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FSQR/QA Specialist Central Europe
Join Boortmalt and help drive food safety,
quality, and regulatory excellence across our Central European operations.
Reporting to the Cluster Quality Manager
CE, you will play a key role in maintaining and improving food safety, quality,
and regulatory systems across the region. Working closely with production
teams, quality managers, laboratories, and other stakeholders, you will ensure
that our raw materials, production processes, and finished products meet
customer expectations and comply with both international and local regulatory
requirements.
Key Responsibilities
- Support the Cluster Quality Manager in ensuring site compliance
with Group Quality, Food Safety, and Feed Safety policies and standards. - Assist in managing documentation associated with certification
standards. - Support quality-related activities concerning barley intake,
malt production, and blending operations. - Provide support during external audits and follow up on
corrective actions to ensure timely closure. - Prepare and manage internal audit and inspection plans for
assigned sites. - Support the investigation and resolution of customer complaints
and ensure corrective actions are effectively implemented. - Assist sites with management reviews and traceability
exercises. - Manage product specifications (BOS) and related master data
within the ERP system. - Support the implementation of corrective actions to achieve
zero food safety incidents. - Coordinate sample management, including pre-shipment samples,
external laboratory testing, and customer-requested analyses. - Support plant hygiene and pest control programs, identifying
non-conformities and assisting sites in maintaining required standards. - Deliver training and guidance on quality, food safety, and
hygiene topics. - Coordinate local
laboratories to ensure effective quality control of barley and malt. - Monitor and report key quality performance indicators in a
timely manner. - Contribute to reducing the cost of poor quality across the
region. - Ensure effective and timely customer complaint responses.
- Travel to sites within the region as required.
Master we are looking for ?
- Minimum bachelor’s degree in food science, bioscience,
chemistry or a related discipline, or equivalent relevant experience with
a technical educational background. This position is also open to young
graduates with a first professional experience. - Proven lab experience in a similar Quality, Food Safety, or
Regulatory role within the food, beverage, or related industry. - Understanding of manufacturing and factory operations.
- Knowledge of malting and/or brewing processes is considered an
advantage. - Experience with HACCP, Food Safety, and Quality Management
Systems, preferably FSSC 22000. - Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability
to challenge the status quo and drive continuous improvement. - Excellent organizational and stakeholder management skills.
- Strong communication and training capabilities.
- Fluent in English, other knowledge of languages are a plus
- Willingness to travel within the Central European region.
Masters of Malt's treasure
- An attractive salary and benefits package.
- Opportunities for international career development within a
global organization. - A flexible, inclusive, and collaborative working environment.
- A strong focus on health, wellbeing, and employee development.
- The opportunity to work for a company that puts people at the
heart of everything it does.
As Masters of
Malt, we live by our values:
“Strive” - our
ambition is to be the best maltster that's why every day we commit to challenge
ourselves to achieve the highest level.
“Care” - our
strength is magnificent when we care for our earth, our colleagues and our
business partners. We encourage trust, respect and treat each other with
respect. We believe that Diversity makes us stronger.
“Inspire” - We
adopt a long-term orientation delivering sustainable performance through
innovation and digitization, becoming praised Masters of Malt.
“Explore” –
thinking out of the box and embracing pioneer ideas to become a source of
motivation, we like challenging the status quo to develop full potential.
The company
BOORTMALT is a global malting company with a 3 million tonnes production capacity. The group is present on 5 continents with 27 malting plants. Boortmalt's expertise is widely acknowledged by brewers, distillers, and food industries, who rely on the supply of top-quality barley malts.
The Boortmalt Group is a fully owned subsidiary of the agricultural and agribusiness cooperative Axereal. Our relationship with Axereal, Europe's largest grain cooperative, ensures us access to high-quality barley year-round.
