Quality Manager

Poppies; Town of Belgium (WI); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary package

Flexible working hours

Intensive training

Healthy work-life balance

Job summary

A growing international company in the food industry is seeking a Quality Manager to lead quality assurance efforts. The ideal candidate will have a Master’s degree and a minimum of 3 years of managerial experience in quality management, along with in-depth knowledge of food safety standards. Responsibilities include managing audits, training staff, and ensuring compliance with various quality systems. The role offers a competitive salary and benefits in a flexible, inclusive work environment.

Qualifications

• At least 3 years of experience in a managerial role within the food industry.
• In-depth knowledge of food safety standards.
• Ability to work accurately and in a structured way.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain the quality system based on GMP and HACCP.
• Coordinate inspections and testing of products.
• Manage external audits and perform internal audits.
• Identify improvement opportunities in production processes.
• Train and coach employees on hygiene and quality standards.
• Handle customer and supplier complaints with a solution-oriented approach.

Skills

Quality management systems (HACCP, IFS, BRC, Autocontrol)

Problem-solving

Team management

Communication (Dutch, French, English)

Education

Master’s degree in bio-engineering, industrial engineering, food science, biochemistry, or chemistry

Job description

As Quality Manager, you play a crucial role in safeguarding product quality and ensuring compliance with regulations, enabling us to consistently deliver products of the highest quality to our customers.

What does your day look like?

• You are the key figure in developing and maintaining the quality system based on GMP, HACCP and quality management principles, while ensuring compliance with IFS, BRC and Autocontrol standards.
• You coordinate and follow up on inspections and testing of raw materials, semi-finished and finished products.
• You are responsible for external audits by customers, the FASFC and certification bodies, and you conduct internal audits.
• By critically analysing production processes, you identify improvement opportunities and work closely with operational teams on process optimisation and quality improvement.
• You ensure that quality is embedded on the shop floor by training and coaching employees on hygiene, food safety and quality standards.
• You handle customer and supplier complaints in a correct and solution-oriented manner. In case of complaints or non-conformities, you perform Root Cause Analyses and implement corrective actions to safeguard long-term process quality.
• You manage the quality team (assistant quality manager and quality controllers) and set clear priorities.

In this role, you report directly to the Plant Manager and act as a sparring partner on quality and food safety matters.

This is what we expect from you:

• You hold a Master’s degree (bio-engineering, industrial engineering or a relevant field such as food science, biochemistry or chemistry) and have at least 3 years of experience in a similar managerial role within the food industry.
• You have in-depth knowledge of quality management systems (HACCP, IFS, BRC, Autocontrol) and food safety standards.
• You work accurately and in a structured way, with a hands-on and solution-oriented mindset.
• You communicate clearly in Dutch, French and English and are comfortable taking responsibility.

This is what you get in return:

• A competitive salary package including a range of fringe benefits.
• A versatile role within a growing international company with a dynamic culture and passionate colleagues.
• Intensive training in an environment that encourages personal and professional development.
• At Poppies Bakeries, we value a healthy work-life balance through flexible working hours.
• The opportunity to make a meaningful contribution to the quality and food safety of our products.

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