In één oogopslag
- Taken: Leid de kwaliteitsfunctie in onze Europese productienetwerk en verbeter systemen.
- Bedrijf: Balchem, een toonaangevend bedrijf in de voedingsindustrie met een focus op kwaliteit.
- Voordelen: Aantrekkelijk salaris, professionele ontwikkeling en een dynamische werkomgeving.
- Overige informatie: Uitstekende kansen voor carrièregroei en samenwerking met diverse teams.
- Waarom deze baan: Maak impact in een internationale omgeving en ontwikkel je leiderschapsvaardigheden.
- Kwalificaties: 15+ jaar ervaring in kwaliteitsmanagement binnen gereguleerde industrieën.
Het verwachte salaris ligt tussen 49500 - 60500 € per jaar.
As our new Snr.
Manager, Quality Operations – Europe, you will lead the quality function across Balchem's European manufacturing network, ensuring products are safe, compliant, and consistently meet customer, regulatory, and company standards.
As a key member of the Global Quality Leadership Team, you will provide leadership and direction to quality teams across Europe, strengthen quality systems, support operational excellence initiatives, and drive continuous improvement across multiple manufacturing sites.
Working closely with Operations, R&D, Engineering, Supply Chain, and Commercial teams, you will play a key role in maintaining audit readiness, reducing risk, and supporting business growth throughout the region.
This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced quality leader who enjoys developing people, improving systems, and influencing quality performance in a complex international manufacturing environment.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead, develop, and support the European Quality organization across multiple manufacturing sites.
- Drive a culture of food safety, quality, accountability, and continuous improvement.
- Build strong partnerships with site leadership and cross-functional teams across Europe.
- Ensure effective implementation and continuous improvement of quality and food safety systems.
- Maintain audit readiness and oversee internal audit, CAPA, and compliance activities.
- Standardize quality processes and share best practices across sites.
- Lead root-cause investigations and drive sustainable corrective actions.
- Monitor and improve key quality, food safety, and compliance metrics.
- Partner with Operations, Engineering, R&D, and Supply Chain to support continuous improvement, commercialization, and new product introduction activities.
- Support customer audits, regulatory inspections, and certification programs.
- Ensure timely escalation and communication of significant quality, food safety, and compliance risks.
- Candidate Profile
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Food Science, Chemistry, Microbiology, Engineering, or a related discipline.
- 15+ years of quality leadership experience within food, dietary supplements, ingredients, pharmaceuticals, or a related regulated industry.
- Proven experience leading quality organizations within multi-site manufacturing environments.
- Strong technical expertise and knowledge of HACCP, GFSI standards, food safety systems, and EU regulatory requirements.
- Demonstrated ability to influence stakeholders and lead cross-functional initiatives.
- Strong project management and organizational skills.
- Experience with SPC, quality systems, root-cause analysis, CAPA, and continuous improvement methodologies.
- Personal Qualifications
- Strong leadership and influencing skills.
- Collaborative and relationship-oriented approach.
- Strategic thinker with a practical, hands-on mindset.
- Creates a culture of accountability, ownership, and execution.
- Effective communicator across functions, cultures, and organizational levels.
- Comfortable managing complexity, ambiguity, and change.
- Committed to continuous improvement and operational excellence.
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Snr. Manager, Quality Operations – Europe in Amsterdam werkgever: Balchem Corporation
Balchem is een uitstekende werkgever die zich inzet voor de gezondheid van de wereld door innovatieve en op wetenschap gebaseerde oplossingen te bieden. Als S&OP Manager Europe krijg je de kans om een cruciale rol te spelen in een groeiende organisatie, met directe impact op bedrijfsresultaten en klanttevredenheid. Je werkt in een samenwerkingsgerichte internationale omgeving die gericht is op continue verbetering en biedt volop mogelijkheden voor persoonlijke en professionele groei.
