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Description

Summary Of Key Responsibilities

• Acts as a consultant on QA topics in Plant Projects and in Process Team troubleshooting activities.
• Initiates and leads quality improvement projects, to continuously improve quality and efficiency.
• Leads Root Cause Analysis to prevent reoccurrence of food safety, quality or legality incidents.
• Participates in Root Cause Analysis lead by other roles.
• Gathers, analyses and performs trending analysis on quality data to assess the quality of the intermediate and finished goods and on the efficiency of the processes.
• Audits QA programs: e.g.; BRC, GMP, HACCP, NIS, spec sheets, pest control.
• Designs procedures and sets standards to support quality and food safety programs and change management.
• Participates in development of department mission, strategy, programs, and operating budget.
• Develops training curriculums for quality, provides training of these programs to all levels in the roasting plant.
• Key contact of service suppliers (e.g. pest control, laboratory)

Knowledge, Skills And Experience

• Bachelor degree in Food Technology
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in a food or pharmaceutical environment;
• Experience in continuous improvement
• Certified and experienced with auditing food safety and quality systems;
• A comprehensive understanding of quality specifications and G.F.S.I. food safety standards;
• Ability to communicate clearly and concisely, both orally and in writing in Dutch and English;
• Decision making skills;
• Strong analytical and statistical skills;
• Strong skills in process risk assessment and root cause analysis;
• Problem solving, with the ability to recommend and implement solutions;
• Pro-active, self-starter;
• Ability to lead and influence others;
• Attention to detail;
• Good skills in Microsoft Word and Excel.