Head of Quality - Ovomaltine & Caotina (f/m/d) 80–100%

About the job

Wander stands for trust, enjoyment and reliability with brands like Ovomaltine and Caotina. To ensure that our products continue to meet the highest standards of food safety, quality and sustainability in the future, we are looking for a personality who not only manages quality but actively develops it further.

As Head of Quality, you will take overall responsibility for quality management, quality assurance and food safety along our value chain, from raw material procurement through production to delivery. In doing so, you will lead a dedicated quality team of around 16 employees.

This role is ideal for you if you want to think about quality strategically, anchor it operationally and make it effective in everyday life together with people.

Head of Quality - Ovomaltine & Caotina (f/m/d) 80–100%

You are close to production, the people and the decisions and have the opportunity to actively shape our quality culture, further develop standards and implement sustainable improvements together with your team:

• Further development of the quality culture: anchoring quality as a lived self-understanding in the company and continuously developing it further
• Leadership & development of the quality team: professional and personnel management of QM, QA and laboratory with a focus on responsibility, development and performance
• Food safety & compliance: ensuring and further developing all relevant standards and regulations (including IFS/BRC, HACCP)
• Audit management: planning, preparation and confident support of internal and external audits as well as customer and authority inspections
• Collaboration with production: close, practical coordination to ensure pragmatic and sustainable quality solutions in everyday life
• Education: A completed degree in food science, food technology, food chemistry or a comparable qualification.
• Professional experience: Several years of experience in quality management, quality assurance or quality control in the food industry, ideally in a SME-related production environment.
• Standards & regulations: Good knowledge of relevant food safety, quality and hygiene regulations, especially GFSI, ISO 22000 and ISO 9001 as well as international requirements.
• Audit & authority competence: Experience with internal and external audits, certifications as well as dealing with authorities, customer requirements, certification bodies or contract manufacturers.
• Leadership: You lead with clarity and responsibility, make confident decisions even in demanding situations and convince with a solution-oriented, pragmatic manner.
• Communication & language: Very good German and English skills, both spoken and written, combined with strong communication skills, assertiveness and a confident appearance.
• 29 days holiday, at minimum
• A free day on your birthday, because your day counts
• Additional days off on the Friday after Ascension Day, 24.12. & 31.12.
• Sporty corporate culture with flat hierarchies, informal address and plenty of scope for creativity
• Attractive staff discount of 35% in the company-owned factory shop
• Discounted Reka checks for even more leisure value
• Modernly equipped work environment and flexible working hours
• International network & development opportunities within the ABF Group
• A team that sticks together!

After uploading your dossier, we will review your application and send you an acknowledgement of receipt. Reviewing the applications received takes time. However, it is important to us to communicate as quickly and transparently as possible. As soon as we have gained a comprehensive first impression of your qualifications, we will contact you to inform you about the next steps. If your profile matches our requirements, we will invite you by phone for a personal meeting with us in Neuenegg.