QA Specialist (Food Safety)

Location: Beuningen, Netherlands; on-site production location

Company

hirify.global produces high-quality food products through multiple European production locations and a global distribution network. The Beuningen site processes, portions, and packages meat products using largely automated production lines.

What you will do

• Validate and verify products, equipment, and production processes.
• Manage quality documentation, traceability, mass balance, and non-conforming products.
• Conduct root cause analyses and identify quality and food safety trends.
• Organize and follow up on internal and external audits and customer visits.
• Coordinate quality and food safety training and promote continuous improvement.
• Report on quality issues and provide independent advice to internal and external stakeholders.

Requirements

• Good and effective communication skills in Dutch are required.
• Higher professional education at HBO level, preferably a completed degree in food technology.
• Proven experience in the food industry.
• Extensive knowledge of HACCP, food certification standards such as IFS, QS, and BLK, and food safety and quality assurance systems.
• Knowledge of microbiology, chemistry, measurement techniques, improvement processes, and audit processes.
• Strong communication, teamwork, collaboration, and continuous-improvement skills.

Nice to have

• Experience in the meat industry.

Culture & Benefits

• Flat hierarchies and strong organizational values.
• Early responsibility in a versatile Quality Assurance role.
• Professional environment centered on continuous improvement and quality awareness.
• Opportunities to contribute to the development of quality, food safety, and improvement processes.
• Support for professional growth according to individual talents.