Quality & Food Safety Manager

Job Description:

Are you passionate about quality and food safety, and do you thrive in a fast-paced manufacturing environment? Join our team as Quality & Food Safety Manager Operations and play a key role in ensuring our products consistently meet the highest standards of safety, compliance, and quality.

Tasks and responsibilities:
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* Be responsible for handling production-related incidents, including internal non-conformities and consumer complaints.
* Lead and facilitate root cause analyses and ensure the effective follow-up of corrective and preventive actions (CAPAs).
* Document investigations in the Veeva system.
* Liaise with suppliers of packaging materials and raw materials in the context of investigations and complaints.
* Make decisions regarding the release, quarantine, or rejection of affected products.
* Ensure the implementation and compliance of Quality & Food Safety standards, including HACCP requirements.
* Contribute actively to maintaining a permanent audit- and inspection-ready organization.
* Analyze quality and food safety data, such as complaints, non-conformities, product trends, and quality losses, and use these insights to define priorities and develop action plans together with relevant departments.
* Report KPIs and management information to various stakeholders.
* Support production departments in reducing quality-related losses.
* Identify Quality & Food Safety training needs and coach and train QFS coordinators and shop floor employees.
* Actively contribute to strengthening the quality and food safety culture across the organization.
* Play an active role in continuous improvement and loss elimination initiatives.
* Serve as the key point of contact for all operational Quality & Food Safety matters.
* Be responsible for the pest control system and act as the liaison with the external service provider supporting this program.

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We are looking for a colleague who:

* Holds a Master's degree in Food Technology, Bioscience Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or a related field.
* Has experience in Quality, Food Safety, or Production within an industrial/manufacturing environment.
* Has a solid knowledge of HACCP, Quality Management Systems, and relevant food safety regulations.
* Demonstrates strong problem-solving skills and expertise in root cause analysis.
* Is able to analyze data and translate insights into concrete improvement actions.
* Works effectively and communicates confidently with various departments and stakeholders.
* Adopts a coaching and inspiring leadership style.
* Feels comfortable in an operational environment where a strong presence on the shop floor is essential.
* Is action-oriented and has a strong sense of ownership and accountability.
* Has a hands-on and pragmatic mindset.
* Has a very good knowledge of Dutch and a good knowledge of English" descriptionHeader="
Are you passionate about quality and food safety, and do you thrive in a fast-paced manufacturing environment? Join our team as Quality & Food Safety Manager Operations and play a key role in ensuring our products consistently meet the highest standards of safety, compliance, and quality.
 
Tasks and responsibilities:
*
* Be responsible for handling production-related incidents, including internal non-conformities and consumer complaints.
* Lead and facilitate root cause analyses and ensure the effective follow-up of corrective and preventive actions (CAPAs).
* Document investigations in the Veeva system.
* Liaise with suppliers of packaging materials and raw materials in the context of investigations and complaints.
* Make decisions regarding the release, quarantine, or rejection of affected products.
* Ensure the implementation and compliance of Quality & Food Safety standards, including HACCP requirements.
* Contribute actively to maintaining a permanent audit- and inspection-ready organization.
* Analyze quality and food safety data, such as complaints, non-conformities, product trends, and quality losses, and use these insights to define priorities and develop action plans together with relevant departments.
* Report KPIs and management information to various stakeholders.
* Support production departments in reducing quality-related losses.
* Identify Quality & Food Safety training needs and coach and train QFS coordinators and shop floor employees.
* Actively contribute to strengthening the quality and food safety culture across the organization.
* Play an active role in continuous improvement and loss elimination initiatives.
* Serve as the key point of contact for all operational Quality & Food Safety matters.
* Be responsible for the pest control system and act as the liaison with the external service provider supporting this program." workFromHome="On-site