we partner with customers to create healthier, tastier and more sustainable products that are consumed by billions of people across the world. Our vision is to be our customers' most valued partner, creating a world of sustainable nutrition. A career with Kerry offers you an opportunity to shape the future of food while providing you opportunities to explore and grow in a truly global environment.

About the role

Role modelling 1 Kerry 

 •  Leads by example

•  Advocates and role models the adoption of 1 Kerry global ways of working

•  Acts in a way that is both trustworthy and trusting, champions the values of the organization and challenges unacceptable behaviors

•  Displays passion for 1 Kerry and seeks opportunities to maximize value from it

•  Shares knowledge and recognizes success

 

Vision & Strategic Thinking 

 •  Creates and communicates a clear vision for the future of Kerry

•  Displays confidence, energizes and inspires others

•  Takes a stand for what is right

 

Leading and Managing Change  

•  Actively and visibly sponsors the need for change

•  Leads and implements positive change

•  Demonstrates an ability to identify and drive continuous improvement initiatives

•  Demonstrates the flexibility and adaptability to be successful in a changing environment

•  Embraces new ideas and approaches

 

Customer Engagement & Relationships 

 •  Inspires confidence

•  Builds relationships with others at all levels

•  Positively & constructively engages customers to defend/ win business for Kerry

 

People & Self Development

•  Invests time in creating high performing teams

•  Sets context, coaches and mentors teams, empowers others to be successful

•  Fosters continuous development, builds self-awareness

•  Seeks feedback, is open to ideas of others

Matrix Management/ Business Connect  •  Actively engages across the organization

•  Builds partnerships based on trust and integrity

•  Engages effectively across business, functional and geographic boundaries

•  Demonstrates an ability to lead virtual and cross-functional teams

•  Collaborates to maximize value from cross functional working

•  Aligns deliverables across a global matrix organization

 

Key responsibilities

Technical Expertise 

 •  Adhere to good laboratory practices (GLP), good manufacturing practices (GMP), and safety requirements

•  Knowledge of basic food safety, quality and HSE programs.

•  Basic understanding of the manufacturing process and understands what actions are required when process quality is off target.

•  Understanding of operational process in own area and how process variables impact quality.

•  Aware of quality standards and the importance of the standards as it pertains to role (SQF, ISO)

•  Knowledge of quality systems and understanding of role in those systems.

•  Knowledge of regulations as they pertain to food defense, food security and occupational safety.

•  Understands product limits (specifications) and end use.

•  Identify events that CAPA could be applied.

•  Knowledge of 1 Kerry ways of working.

•  Responsible for daily laboratory operations.

•  Assist in training laboratory technicians in duties related to quality lab functions

•  Maintains and updates customer order requirements and perform duties that are needed to meet these requirements (chemical analysis, product approvals, COA, and specifications)

•  Taste, smell, and evaluate incoming, intermediate, and finished products

•  Maintains incoming and outgoing products (tracking, analysis, record keeping, database, etc.)

•  Perform basic product lab tests as required

•  Complete inspections of product or processes in production and warehouse areas

•  Maintains product retains

•  Maintains equipment/calibration in the lab and plant where appropriate

•  Assists in general audits of the quality systems

•  Purchase and maintains laboratory inventory

•  Assists in maintaining and understands product specifications

•  Responsible for analyzing test data to determine acceptability

•  Disposition of material produced as well as incoming material

•  Maintenance of SAP specific to Quality and management of inventory based on quality status

Influence 

 

 •  Gathers ideas and solutions to problems

•  Supports all relevant ideas to wider audience

•  Gains support and commitment from others

•  Motivate others to meet goals

 

Qualifications and skills