- Develop, maintain and implement quality standards related to food safety, customer, religious and sustainability standards in the plant.
- Drive change to achieve improved quality standards.
- Respect and promote people safety standards.
- Drive and support Implementation of new or improved food safety, religious and sustainability standards
- Driving the implementation of HACCP, Barry Callebaut, GSFI, religious, sustainability and customer standards and procedures
- Coordinate internal audit related to HACCP, food safety, sustainability, religious, customer and quality management system
- Handle customer and third party audits
- Follow up corrective actions and verify effectiveness of implemented measures.
- Supporting other functions to achieve compliance with the above mentioned standards
- Ensure training of local staff to achieve the food safety and quality systems objectives
- Supporting and Replacing the Quality Manager in crisis management
- Drive implementation and maintenance of quality systems
- Contribute to cost and efficiency improvement activities, taking into account quality requirements
- Participate at meetings effectively, liaise with stakeholders and communicate and interact actively with all functions
- Master in Food Science or Engineering or equivalent
- Fluent in local language.
- Mastering of English as requirement
- 5+ years of experience in Quality Assurance and Food Safety in an international food, pharmaceutical or feed company
- Experience in auditing
- Project Management
- Knowledge of Food Safety management, HACCP management, GMPs (Hygiene practices, Sanitation, Environmental Monitoring, Pest Control etc), GFSI certification schemes (BRC, FSSC 22000).