Position Title:FSQ Specialist - Rilland

Position Type: Regular - Full-Time ​

Requisition ID: 45475 

In every role, McCainers are ambitious, curious, and passionate about creating exceptional work experiences - together. With a customer-first mindset, we make doing business with McCain easy.

About the role.
The FSQ Specialist is responsible for supporting food safety, quality, and compliance activities across the Rilland and Kruiningen manufacturing facilities in the Netherlands. This role manages finished goods release processes, quality systems, compliance programs, and continuous improvement initiatives to ensure products consistently meet food safety, regulatory, and customer requirements. The position partners closely with Production, Warehouse, and Quality teams to maintain high standards and drive operational excellence.

What you’ll be doing.

• Manage the hold, release, and disposition of finished products, rework, and non-conforming inventory while ensuring compliance with food safety and customer requirements.
• Coordinate product traceability, recall, and withdrawal activities and support traceability exercises to verify site readiness.
• Serve as SAP QM Super User, supporting system implementation, training, master data management, and inspection plan maintenance.
• Act as the plant quality compliance champion and Intelex Super User, providing training and system support.
• Own document control processes, maintain audit-ready documentation, and ensure alignment with corporate quality policies.
• Manage net contents systems and lot summary reporting to verify product compliance and process effectiveness.
• Conduct GMP audits, review HACCP documentation, perform quality observations, and verify compliance with procedures and records.
• Analyze quality and statistical data, report KPIs, identify trends, and communicate quality performance results.
• Support root cause investigations, corrective actions resulting from internal or external audits, continuous improvement projects, and quality performance initiatives.
• Coach and train employees on food safety, quality systems, and compliance requirements while supporting audits and special projects.

What you’ll need to be successful.

• Bachelor’s degree in Food Science, Microbiology, Chemistry, or a related work experience.
• Minimum of 2-3 years of experience in food production
• Strong understanding of food safety principles, HACCP requirements, and applicable food quality standards and regulations.
• Experience interpreting quality and statistical data and applying insights to improve performance.
• Knowledge of manufacturing processes, production operations, and quality management systems.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, including root cause analysis and corrective action development.
• Sound decision-making capability related to product release, non-conforming materials, and quality compliance.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills with the ability to influence cross-functional teams.
• High attention to detail and ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.

About the team.
The FSQ Specialist reports to the FS&Q Manager and works closely with the FS&Q team, Production, Warehouse, and Corporate Quality functions. While the role has no direct people management responsibility, it provides functional leadership through employee coaching, training, auditing activities, and continuous improvement initiatives that strengthen food safety and quality culture across both production facilities.

Employment Conditions

• A salary starting at €3,830,- depending on work experience
• 25 holidays and 15 ADV days per year (option to sell your ADV days in exchange for higher monthly salary)
• Holiday allowance 8%
• End-of-year Bonus of 3%
• Commuting allowance of €0.23 per km with a max 100 km per day (two way).
• Work in a safe, modern, and fast-growing production environment.
• Opportunity for leadership growth and ongoing training.

About McCain.
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Leadership principles.
At McCain, our leadership principles guide how we engage with customers, collaborate as a team, and achieve success. We focus on understanding customer needs, driving innovation, empowering people, and taking ownership to clear obstacles and deliver results.

AI & Digital Capabilities.
At McCain, AI and digital capabilities are part of how we work and innovate. We value curiosity toward emerging technologies and the thoughtful, responsible use of AI-enabled tools to improve outcomes as part of our future-ready culture.

The McCain experience.
We are McCain. This statement is a testament to our collective strength and our individual value. Your contributions play a vital role in our success. Our winning culture is rooted in authenticity and trust, empowering us to bring out the best in one another. Here, you’ll find opportunities to learn, grow, and thrive. Join us and experience why we’re better together.

Our purpose is grounded in building meaningful relationships. We’re big believers in the power of working together in person. It helps us stay connected, collaborate more effectively, and grow as a team. At the same time, we recognize the importance of flexibility. Most office-based roles follow a hybrid model, with the option to work remotely two days a week. There may be exceptions depending on the role and location, so we encourage you to speak with your recruiter for more details.

McCain Foods is an equal opportunity employer. As a global family-owned company, we strive to be the employer of choice in the diverse communities around the world in which we live and work. We recognize that inclusion drives our creativity, resilience, and success and makes our business stronger. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected characteristic under applicable law.

McCain is an accessible employer. If you require an accommodation throughout the recruitment process (including alternate formats of materials or accessible meeting rooms), please let us know  and we will work with you to find appropriate solutions. 

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Job Family: Quality & Food Safety

Location(s): NL - Netherlands : Zeeland : Rilland  

Company: McCain Foods Holland B.V.