Are you passionate about quality and safety? Do you have a sharp eye for detail, and can you translate legislation to the daily practise of an international trading company? Then working as a Quality, Health & Safety manager at the Cefetra Group in Rotterdam might be the perfect fit for you!
Who we are
The Cefetra Group consists of various agricultural and food ingredients trading and supply chain management companies, with leading brands within the ingredients business. Collectively we employ over 700 people across 35 offices in 20 countries around the world. We work closely together to guarantee the best possible service to our customers. We develop supply chains with suppliers and create value by sourcing raw materials and supplying those to the international food and feed industry. Check out our corporate movie here.
The job
As Quality, Health & Safety Manager, you will play a key role in strengthening quality, food & feed safety and health & safety standards across the Cefetra Group. Working closely with Audrey Rensen, Director Sustainability, Quality and EHS, you will help shape, implement and continuously improve policies, systems and ways of working that have a direct impact on our international supply chains and the customers we serve.
This is a broad and visible role in which you combine technical expertise with practical business impact. You will act as a sparring partner for quality representatives and managers across the group, support entities in improving their quality systems, and translate developments in legislation, certification schemes and customer requirements into clear, workable actions. You will also drive better sharing of quality information through meetings, sector updates and the further use of IT systems. In addition, you will support complaint handling, non-conformity follow-up and incident management, while conducting quality, health and safety audits at various locations, mainly across Europe.
Who are you?
Most important is that you can be critical and precise, but also pragmatic when needed. To be successful within Cefetra, it is important to have a ‘self-starter’ mentality, be open minded and curious. You can work both independently and with people from all layers within the entire Cefetra Group. In addition, you can identify with the following requirements:
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Your educational background is equivalent to a master’s degree in quality or food safety, and you have knowledge of HACCP and quality management systems such as GMP+ and IFS;
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You are passionate about working in Quality within the international Supply chain;
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You are familiar with health and safety procedures and systems or are quickly able to make these your own;
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You are able to work with MS office programmes like Power BI, Teams, Excel and SharePoint;
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You are good at both Dutch and English, both verbal and written. On a daily basis you'll need both languages.
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You have experience with conducting internal audits. A relevant ISO lead auditor qualification is a nice to have.
Our offer
A unique opportunity to work within an international operating trading company. We are always open for a conversation to discuss your individual needs, but please note we offer the following:
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The possibility to grow in a to the position of functional lead Quality and health& safety within the Cefetra group;
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an excellent package of primary & secondary working conditions which includes a good base salary, holiday allowance, an attractive bonus and 28 vacation days;
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our colleagues are our most important ingredient. We support your career by investing in your development;
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an office located at one of the most beautiful locations in central Rotterdam overlooking the Maas and Erasmus bridge with plenty of social activities and excellent coffee.
If this sounds like you
Interested in an interview? Please apply below and we will contact you a.s.a.p. Or contact Jur Lemmers our Talent Acquisition Partner via +31 6 2520 3984 or [email protected]. He will be happy to tell you more about this opportunity and the recruitment process.
Recruitment, consulting other temp/secondment agency?
We appreciate the interest, but we seek all our candidates directly. We understand that you would like to present your candidates to our interesting positions, but this is not how we have structured our recruitment process. This means that all unsolicited profiles offered will be treated as direct applications to our vacancies.
