Quality Engineer

Reporting to the Head of Quality our client is seeking a young dynamic Quality Engineer to be responsible to lead and support cross-functional investigations of internally and externally detected failures, to identify root cause and corrective and preventive action utilizing advanced problem-solving technics in terms of processing and quality control in production, by ensuring food safety and product quality throughout the production process. The role will also be managing the overall Change control functions and ensuring that the quality requirements throughout the sites are respected and adhered to.

Key Accountabilities

Quality Assurance

• Identify and lead improvement projects targeted at top contributors to quality defects and variability.
• Lead and support discussion related to customer notification and complaints, often high priority, and high visibility. Ensure timely and effective responses to customer quality issues.
• Leading and effectively managing the CAPA program (i.e., Customer and Supplier Management)
• Lead Change control and material, product, and process qualification, as he/she will be the main leader from quality in relations to drafting and analyzing reports/analysis and trials. Communicate effectively with multiple internal stakeholders
• Manage qualification of process controls, methods and measuring system.

Quality Control

• Lead and support cross – functional investigations of internally and externally detected failures to identify root cause and corrective and preventive action utilizing advanced technics (DMAIC, SMED, 8D, FMEA, SPC etc.)
• Support quality team and site staff as to ensure competence through training: Understand customer needs and requirements to develop effective quality control processes. Inspect, measure or test materials and products being produced.
• Accept and reject finished items, and remove items failed to comply with established specifications.
• Discuss inspection results with those responsible for products. Report inspection and test data.

Ideal Candidate Profile

Education

• A Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering, Chemistry, Chemical Engineering or similar. (Non-negotiable)

Experience

• Minimum of 3 years of experience within food manufacturing operations or similar

Technical Skills

• Ability to learn new food processing technologies and determine critical food safety aspects alone or through consultation with internal / external experts as appropriate.
• Key continuous improvement methodologies, e.g., Lean, Six Sigma
• Quality data collection and analysis (metric development and review)
• Understanding statistical methods – SPC, DOE etc.
• Problem solving technics – 8-D, 5- WHY, Fishbone/Fault Tree, FMEA.
• Knowledge of technical and manufacturing concepts.
• Understand the principles and comply with practice of DMAIC, Lean Manufacturing, 5’S Methodology and Continuous Improvement.
• Experienced with HACCP, GMP, ISO&FSSC Standards
• Proficiency in Microsoft office
• ERP basic knowledge is preferred.

Competencies

• Strategic Thinking & Change Management
• Judgement & Decision Making
• Assertiveness
• Drive for Results
• Quality Orientation
• Customer Service Orientation
• Teamwork
• Influencing and Impact, including Conflict Management
• Verbal & Written Communication
• Consulting & Advising
• Program and Project Management