QUALITY CONTROL LEADER I

Description

Opportunity for **QUALITY CONTROL LEADER I**, based in **Curitiba/PR** — join our \#BioTeam! Biotrop Soluções Biológicas is a Brazilian company born from the vision and entrepreneurship of a select group of professionals passionate about agribusiness. We focus on research and development of innovative solutions aimed at contributing to more sustainable, healthy, and regenerative agriculture. **Mission:** Responsible for ensuring compliance and quality of final products during the packaging stage, supervising auxiliary staff and ensuring processes are executed according to established standards. Manages people, sample inventory, quarantine batch analysis, and investigation of non-conformities, guaranteeing traceability and integrity of packaged products. **Responsibilities and Duties** **Activities:** Supervise the final product sorting process, ensuring visual inspection, package integrity, and correct identification verification. Monitor production records and ensure batch traceability. Update and monitor batch status in the system, flagging need for reanalysis, release, or disposal. Coordinate and assign tasks to the packaging auxiliary team. Manage work schedules, leave days, vacations, and time tracking. Provide continuous feedback and develop training to enhance team performance. Develop and deliver training on good packaging practices, quality control, and regulatory compliance. Ensure team competence in correctly completing records and using traceability systems. Guarantee proper storage and traceability of counter\-samples, ensuring their availability for reanalysis when required. Verify counter\-sample inventory and direct disposal after expiration. Manage collection, storage, and shipment of samples for laboratory analysis. Evaluate and investigate quarantine batches, identifying root causes of deviations and proposing corrective actions. Supervise packaging compliance, ensuring labels, mandatory seals (e.g., InPev for pesticides), and other specifications are correct. Create, review, and ensure implementation of Work Instructions (WIs), One Point Lessons (OPLs), and Records (REGs). Prepare technical reports on process performance, deviation investigations, and quality indicators. Participate in interdepartmental alignment meetings and support internal and external audits. Develop and implement action plans to optimize processes and mitigate failures. And other duties within the area. **Requirements and Qualifications** Proficiency in Microsoft Office suite Microbiology techniques Inventory and sample management Analysis and investigation of non-conformities Leadership and team management Process organization and control Effective communication and problem-solving skills **Additional Information** * Health Plan: Unimed insurance (monthly premium and co-payment per company policy), covering up to 20% of simple consultations and exams. * Dental Plan: OdontoPrev (covers clinical treatments; monthly premium per company policy); * Meal Voucher: Monthly value credited via Ticket card; * On-site Meals: Available at Curitiba facilities; * Food Allowance: Monthly value credited via Ticket card for units without cafeterias; * Life Insurance: Metlife (per company policy); * Child Meal Allowance: Credited to meal voucher per company policy (for children up to 4 years and 11 months); * Private Pension Plan At **BIOTROP**, we are driven by a purpose: **contributing to more sustainable, healthy, and regenerative agriculture**. We were founded on the dream and entrepreneurial spirit of a select group of professionals passionate about agribusiness, and today we are a reference in biological and natural solutions that make a difference in the field. With our **Global Office** in Vinhedo/SP, **Research Center** in St. Antônio de Posse (SP), and **Advanced Microorganism Multiplication Centers** in Curitiba (PR) and Jaguariúna (SP), we bring cutting\-edge technology and continuous innovation to the Brazilian and international markets — always focused on delivering greater productivity, profitability, and sustainability to farmers. As part of the BioFirst Group, **present in over 70 countries** and with more than 2\.800 employees worldwide, BIOTROP contributes to a global R&D ecosystem, delivering high\-performance innovation to agribusiness on a global scale. **The Culture That Drives Us** At BIOTROP, our culture is guided by values reflecting who we are and how we operate every day. * Customer First * Passion for Sustainability * Collaboration and Ownership Mindset * Well\-being * Execution **Why Work at BIOTROP?** * Innovative, dynamic, and collaborative environment. * Real opportunities for development and growth. * Connection with a team of experts at the forefront of agricultural biologics. * A purpose that makes a difference for the world and the future. If you want to join a team shaping the future of agribusiness with innovative biological solutions, make the natural choice: **join BIOTROP!** **Explore our open positions and transform your career with us!**