QA Operations Engineer — Food Safety & Compliance

Mead Johnson Nijmegen; Netherlands; Remote; EUR 42,000 - 59,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension plan

Year-end bonus

Health insurance

25 vacation days

13 ADV days

Professional development

Job summary

Mead Johnson Nijmegen is seeking a Quality Assurance Operational Engineer to safeguard the safety, quality and compliance of our infant nutrition products at the Nijmegen site. You will review processes, manage deviations and CAPA, and support continuous improvement across the production environment.

The role requires collaboration with cross-functional teams, strong knowledge of cGMP/HACCP/ISO, and hands-on QA release expertise.

Qualifications

• Bachelor or Master in food science/food technology/chemical or industrial engineering.
• 1–5 years of experience in pharma or food industry, QA operational area.
• Knowledge of QA release processes and SAP/LIMS.

Responsibilities

• Release finished products, HALBS, raw materials and packaging after compliance checks.
• Review batch records and documentation for specification alignment.
• Check entries (barcodes, dates) and coordinate with Production teams.
• Ensure no product with known non-conformities is released.
• Participate in cross-functional daily QA meetings.
• Perform in-line verification and calibration checks of critical devices.
• Identify, document and escalate deviations; coordinate CAPA actions.
• Support investigation of non-conformances and customer complaints.
• Prepare local, regional and global quality reports; ensure third-party processes comply.
• Contribute to SOPs, validation protocols and training programs.

Skills

QA operations

LIMS

SAP

cGMP

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor/Master in food science or related field

Tools

LIMS

SAP

Job description

Mead Johnson Nijmegen is seeking a Quality Assurance Operational Engineer to safeguard the safety, quality and compliance of our infant nutrition products at the Nijmegen site. You will review processes, manage deviations and CAPA, and support continuous improvement across the production environment.

The role requires collaboration with cross-functional teams, strong knowledge of cGMP/HACCP/ISO, and hands-on QA release expertise.