Food Technologist JB-4700

A leading industrial food plant is looking for a Food Technologist to join our management team. The role combines full responsibility for product quality and safety on production lines, leading improvement processes and operational excellence, as well as developing and upgrading new and existing products.

Responsibilities:

• Professional technological leadership in the plant to maintain product quality throughout production.
• Implementation, maintenance and ongoing improvement of the HACCP policy and full compliance with the requirements of the FSSC 22000 standard.
• Writing, updating and managing quality documents: product specifications, work instructions, procedures and forms; document control management.
• Managing corrective and preventive actions (CAPA) following inspections, consumer complaints, HACCP events and lessons learned processes.
• Managing a pathogen monitoring program in the final product, in the production environment and on work surfaces—including full treatment of pathogen events.
• Overall responsibility for hygiene and pest control in the plant.
• Initiation, implementation and control of quality procedures and cross-organizational process improvement.
• Development management: Leading product development and improvement in accordance with market and regulatory requirements, in collaboration with purchasing, production and marketing departments.
• Motivating multidisciplinary teams and training employees in the areas of quality, food safety and hygiene.

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in biotechnology/chemistry/food science engineering - required.
• Proven experience working in the field of quality in the food industry - required.
• Experience in managing and motivating a team of employees - required.
• Full control of Office with an emphasis on Excel - required.
• High level English (reading and writing) - required.
• Familiarity/control of SAP - a significant advantage.
• Practical familiarity with FSSC 22000 standards and HACCP methodology - required
• Ability to lead and implement a culture of quality, thoroughness and striving for excellence.
• Analytical thinking, quick and accurate decision-making in a dynamic environment.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to work across departments.