Lead audits, investigate deviations and improve quality systems in an industrial food production environment in Oss. Full-time QA role, 40 hours a week on day shift.
The role
An experienced QA Officer is sought for a client company in Oss, Noord-Brabant, in an industrial food production setting. You will work close to production and coordinate with production, process operations, engineering, product development, and colleagues in quality and food safety. You will manage cases and projects independently and share your expertise with colleagues.
Responsibilities
- Coordinate external audits by customers, certification bodies, and government authorities.
- Carry out internal audits and hygiene and safety inspections.
- Follow up on CAPAs and ensure that improvement actions are implemented.
- Carry out validations, verifications, and quality investigations.
- Conduct or coordinate Root Cause Analyses into product holds, deviations, and consumer complaints.
- Maintain and improve the Quality Management System.
- Advise and coach colleagues on quality and food safety.
- Support fellow QA Officers and the QESH Manager, and cover part of the manager's responsibilities during absences.
What you bring
- A completed higher professional education (HBO) qualification in a relevant field, such as Food Technology, food science, Quality Management, or similar.
- Several years of QA experience in an industrial food production environment.
- Strong knowledge of food safety, quality management, and relevant legislation and regulations.
- Experience with standards and certifications such as IFS, HACCP, Beter Leven, V-label, and RSPO.
- Experience with audits, CAPAs, validations, verifications, and Root Cause Analyses.
- Knowledge of continuous improvement and QA principles.
- You stay calm under pressure, ask probing questions, and base your conclusions on facts.
- You bring people along, communicate easily with operators and management, and are comfortable in a changing work environment.
What is offered
- Full-time role, 40 hours per week.
- Day shift, with no shift work.
- A broad QA role with a high level of autonomy and direct influence on processes, improvements, and quality issues.
- Opportunities to develop further in quality, food safety, and ESH.