Quality Coordinator

Description

**Description:** ---------------- Are you passionate about food quality and safety, and do you enjoy working strategically to ensure excellence in processes, products, and regulatory compliance within a dynamic and multicultural environment? We are seeking a **Quality Coordinator** to lead quality management across Latin America, working closely with operations and focusing on continuous improvement, certifications, and risk management. **Responsibilities:** * Lead the implementation, maintenance, and evolution of the Quality Management System (QMS), ensuring compliance with applicable food industry standards and regulations. * Coordinate internal and external audits, including preparation for BRC certification, ensuring requirement fulfillment and effective handling of non-conformities. * Manage quality indicators (KPIs), analyze data, and present results and action plans to leadership. * Strategically manage risks and quality assurance, with emphasis on problem prevention and scenario-based decision-making. * Supervise quality control processes, regulatory affairs, audits, and supplier qualification. * Lead and develop the Latin American Quality team, promoting alignment, engagement, and high performance. * Lead continuous improvement projects and process mapping, contributing to efficiency gains and departmental structuring. * Actively participate in strategic initiatives, such as in-house production projects (blends), supporting operational development and evolution. * Ensure management and updating of quality documentation, guaranteeing regulatory compliance across countries in the region. * Collaborate with internal departments and external stakeholders, including customers, suppliers, and regulatory bodies. * Align quality strategies with business objectives, supporting accurate and sustainable decision-making. **About the Company:** MasterSense is a distributor of ingredients and flavors focused on delivering customized solutions and services to the food and beverage industry. Here, we believe everyone has the right to access healthy and delicious food and beverages—and if this aligns with your purpose, join our team! **Requirements:** ----------------- * Bachelor’s degree in Food Engineering (preferred) or Chemical Engineering. * Solid experience in Quality within the food industry, covering quality assurance, quality control, and regulatory affairs. * Experience with audits and certifications (BRC experience is desirable). * Experience in people management and regional operations (LATAM experience is a strong advantage). * Advanced or fluent Spanish and advanced English (reading and writing for technical documents). * Knowledge of continuous improvement tools and methodologies. * Dynamic, communicative profile with adaptability and strategic vision. **Preferred Qualifications:** * Experience in the food ingredients segment. * Experience in operations involving distribution and/or production. * Experience in risk management and decision-making in complex environments. * Ability to balance strategic vision with operational execution. * Willingness to travel internationally (approximately twice per year). **Work Model:** Hybrid **Scope:** Latin America (Brazil, Mexico, Colombia, Chile, Bolivia, and Central America) **Benefits:** * Health and Dental Insurance; * Flexible Meal/Voucher Allowance; * Life Insurance; * On-site Parking; * Fresh Fruit Available Daily at MSCafé; * Birthday Day Off; * Extended Holidays for all national holidays falling on Tuesdays or Thursdays; * Total Pass; And more...