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    Head of Technical Natural Foods - St Albans, United Kingdom - Lotus Bakeries

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    Food Safety and Quality Management System:

  • Establish and maintain a robust food safety and quality culture within Natural Foods departments.
  • Ensure a fit-for-purpose, aligned QMS system complying with group policies, covering supplies, product range, and NPD/EPD.
  • Organize and analyze audits, translating results into action points for continuous improvement.
  • Develop and implement a yearly action plan aligned with the company and corporate quality strategy.
  • Technical KPI:

  • Integrate Group Quality KPIs, including Q-score, supplier complaints, consumer complaints, GMP scores, and non-conformities.
  • Conduct KPI trend review meetings and define action plans for continuous improvement.
  • Stakeholder Management:

  • Represent technical in leadership team and Brand Ownership meetings.
  • Collaborate with Operations and QA Managers, guiding the execution of technical principles in own and external production plants.
  • Manage two teams, each with technologists reporting to a technical manager, ensuring day-to-day implementation.
  • Establish a streamlined meeting structure with relevant stakeholders (team, supplier, plant QA status meetings, Technical council, etc).
  • Participate in monthly Corporate Quality meetings (in Belgium) and hold regular status meetings with the Corporate QA Director.
  • Profile

  • You hold a master degree in Food Science, Food Safety, Agri-Food Technology or a related field.
  • Your have knowledge of food technology, microbiology and Quality Management Systems and you have a comprehensive understanding of risk-based food safety approaches, analytical and microbiological analysis methods, and root-cause analysis.
  • You have a proven track record in leading technical teams and managing stakeholders in a dynamic and international environment.
  • You have experience with managing co-manufacturers and/or co-packers and with setting up or maintaining Quality Management Systems.
  • You have strong leadership and communication skills, an analytical mindset and a goal-oriented approach.
  • Proficiency in English is a requirement; knowledge of Dutch, French, or German is considered an asset.
  • Following our TOP Values, we aim for driven people that are great at working together towards a common goal, have strong communication skills with an open and honest mindset and who really want to make a head start driven through their passionate and enthusiastic approach.


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