Quality Assurance Manager

·        As the QA Manager of Barry Callebaut Decorations, you are responsible for the quality and food safety management in the 4 manufacturing sites of the Decorations sites (Netherlands, Belgium)

·        You drive a Quality and Food Safety Culture throughout the organization to continuously improve the quality and safety of the decorations products and increase the customer satisfaction. 

·        You ensure clear quality standards are in place and communicated within the organization in order to comply with the Barry Callebaut Group QA policies, 3^rd party food safety standards like BRC and specific customer requirements.

·        You investigate non conformities, coordinate the complaint investigation process and drive root cause elimination. 

·        You are the key contact and Quality lead for new development projects on products and processes.

·        You are based in Zundert (NL) but are also frequently present in the other locations to follow up on the quality performance. You have a team of 4 direct reports and report to the QA Director Western Europe and Operations Manager Decorations. 

·        You have a Bachelor degree in Food Science / Engineering

·        You have 5-10 years of experience in quality management in the food industry, of which at least 2 years in a managerial role.

·        Experience with quality systems (ISO 9001), HACCP and GFSI standards (BRC, IFS, etc) is necessary

·        You are native Dutch speaking, and fluently in English.  Knowledge of French is an asset

·        You are an entrepreneurial team player, stress resistant, analytical and have a critical mindset. In parallel, you challenge the status quo, drive improvement and look for solutions.

·        You’re diplomatic approach allows you to convince people to drive a quality and food safety focused culture.