Quality Assurance Manager

The Qa manager monitors the performance of the quality management system and liaises with the staff (in all organizational layers) to ensure that the quality system is functioning properly.
Where appropriate, the QC Responsible advises on changes and provides training, tools and techniques to support and coach others to achieve quality-related targets.

Work activities

• Setting Quality Assurance compliance objectives and ensuring that targets are achieved
• Promoting quality achievement and performance improvement through the organization
• Asassessing suppliers' and own company's product specifications and customer requirements
• Agreeing standards and establishing clearly defined quality methods for staff to apply
• Identifying relevant quality-related training needs
• Leads the QC-department. Manages and motivates the quality controllers
• Writing technical reports for customers and management
• Follows up customer and development projects in close cooperation with sales
• Liaising with customers' auditors and ensuring the execution of corrective action and compliance with customers' specifications
• Work with quality improve systems like: continuous improvement, 5S and ISO9001
• Visiting and supporting clients in the G-Benelux
• Work closely and productively with sales, after-sales, R&D and manufacturing people

• HBO Bachelor-degree Applied Science or Production Engineering, foodtechnology or working level
• 2-3 year’s experience in a production, distribution or logistic-environment and an affinity with Quality systems
• Speaks fluently Dutch, German and English (Spanish would be advantageous)
• Is able to travel abroad when necessary (mainly Germany and Belgium)
• Has knowledge of the ISO9001 and other Quality-systems (HACCP, BRC)
• Has knowledge of quality improvement systems like: continuous improvement, 5S or TPM.

Competences:

• Eager to learn
• Good interpersonal and communication skills and ability to dialogue
• Analytical
• Leadership skills and motivator, hands on and lead by example
• Results-oriented
• Computer literate and experienced MS Office user
• Ability to deal with cultural differences

• Clear opportunities for personal growth
• The opportunity to build up a career in Quality Assurance within a young team of professionals
• Working in an international environment
• Intensive training program
• A salary in accordance with the candidates´ experience and education