QA Manager

Join Our Purpose – Feeding the Future

Nutreco is a member of the SHV family, and we are committed to Feeding the Future through sustainable and innovative practices. Nutreco has two business lines: Skretting is a leading global provider of innovative aquafeed solutions, revolutionizing aquaculture for a sustainable future. Trouw Nutrition specializes in animal nutrition and is committed to advancing livestock health and productivity through cutting-edge solutions.

Selko is the animal feed additives brand of Trouw Nutrition. At a time of global trends such as increasing regulations, pressure to reduce the use of antibiotics, climate change, resource scarcity and land scarcity, the demand for sustainable and safe production of animal feed for food is rising very fast and for products and services that contribute to this. And that is just what Selko is doing.

Are you a passionate leader and quality professional with a great sense for business? Do you have experience in chemical or food/feed industry in quality related positions? And would you like to make impact in our global organization? Then the Quality Assurance (QA) manager role is the job for you!

In a world with limited natural resources and a growing population, the demand for food/feed is constantly rising. This demand poses many complicated challenges. As Quality Assurance (QA) Manager, you contribute to our purpose of Feeding the Future by taking charge of a team that is key to our value proposition, by improving its efficiency, and integrating it into our global network of quality professionals.

The QA Manager is the driving force to meet the quality ambition of Nutreco and to assure compliance with feed regulation on a day-to-day basis. The QA manager is part of Global Supply Point organization. You are leading the local QA team. You are responsible for the QA strategy and program and its subsequent local implementation. In this role you report to the GSP Quality manager. You are furthermore part of the local management team of our plant in Tilburg and in this role co-owner of the global Nutreco QA strategy and program that is pivotal for the development and delivery agenda of Nutreco.

About The Role

Responsibilities

• Develops, implements, monitors, maintains and improves the quality policies and the quality control, HACCP and Food/Feed Safety Defense and similar programs, in coordination with the manager(s) of production, supply chain and other relevant areas, according to the relevant internal and external global and local standards, in order to ensure an adequate quality assurance system by which the certificates are retained.
• Drives continuous improvement processes in the organization, promoting and supporting improvement processes and actions with expert advice, tools and guidance. Conducts risk-based assessments / improvement programs to minimize impact of any process and product deficiencies.
• Approves and ensures contracted external production sites and warehouses used by Selko, follow and meet the requirements set by QA related to food/feed safety. This includes ingredient approval and purchase, quality control, production requirements, storage and complaint handling.
• Drafts and ensures compliance with the procedures for the implementation of quality control of incoming and manufactured goods and in-process controls, in accordance with the organization guidelines and relevant standards and schemes. Similarly, regarding the procedures for the processing of products that do not meet the specification, ensure that the products meet the required quality at minimal costs.
• Responsible for compliancy with EU food/feed safety legislation by ensuring any regulatory change is implemented, in close collaboration with Nutreco Regulatory Affairs and/or local food/feed safety authorities.
• Executes internal audits as well as external (i.e. supplier, warehouses) audits. Reports the outcome of audits to the relevant stakeholders and monitors any follow-up actions.

Skills and Expertise

You have a good view on internal and external best practices on Quality Management. You feel comfortable collaborating with other disciplines to achieve the best possible results and bring the resilience to say “no” when it is necessary. You can establish relationships easily and know how to approach stakeholders with new ideas. You have a natural willingness to strengthen your own knowledge and skills within the business. Besides that, you have great coaching skills to support the development of your team.

• Minimum bachelor’s degree preferably in chemical or food/feed industry, or similar education;
• More than 5 years’ experience in chemical or food/feed industry preferably in quality related positions;
• Proven record in successfully managing a team of professionals and working in a B2B environment;
• Knowledge of EU food and feed safety regulations.
• Knowledge of quality management systems and certification schemes including HACCP and GFSI standards.
• Experience in working with multi-disciplinary teams in an international environment;
• Excellent communication and negotiation skills, know how to convince and persuade, and always maintain a constructive, trusted relation with your stakeholders;
• Fluent in Dutch and English written and spoken

Why You Will Love Working with Us
As Nutreco our mission is ‘feeding the future’. In a world with limited natural resources, our ambition is to meet the rising food/feed needs of a growing world population in a sustainable manner. Working for Nutreco means an impactful role in an international, dynamic environment. You will have the opportunity to discover exciting new technologies.

Benefits

• A full-time position (40hrs) in an international, dynamic environment Tilburg
• A competitive remuneration package
• A good pension scheme
• 30 vacation days with flexibility.

Additional information

Our factory in Tilburg is classified as a Seveso company. This means that we work with substances that may be hazardous to humans and/or the environment and that we adhere to strict safety requirements to minimize risks. Within our company, the well-being of our employees, the health of the environment and the safety of our surroundings are key. We believe it is important to be open and transparent from the first moment of contact about the risks associated with our operations and the safety requirements we apply. We invest in improving our processes and training our employees to ensure that we can conduct our operations in a safe and responsible manner.