As Quality Co-ordinator for Chiquita, you will be monitoring and maintaining food safety and quality management programs for their fresh cut fruit operation in Maasbree (The Netherlands).

Company

Chiquita Brands International, Inc. (www.chiquita.com) is a leading international marketer and distributor of high-quality fresh and value-added food products; from energy-rich bananas and other fruits to nutritious blends of convenient green salads. The company’s products and services are designed to win the hearts and smiles of the world’s consumers by helping them enjoy healthy fresh foods. The company markets its products mainly under the Chiquita® and Fresh Express® premium brands. Chiquita community consists of more than 25,000

employees operating in more than 70 countries worldwide and has its European headquarters in Geneva. Within the fresh convenience category Chiquita owns a production facility in Maasbree (near Venlo). For this location we are searching for a Quality Coordinator.

Position

·         Responsible for monitoring and maintaining food safety and quality management programs for fresh cut fruit operation

·         Implementing global food safety standards and providing expertise in microbiological, chemical and physical food safety and allergens management

·         Educating and training all production related staff on Chiquita global food safety and quality systems

• Facilitating in root cause analyses and coordination of corrective actions due to non-conformances, customer complaints, internal or external audits
• Translating regulatory requirements to local situation, ensuring that any concerns are identified and communicated
• Advising R&D on quality requirements for implementing new innovations in production
• Assisting with quality and food safety needs for healthy beverage business produced at third parties
• Working closely together with colleagues from Operations, Warehousing, R&D and Customer Support. Reporting to the Director Quality Europe & Middle East

Profile

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Food Technology, Microbiology or Biology
• Some years experience in a QA environment, preferably in the chilled food industry
• Knowledge of Quality Systems and Food Safety standards
• Strong communication skills and able to improve quality awareness trough several levels of the organization
• Willing to travel 10% of time
• Able to influence change in areas where there are no direct reporting relationships
• Personal skills: flexible, independent, analytical, coaching, problem solving, decision making and a positive attitude

Contact Annoek Kogelman ( 31(0)317 468686)

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