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Quality Control Employee

Zandbergen World's Finest Meat

Zoeterwoude
Full-time
2-5 years experience
On-site

€2,700 - €3,350 per month

Key Skills

Quality Control
Root Cause Analysis
HACCP
GFSI
Sampling
Sensory Testing
Microsoft Excel
Microsoft Word
English Fluency
Communication Skills
Proactive Problem Solving
Training and Mentoring

Job Description

As a Quality Control Employee at The New Plant, you will be part of the Quality team and will be responsible for a wide range of tasks to ensure the quality of our Beyond Meat products. We are looking for someone who is confident when making independent decisions when Quality Assurance colleagues are absent.

Your duties will include:
🔬 Taking samples in accordance with the sampling schedule, including laboratory records, assessment of follow-up actions and the archiving of laboratory reports;
🔬 Conducting root cause analyses for incidents and complaints, whilst actively monitoring the implementation of corrective and preventive measures by the relevant departments;
🔬 Identifying, investigating and resolving blockages;
🔬 Training and mentoring new staff;
🔬 Supporting improvement initiatives on the work floor;
🔬 Participating in the Audits on the work floor;
🔬 Carrying out quality inspections, such as incoming and outgoing checks, daily hygiene rounds, glassware checks, checks on CM/CCPs, label checks and sensory tests;
🔬 Compliance with the HACCP system: you follow the company’s rules regarding quality and food safety and actively promote them by setting a good example.

Wij bieden
✅ Een salaris tussen de €2.700,- en €3.350,- bruto per maand bij een fulltime dienstverband (afhankelijk van kennis en ervaring);
✅ 12% ploegentoeslag
✅ Een goed pensioen, waar wij 66% aan bijdragen;
✅ 28 vakantiedagen;
✅ Reiskostenvergoeding bij meer dan 10 kilometer enkele reis;
✅ Een afwisselende en boeiende functie bij een sterk internationaal bedrijf met een familiaire cultuur en betrokken collega’s;
✅ 1 x per maand een pakket met artikelen uit ons assortiment;
✅ De mogelijkheid om voor een toonaangevende internationale speler met een sterk imago in de Europese vleesmarkt te werken;
✅ Ruimte om ideeën en initiatieven te ontplooien voor het verder ontwikkelen van het bedrijf en jezelf door bijvoorbeeld opleidingen.



In line with our expectations, we expect our team members to be passionate about their work, to act with honesty and integrity, and to have a healthy dose of enthusiasm. The desired skills for the Quality Control Employee are also:
👉 At least MBO level of working and thinking;
👉 2-3 years work experience as a Quality Control Employee in a food company;
👉 Flexibility: working in four overlapping shifts, with Saturdays occasionally forming part of the working week;
👉 Fluency in spoken and written English; Dutch is an advantage;
👉 Knowledge of HACCP and GFSI;
👉 Strong communication skills, persuasive and decisive;
👉 Works accurately and is proactive;
👉 You are proficient in Excel and Word.

Your team
Within your team, you will be working alongside three Quality Control Employee, a Quality Control Supervisor and a Quality Control Manager, and you will collaborate with two Quality Assurance Assistants.

The New Plant
At The New Plant, we produce Beyond Meat’s plant-based protein products for customers in Europe, the Middle East and parts of Africa. Beyond Meat has been partnering with McDonald’s since 2021 and supplies the vegetarian patty for the McPlant.

Core Responsibilities

Responsible for ensuring the quality of plant-based products through sampling, quality inspections, and root cause analysis of incidents. The role involves monitoring HACCP compliance, conducting hygiene rounds, and supporting floor improvement initiatives.

Requirements

Requires 2-3 years of quality control experience in the food industry and a minimum MBO level of education. Candidates must be proficient in English, knowledgeable in HACCP/GFSI, and flexible to work in overlapping shifts.

Benefits

  • Gross monthly salary between €2,700 and €3,350
  • 12% shift allowance
  • Pension scheme with 66% employer contribution
  • 28 vacation days
  • Travel allowance for commutes over 10 kilometers
  • Monthly product package
  • Professional development and training opportunities

About Zandbergen World's Finest Meat

Industry: Wholesale Import and Export

Company size: 51-200 employees

Zandbergen World’s Finest Meat is a leading company in the international protein supply chain with our head office in Zoeterwoude, the Netherlands. We source chilled and frozen meat from the USA, Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay, Paraguay, Chile, Thailand, Australia and New Zealand. We import beef, lamb, veal, pork and poultry from these countries and supply it to customers in all the EU Member States, Switzerland, Norway and the United Arab Emirates. We have also been offering alternative protein solutions since 2018. Zandbergen provides a diverse selection within each product group in order to meet the needs of a wide variety of customers. In addition to the products we import, Zandbergen produces portioned steaks and hamburgers and an extensive range of sliced and cubed products. We opened our Frigomundo cold-storage facility in early 2008. Frigomundo rolled out a major sustainable energy project and installed the largest cold store solar panel system in the Netherlands in May 2017. Making the storage more sustainable enables us to positively influence the environmental impact of the total production chain. In order to meet the growing European demand for plant based products, we opened a new production facility in collaboration with Beyond Meat, a leading producer of plant-based meat. In this new ultramodern production location The New Plant, innovative Beyond Meat products are produced.

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