Consultant Food Safety (F/M/X)

Location: Wageningen, with willingness to commute between Delft and Wageningen.

Company

hirify.global is an independent technology consulting firm providing guidance and solutions across Information System & Digital, Telecom, Life Sciences, and Engineering.

What you will do

• Develop, implement, and maintain Quality Management Systems (QMS) supporting food safety and quality requirements.
• Conduct food safety risk assessments, identify hazards, and define practical mitigation measures.
• Apply and monitor prerequisite programs (PRPs), hygiene, cleaning, sanitation, zoning, and allergen-control procedures.
• Manage validation and verification activities, storage conditions, and shelf-life requirements.
• Draft, review, and maintain quality documentation, procedures, and work instructions.
• Collaborate with R&D and application laboratory teams and adapt quality processes to changing, non-standardized environments.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Food Technology, Microbiology, or a related scientific or technical field.
• 3–5 years of relevant professional experience in food safety, quality assurance, or quality management.
• Experience working in R&D environments and/or application laboratories.
• Proven knowledge of food safety principles and Quality Management Systems (QMS).
• Practical understanding of prerequisite programs (PRPs) and ISO/TS 22002-1.
• Knowledge of personal hygiene, cleaning and sanitation, zoning, and allergen management.
• Experience with validation and verification processes, storage conditions, and shelf-life management.
• Ability to perform risk assessments and translate findings into practical quality and safety measures.
• Experience drafting, reviewing, and maintaining quality documentation and procedures.
• Strong self-management, proactive problem-solving, pragmatic communication skills, professional proficiency in English, and willingness to commute between Delft and Wageningen.

Culture & Benefits

• Work in a high-tech innovation environment with multidisciplinary R&D and application laboratory teams.
• Contribute to food safety, quality, hygiene, and documentation standards in dynamic laboratory operations.
• Equal opportunity and inclusive workplace committed to workforce diversity.

Hiring process

• Brief virtual or phone call.
• Typically three interviews, with the number varying by seniority.
• Potential case study, technical assessment, role play, or problem-solving scenario depending on the position.