Lab & Quality Assurance Analyst

Join our team as a Lab & Quality Assurance Analyst. You'll play a crucial role in maintaining the highest standards of product quality and product safety. You'll be involved in a dynamic range of tasks from sampling and testing to customer interaction and quality systems management.

Tasks:

Take samples and analyse them during the loading/unloading vessels/trucks/drums/bins and thus provid-ing the company information in due time to take the right decision regarding customer release.

Different types of controls involved : incoming products/blending/outgoing products/productions/drum-filling on following important parameters : Brix/acidity/ratio/viscosity/Vit C/jellyfication/color/microbiol-ogy/evaluation CIP effectivity/air control and others

Check external results from third party labs on special parameters ( chlorate , pesticides ,..) and release / block products in SAP reservation for specific customers

Contacts with commercial department in case of deviated results

Prepare and send representative product samples to customers according to procedures and report to customers and/or envolved sales department as well as R&D support on customers requests/visits

Ensure that the client specification is guaranteed for all deliveries and perform accordingly positive re-lease in SAP

Help maintain the traceability of the products handled in the terminal and in investigation of customer claims.

Follow the GLP/GMP/HACCP/FSSC22000 rules and quality procedures with the ability to perform internal audits and made recommendations for improvements.

Follow up CIP/SIP processes and water quality of the waste water treatment

Fill out all forms/reports/certificates in due time as well as input all data in the SAP system via the spe-cific authorised transactions and report deviations

Determine necessity for pasteurisation/concentration process , for cleaning operations on oceangoing vessels and advise related teams

Support Responsible quality in follow up of quality assurance (audits, procedures, forms, supplier, qualifi-cation, preparation of monthly reports,…)

* Strong ability in conducting physical, chemical, and microbiological analyses.
* Competent MS Office/SharePoint
* Experience with SAP is a plus.
* Ability to interpret test results and suggest improvements in testing methodologies.
* Excellent communication abilities for direct customer interaction and internal collaboration.
* Familiarity with ISO/FSSC22000, HACCP, and other relevant quality and food safety practices.
* A collaborative spirit for participating in internal and external ring tests and flavor sessions.
* Flexibility to occasionally work weekends, shifts,
* Meticulous attention to detail in preparing and reporting analytical data.

Opleiding: Degree in Chemistry, Food Science, Microbiology, or a related field.

Vakkennis: Prior experience in quality control, preferably in the food and beverage industry

Familiarity with ISO/FSSC22000, HACCP, and other relevant quality and food safety practices