Quality and Food Safety Senior Team Manager
HybridBieruń, Silesia, Poland
Job Summary
Provide strategic leadership for all Quality and Food Safety activities within the plant, ensuring compliance with internal standards, customer requirements, and applicable regulations. Drive continuous improvement initiatives to enhance product quality, food safety, and operational performance while leading audits, quality improvement projects, investigations, and corrective actions. Partner with cross-functional teams to deliver sustainable business results and support the effective implementation of Quality & Food Safety Management Systems. Utilize digital tools and data analytics to monitor performance, identify trends, and support data-driven decision-making. Lead, coach, and develop the Quality team while fostering a culture of accountability and excellence in a global manufacturing environment.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Food Science, Food Technology, Microbiology, Pharmacy, Biotechnology, or a related scientific discipline
- Minimum 10 years of experience in Quality disciplines within food manufacturing or regulated industries (Quality Assurance, Quality Systems, Quality Control, Regulatory Affairs), including food, pharmaceuticals, medical devices, or biotechnology
- Minimum 6 years of people leadership or management experience with a proven track record of delivering tangible business results
- Practical experience in manufacturing and processing environments
- Strong training and coaching capabilities
- Experience within food manufacturing, preferably in high-risk or ready-to-eat product categories
- Extensive knowledge of Quality & Food Safety Management Systems, including: ISO standards, FSSC 22000 / ISO 22000, HACCP, GMP, PRPs
- Strong knowledge of food legislation, regulatory requirements, and food safety principles
- Experience applying risk-based approaches to quality and food safety
- Experience with Statistical Process Control (SPC)
- Trained and experienced in auditing and project management
- Comfortable working with digital tools and quality systems, including: Power BI, SAP, LIMS, Veeva
- Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret data, trends, graphs, and statistical information to support decision-making
Desired Qualifications
- Strong business acumen with demonstrated leadership experience in complex manufacturing environments
- Excellent communication, presentation, stakeholder management, and influencing skills
- Experience delivering measurable business improvements through people leadership and integrated management systems
- Strong understanding of food science, food technology, product formulation, manufacturing processes, and processing equipment
- Strong problem-solving skills and continuous improvement mindset
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