Job Title: Quality Officer
Location: Walloon Region
Industry: Food
Salary: €60,000
Job Brief – QA/QC Officer
Positioning in the company
The QA/QC Officer works under the direct supervision of the Quality Manager.
The function combines operational quality control (QC) and quality assurance (QA) support, with a daily presence in production. The role requires a very hands-on, rigorous and field-oriented approach.
Main Duties – Quality Control (QC)
- Carry out in-process controls : raw materials, semi-finished and finished products.
- Carry out sampling, visual, organoleptic or physico-chemical tests according to the control plans.
- Verify consistent alignment with internal and customer product specifications .
- Monitor CCPs/CPs and other critical parameters in production.
- Identify, record and track QC non-conformities, propose immediate actions and work with production to resolve them.
- Carry out acceptance checks and decide on the acceptance or rejection of raw materials according to established criteria.
- Checking cleanliness, hygiene, GHP and GMP compliance daily via field rounds.
- Ensure the accuracy of QC records and their compliance with procedures.
Additional tasks – Quality Assurance (QA)
- Participate in the updating of quality documents: procedures, instructions, forms.
- Contribute to the implementation and maintenance of HACCP, BPH, IFS standards.
- Record and follow up on quality complaints, collaborate in the analysis of causes.
- Support the drafting and updating of production sheets and work instructions.
- Participate in internal and external audits, provide necessary evidence and documents.
- Assist in the training of staff in good practices and hygiene.
- Contribute to the management of traceability, raw material and product specifications.
- Manage samples for external analysis and follow up on results.
- Participate in Food Defense/Food Fraud activities and the annual recall test.
Responsibilities
- Carry out all QC checks reliably and autonomously according to internal procedures.
- Ensure the accuracy of QC records, readings and results transmitted to the Quality Manager.
- Ensure early detection of deviations and propose immediate corrective actions.
- Actively contribute to the continuous improvement of quality and hygiene practices.
- Support the Quality Manager in the preparation of audits, revisits and official inspections.
- Collaborate in the analysis of non-conformities and the follow-up of corrective and preventive actions.