Join our client company in Beek en Donk as a hands-on QA Manager and management-team member. Develop quality policy, maintain systems and lead audits and improvements in food production. 32–40 hours a week; at least 3 years of food-quality experience required.
The role
As QA Manager and a member of the management team, you will further professionalize, develop and implement the quality policy at our client company in Beek en Donk, Noord-Brabant. Working across departments, you will translate organizational objectives, legislation and customer requirements into clear procedures and standards.
- You drive continuous improvement with colleagues and contribute to business policy from a Quality Assurance perspective.
- You identify quality-related training needs and deliver training.
- You develop test protocols for the production process to safeguard product quality.
- You evaluate quality assurance systems and adjust them where needed; you update, maintain and distribute the quality manual.
- You organize internal audits, support external audits, and develop and implement appropriate preventive and corrective measures.
- You investigate internal and external complaints and communicate with internal and external stakeholders about product quality.
- You lead colleagues in QA, QC and specification management and report to the Managing Director.
What you bring
- At least HBO-level work and thinking. A relevant completed qualification is an advantage, for example in food technology, process technology, microbiology, higher laboratory education or a comparable field.
- At least 3 years of proven experience in a quality role in food production; experience as a member of a management team is an advantage.
- Knowledge of and experience with HACCP, BRC(GS) and IFS Food.
- Knowledge of quality-related legislation and regulations; knowledge of additional certification schemes is an advantage.
- Good command of Dutch and English.
- You think in a structured, planned way and make connections. You collaborate, connect, motivate and persuade others, take ownership and work independently. You reflect on your own actions, stand your ground and pursue goals creatively and persistently. You are flexible, customer-focused, communicative and hands-on.
What is offered
This is a challenging role in a pleasant, informal and entrepreneurial working environment, with room to develop professionally and contribute at management level.
- 32–40 hours per week.
- Employment conditions reflect the seniority of the role and depend on experience and qualifications; the applicable collective agreement is followed up to a specified maximum.
- 25 days of annual leave on a full-time basis, a pension scheme and travel-cost reimbursement subject to a daily cap.