Scientist Job Opportunity at Kerry | Apply Now
Scientist job opportunities like this at Kerry offer an exciting pathway for professionals in food science and regulatory affairs. If you are looking to build your career with a global leader in taste and nutrition, this role in Ireland provides the perfect blend of innovation, compliance, and career growth in the food science industry.
- Job Position: Regulatory Scientist
- Location:Â Naas, Ireland (Hybrid Working Available)
- Job ID:Â 63736
About the Company
Scientist job seekers exploring Kerry careers will find Kerry to be 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.
Job Description
Scientist job in Kerry’s Regulatory team located in Naas is a 12 month fixed-term contract role. As member of a very busy team, the person will ensure all our Business to Business and Business to Consumer labels across all Europe & UK sites, are compliant to relevant Regulations. They will design loftware labels templates and support sites/business with any labels queries. Also, the person will be responsible to assess and assign tariff codes for our finished products and raw materials. This individual will have experience working and interpreting food labelling and tariff legislation. Knowledge of packaging legislation would also be a distinct advantage.
Previous experience as a Subject Matter Expert thought Leader and participation at trade associations in their respective area of subject matter expertise would also be advantageous.
Qualifications and Skills
Scientist job requirements for this role in jobs in Ireland include:
- Degree in food science or related discipline
- Computer literate with a working knowledge of Microsoft Office
- Experience in SAP, Optiva and Loftware systems an advantage
- Knowledge of food legislation in one or more of the following areas labelling, tariffs, packaging
- Fluency in English
- Scientist 1-3 years experience of key areas outlined
- Ability to work accurately and quickly in a fast moving environment
- Ability to work on your own initiative and pay attention to detail
- Good organisational skills and excellent communication skills
- Self-motivated with good interpersonal skills and the ability to work well within a team
- Good project management skills
Key Responsibilities
Scientist job responsibilities in this food science job include:
- Reviewing and approval of Food product labelling Business to Business or Business to Consumer.
- Creating label templates design on Loftware.
- Assigning and assessing Tariffs codes for raw materials and finished products.
- Advise on regulatory trends and issues impacting the industry and the Kerry business.
- Develop effective working relationships with internal and external stakeholders/customers.
- Management of projects related to implementation of regulation updates
- Liaise closely with other internal departments.
- Remain aware of all health and safety issues relevant to the job.
- Contributing to overall department Key Performance Indicators.
- Remain fully flexible to meet business requirements
Additional Information
Scientist job applicants should note that Kerry does not accept CVs or candidate profiles from recruitment agencies where terms of business have not been signed. Additionally, they will not consider or agree to payment of any recruiter fee under these circumstances.
Beware of scams online or from individuals claiming to represent Kerry. A Kerry employee will not solicit candidates through a non-Kerry email address or phone number. Kerry does not currently utilise video chat rooms to conduct interviews and will not ask for any payment during the hiring process.
