Lead central QA for Dutch production sites, based in Doetinchem. Coach a six-person team, safeguard compliance and food safety, and improve the quality management system. Requires a relevant degree and at least six years of management experience.
The role
As QA Manager in the central quality department of the client company, you oversee compliance and specification management for its production sites in the Netherlands. You ensure products meet applicable legislation, certification standards and customer specifications. You implement and improve the quality management system, bringing the wider organization along.
You coach a six-person team covering quality and food safety, HSE, customer compliance and specification management. You lead change management and ensure quality and food-safety risks are assessed and controlled. You also help integrate an internal work system into the quality management system.
Key responsibilities
- Manage the central quality management system in line with relevant food-safety, certification and customer requirements, including GFSI standards and GMP.
- Maintain Chain of Custody certification programmes and manage CAPA (corrective and preventive action) processes.
- Contribute to improvement projects; report and follow up on quality and food-safety KPIs.
- Coordinate and deliver the annual management review report, carry out periodic system audits, prepare monthly QA reports and act as internal auditor.
- Report to the person responsible for Quality Assurance and provide cover during their absence.
What you bring
- A relevant degree at higher professional or university level.
- At least six years of management experience in quality assurance, food safety and regulatory affairs.
- Experience in a coaching role and relevant project-management experience, preferably in manufacturing.
- HSE experience is an advantage.
- Knowledge of EU food regulations. Lead-auditor training and experience as a lead auditor in quality and food safety are an advantage.
- Excellent stakeholder-management and communication skills.
- Excellent spoken and written Dutch and English.
- A collaborative, flexible approach in a changing environment; customer-focused, decisive, goal-oriented and data-driven.
What is offered
You will work with motivated colleagues in modern office and production environments in an entrepreneurial, no-nonsense culture. There is scope for initiative and flexibility in shaping this dynamic role. The vacancy describes the employment conditions as excellent; contract type, hours, work schedule and salary are not specified.