Associate Food Safety and Plant Hygiene Manager

The organization

Your future employer is a long-established and renowned multinational infant and children nutrition brand. The vision of the company is to be the world’s leading provider of science-based pediatric nutrition and specialized nutritional products and services. This company is highly dedicated in creating nutritional brands and products trusted to give infants and children the best start in life. With over 500 employees, Nijmegen regional Supply and Innovation Center, supplies super premium infant nutrition, manufactured in the Netherlands, for the largest market in the world, Greater China. Quality, reliability, innovation, and ethics are considered of importance and given top priority. The R&D team consist of the following disciples: Product-, Process- and Packaging development (located in Nijmegen and Guangzhou, China) and Regulatory- and Nutritional Science (located in China).

The position

As an Associate Food Safety and Plant Hygiene Manager you will be expected to maintain and consistently develop the Food Safety Standards at the Nijmegen production plant. You are in charge of annual reviews of the HACCP program to assure there is compliance with the FSSC22k as well as GB requirements while also reviewing the GMP and other pre-requisite programs that are being implemented on site. Along-side this, you will also be providing input in order to define the minimum Food Safety Testing requirements (contaminants) and consistently review these results. Furthermore, you will be expected to define the Food Safety standards of both the products and the raw material.

Candidate profile

To be a successful Associate Food Safety and Plant Hygiene Manager you will need at least a BSc or higher in Food Safety Management, Food Science or a technical degree. You also need at least 6+ years in the Dairy industry (ideally pediatric/infant nutrition). HACCP qualification is also an absolute necessary pre-requisite. Furthermore, you have experience with FSSC22k auditing leadership. You have a background in developing Food Safety and HACCP teams. Lastly, Chinese GMP experiences is a big plus.

The offer

This role offers an agile and collegial environment with excellent competitive salary and benefits. You have the opportunity to develop yourself further in a global working company that's growing quickly. This means interesting projects, professional colleagues and interesting perspectives! Backed by a competitive salary and an excellent compensation package including a yearly bonus, car allowance, 25 holidays, and a good pension scheme.

Interested?

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