GBfoods Vacancies 2018

Enjoying together around good food” defines the essence of GBfoods. Today, with a turnover of around 1 billion euros and a team of 2400 employees, the Group is present in Spain, Italy, Netherlands, Russia, CIS Republics, in 30 countries in Africa and the Middle East.
Since its launch, more than 40 years ago in Africa, Jumbo has become the leading brand, strongly integrated into the local culinary heritage. Today, Jumbo is a well-loved brand reputed as a friend and a partner to women in their efforts to nurture happy and healthy families. Every year 4 billion Jumbo cubes are consumed throughout the African continent.
Gino provides a wide range of quality products to African families: tomato paste and mix, seasonings, pasta and rice among other products.

Job Description

Job Title: Regional Regulatory and EHS Manager (Food Industry)

Role & Responsibilities:

We are looking for a Regional Regulatory and Environment Health and Safety Manager in our countries in Africa.
Then incumbent will be responsible for overseeing the company compliance inthe 3 areas in our 5 factories in Africa. As a part of the key functions:
Regulatory:
Understand food regulations and regulatory processes and influence and monitor changes in line with Company policy of current food, packaging, copacked products and other regulations and regulatory processes that could affect technical aspects of our products.
Review and approve product formulations for technical compliance with national regulations and Company policy.

EHS:

Subject matter expert for Environment, Health, and Safety requirements in a manufacturing environment as regulated by Government or Industry Standards and/or ability to grow knowledge working with EHS teams
Maintain EHS standard visual controls in the plant
Management of the safety operating system for the plant.
Internal assessments of plant compliance to EHS requirements
Coordinate initial investigations and complete reports for safety incidents
Work with operators, plant Supervisors, and other functional departments to train, coordinate EHS activities and participate on problem solving team. Includes taking direction from General Manager
Champion for SAFETY FIRST culture and promote zero incidents

What can you expect from us?
Being part of a challenging project in a company in a key moment of growth in Africa , in a role with a high scope of responsibility and visibility

What do we expect from you?
High sense of accountibilty and comittment

Get to know us better:
-GBfoods career page
-Jumbo Linkedin company page
-Jumbo website

Requisitos:

-Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or Science
-5-10 years of experience in a EHS or Regulatory role
-Strong background in the food industry
-French very nenefitial
-Full availability to travel required