Lead a three-person quality team and oversee food safety, audits and improvement projects. This 40-hour role in Helmond focuses on quality across food production.
The role
As QA Manager, you are part of our client company’s management team and lead a quality team of three colleagues. You support project teams and production departments with quality matters relating to production, inspections and deviations. You report directly to the director and advise on strategic decisions and quality issues. The role is based in Helmond, Noord-Brabant.
What you’ll do
- Chair the HACCP, VACCP and TACCP team.
- Monitor quality, task deadlines and your own work schedule.
- Track product development and support colleagues in achieving project objectives within the agreed parameters.
- Carry out and follow up internal audits; prepare, facilitate and follow up external audits (BLK, BIO, IFS Food, IFS PIA and IKB) and supplier audits.
- Initiate, coordinate and follow up improvement projects.
- Handle urgent quality matters to help ensure continuity of safe food production.
- Implement the site’s quality and food safety systems and integrity standard.
- Act as a customer contact, including managing complaints.
- Advise and assess during crises and product recalls.
What you bring
- A completed, relevant higher-education qualification in food technology, agribusiness or a comparable food-related field.
- Several years of QA experience in food production, for example as a Quality Manager or QA Coordinator; experience in the meat sector is an advantage.
- Experience with quality projects and improvement programmes in the food industry.
- Knowledge of quality systems such as BLK, IKB, BIO, IFS and BRC.
- You are comfortable working in a dynamic environment where every day is different.
- Leadership experience and the ability to develop a young team, both technically and personally, are an advantage.
- Full-time availability is preferred.
What we offer
- A 40-hour working week in a dynamic environment.
- An independent and varied role in a close-knit team.
- Opportunities for personal development, training and courses.
- 25 days of annual leave.
- Salary paid every four weeks (13 periods per year).
- Good additional employment benefits.