Lead quality assurance in organic and sustainable food production. You will manage the quality team, safeguard food safety and consistent product quality, and oversee complaints, audits and improvement initiatives.
The role
As QA/QC Manager, you will have overall responsibility for the quality management system at our client company. You will put quality and innovation policy into practice in the day-to-day work of organic and sustainable food production. You will be part of the management team and report to senior management.
Responsibilities
- Build employees’ knowledge and awareness of food safety.
- Take overall responsibility for complaint handling, coordinating with the relevant departments.
- Optimise and maintain risk analyses relating to food safety and consistent product quality.
- Lead and motivate the quality team, and coordinate, prioritise and monitor the progress of quality activities.
- Identify problems and bottlenecks and initiate improvement proposals.
- Support auditors and government authorities during inspections. Ensure that actions arising from internal non-conformities, audits, complaints and incidents are assigned and followed up.
- Monitor and analyse relevant internal and external developments, and assess their implications and opportunities for the organisation.
- Promote, launch and guide improvement processes and projects in quality and across the wider organisation.
What you bring
- An affinity with or experience in organic and sustainable food production.
Practical information
The role is based in Enschede, Overijssel. Contract type, working hours, shift pattern and salary are not specified.