Support compliance, certifications and quality systems across the fruit and vegetable supply chain. Coordinate audits, advise supply-chain partners and turn requirements into practical actions. 32–38 hours a week in Maasdijk.
The role
As a Quality Assurance Specialist, you will work on compliance, certifications and quality systems across the fruit and vegetable supply chain. You will support the client company, its subsidiaries, growers, packing stations, service providers and other supply-chain partners. You will turn legislation, certification requirements and customer requirements into clear procedures, work instructions and practical actions.
Your work will vary: you may guide an audit, visit a grower or packing station, and then work on implementing new certification requirements. You will be a sounding board for questions about compliance, certifications and audits.
Key responsibilities
- Manage certifications for the client company and its subsidiaries, and support growers, packing stations, service providers and other partners in obtaining and maintaining certifications.
- Plan, organise and guide internal and external audits, assess findings and monitor corrective actions.
- Visit growers, packing stations and external partners to check compliance with quality, food safety and certification requirements.
- Support risk assessments, traceability exercises and improvement projects.
- Prepare reports and analyses, identify opportunities for improvement and contribute to the continuous improvement of processes and working methods.
- Depending on the supply-chain partner, work with schemes such as IFS Broker, SKAL and GlobalG.A.P. CoC for trading businesses; BRCGS Food and IFS Food for packing businesses; and GlobalG.A.P., GRASP, PlanetProof and LEAF for growers.
What you bring
- An interest in quality systems, audits and certifications.
- An analytical approach and the ability to turn complex requirements into practical implementation.
- Accuracy, structure and the ability to work independently; you are persuasive and solution-oriented.
- A willingness to learn and adapt, an interest in following developments, and the ability to use digital tools such as AI purposefully.
- Experience with certification schemes such as GlobalG.A.P., BRC/IFS and/or SKAL, or the motivation to develop your knowledge in this area.
- Proficiency in Dutch and English; German is an advantage.
- Preferably, a relevant higher professional education (HBO) qualification, for example in food technology, agribusiness or quality management.
- A driving licence.
What is offered
The role is based in Maasdijk, Zuid-Holland.
- 32–38 hours per week.
- A one-year fixed-term contract, with the prospect of a permanent position.
- A salary appropriate to the role and an attractive bonus scheme.
- 26 days of annual leave based on full-time employment.
- A varied role with substantial responsibility and room for initiative.
- Development opportunities through training, further education and certifications.
- An informal, professional working environment that values work–life balance.