Senior QA Advisor

Our client is a growing Belgian family producer of health ingredients for the global food industry. They offer solutions for a healthy diet through a specialist sales network in more than forty-five countries worldwide.

In order to move on to the next step, the company is looking for a (m/f)  Senior QA Advisor

Aim of the position:

To promote improvements to our quality system and develop a quality culture, whilst at the same time supporting the various departments as they introduce requirements.

Your areas of responsibility:

• Working with members of the team and the QA manager to develop and monitor the quality priorities.
• Offering advice and bringing your expertise to the table in order to ensure that both customers’ requirements and regulatory demands are properly dealt with.
• Cooperating with the operational teams to analyse and solve any problems.
• Cooperating with the operational teams to support the changes
• Improving and optimising the quality system by developing and introducing corrective and preventive action plans.
• Promoting the dynamism of the quality system within the company.
• Supporting and developing a quality culture within the operational teams.
• Supporting the operational teams in crisis situations.
• Once the quality system is in place, presenting it in a truly professional way in dealings with both customers and the authorities.

About you:

As far as education, training, experience and areas of knowledge are concerned, we are looking for someone who:

• Has advanced scientific training involving the longer type of course (biochemistry, bioengineering, biology, etc.)
• Has at least five to seven years’ experience in a position dealing with quality assurance in the food industry.
• Has a real familiarity with analysing HACCP-related hazards,
• along with quality benchmarks, hygienic design and good hygiene practices.
• Is bilingual (French/English) + other languages is an asset
• An international experience is also an asset.

We are looking for someone with the following skills:

• An analytical mind and an ability to see the bigger picture.
• The ability to multitask whilst remaining very thorough in your work
• Genuine didactic abilities and the ability to interact easily with a varied audience.
• An excellent communicator with a strong sense of interpersonal relationships.
• Open-minded and with excellent comprehension skills
• You need to adhere to Company’s core values, i.e. knowing how to get along with other people, seeking excellence and personal development

What we are offering

• A regular full-time open-ended contract.
• A challenge and the opportunity to work in an action-packed industrial and technological environment.
• Excellent prospects for furthering your career and personal development.
• Unusual professional experience in a fast-moving business environment and culture advocating the taking of initiative and independence among its employees.
• An attractive salary package

If you are interested, please e-mail your application (covering letter + CV) to Eric Geurts at Carrée, Biebuyck & Partners (eric.geurts@cbp.be)