Description
**JOB OBJECTIVE**
Lead and manage all activities related to product, packaging, process, food safety, and audit quality, ensuring compliance with regulatory standards, specifications, end-to-end quality assurance (E2E), and customer expectations in the frozen vegetable food segment (shaped, cooked, or breaded).
**KEY RESPONSIBILITIES**
· Lead and supervise quality activities, including product, packaging, process, food safety, and audits.
· Ensure compliance with food safety regulations, Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP), and ANVISA regulations.
· Develop and implement quality policies and procedures across the entire production chain.
· Supervise the execution of internal and external audits, ensuring conformity with required standards.
· Monitor and analyze quality indicators, proposing corrective and preventive actions for continuous improvement.
· Ensure quality of frozen vegetable products from raw material selection through final shipment.
· Supervise packaging quality, ensuring compliance with protection, labeling, and regulatory requirements.
· Collaborate with other departments—such as R&D, production, and logistics—to ensure integration of quality processes.
· Lead preparation for and response to customer, regulatory agency, and certification body audits.
· Develop and implement food safety programs, such as HACCP, APPCC, and traceability.
· Ensure documentation and recordkeeping of all quality processes, including reports and certifications.
· Identify and mitigate risks related to quality and food safety.
· Promote a culture of quality and food safety throughout the organization.
· Represent the company in meetings with customers, suppliers, and regulatory agencies.
· Monitor trends and updates in quality and food safety standards and regulations.
· Supervise non-conformance management, ensuring rapid and effective problem resolution.
· Develop and implement quality and food safety training programs for employees.
**COMPETENCIES**
**1\. Education**
· Bachelor’s degree in related fields (e.g., Food Engineering, Food Technology, Chemistry, Biology).
· Postgraduate degree or MBA in Quality Management, Food Safety, or related areas (preferred).
**1\. Mandatory Training**
· Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) training course.
· Food Safety training (e.g., HACCP, APPCC).
· Quality Standards training (e.g., ISO 9001, FSSC 22000).
· Quality and Food Safety Audit training.
· Knowledge of occupational health and safety regulations (applicable NRs).
**2\. Technical Knowledge**
· Proficiency in food safety standards and ANVISA regulations.
· Advanced knowledge of quality management systems (e.g., ISO 9001, FSSC 22000).
· Familiarity with internal and external audit processes.
· Ability to analyze quality indicators and make strategic decisions.
· Knowledge of packaging technologies and frozen food preservation processes.
· Proficiency in risk management and continuous improvement tools.
**3\. Desired Experience**
· Minimum 10 years’ experience in quality management within the food industry, preferably with frozen products.
· Experience in processes involving mixing, shaping, cooking, or breading of foods.
· Knowledge of team management and leadership of quality projects.
· Experience preparing for and responding to customer and regulatory agency audits.
· Experience implementing quality and food safety management systems.
Benefits:
On-site meal
Breakfast
Transportation voucher (VT)
Fuel allowance
Life insurance
Compensation: R$4,000.00 – R$5,500.00 per month
Work location: On-site