Latam Quality Control Food Safety Jr. Coordinator

Overview:
PepsiCo products are enjoyed by consumers more than one billion times a day in more than 200 countries and territories around the world. PepsiCo generated more than $79 billion in net revenue in 2021, driven by a complementary beverage and convenient foods portfolio that includes** LAY’S ®, DORITOS ®, CHEETOS ®, GATORADE ®, PEPSI ®, QUAKER ® and more.** PepsiCo's product portfolio includes a wide range of enjoyable foods and beverages, including many iconic brands that generate more than $1 billion each in estimated annual retail sales.

Guiding PepsiCo is our vision to Be the Global Leader in Beverages and Convenient Foods by Winning with PepsiCo Positive (pep+). pep+ is our strategic end-to-end transformation that puts sustainability and human capital at the center of how we will create value and growth by operating within planetary boundaries and inspiring positive change for planet and people.

Our employees drive our culture. No two days are the same; we are dynamic and full of passionate teams that embrace new ideas through our collaborative spirit. At PepsiCo, we know that our company can only succeed when our associates and the society we serve flourishes. We are committed to fostering a diverse workforce by creating a collaborative, equitable and inclusive space where everyone, regardless of what we look like, where we come from or who we love, has a voice. At PepsiCo we create a Space to be y( )u.

**_ Currently we´re looking for: _**_LATAM Quality Control Food Safety Jr. Coordinator_**

**Responsibilities**:
**Accountabilities**:

- Ensure diffusion and compliance with PepsiCo Global Food Safety Policies within manufacturing facilities focusing on the production of consistent and safe foods and reinforcing Food Safety culture across PMF Ops.
- Standardize Operational Quality and Food Safety Practices across Region to ensure compliance with different audit schemes and hence meet both regulation and customer’s requirements and guarantee business continuity.
- Develop talent through technical training and constant consultancy with Food Safety coordinators in manufacturing facilities. Ensure that Food Safety teams will have the tools required to communicate both business and regulatory requirements to the rest of the organization and develop best practices within the organization.
- Establish KPI’s to monitor the performance of Food Safety Management Systems and Prerequisiste Programs to timely detect risks and create a continuous improvement oriented culture allowing productivity
- Follow audit schedule to verify compliance with both internal (Product Integrity Matrix) and external standards (GFSI schemes) to ensure Manufacturing Plants certification. At the same time, requesting action plans with deep root cause analysis to reinforce risk mitigation controls avoiding regulatory and food safety non conformances.
- Follow up on traceability reports performed within manufacturing ops to guarantee success during Crisis Management and mock Recall drills.
- Perform Food Safety Management Systems audits to verify Plant performance against GFSI and internal Standars PI Matrix. Follow up in internal protocols and action plans developed post audit.

Qualifications:
**Who are we looking for?**
- Bachelor of engineering in Biochemistry, Food Industry or Pharmaceutical disciplines.
- Wide knowledge of Quality Management Systems, based on ISO 9000 principles, as applied to food manufacturing.
- Understanding of Hazard Analysis based Food Safety Management Systems, being effective in the facilitation and leadership of HACCP studies/reviews.
- Implementation of GFSI certification schemes and adequacy to PepsiCo standards.
- Knowledge of FDA regulation (FSMA) to develop Food Safety Plans and Preventive Controls in accordance to the standard.
- Troubleshooting skills, including root cause analysis, and ability to propose potential sollutions in response to quality and food safety issues.
- Understanding of GPM’s requirements and support the implementation of additional requirements.
- Understanding of cleaning, disinfection and sterilization for product zone equipment.
- Understanding of food manufacturing processes designed to control significant hazards and deliver safe food.
- Ability to use information systems, such as consumer affairs, for identification of food safety incident identification.
- Understanding of Business Recall Action Team Plan and use of PepsiCo Recall Policies Manual.
- Understanding of Integrated Pest Management elements to evaluate and improve current schemes.