Food Quality and Safety Manager

Contract type: fixed-term (maternity cover)

Do you have a keen eye for detail and always strive for the best? Are you passionate about quality and continuous improvement? Then we are the right place for you!

We are looking for a new member of our Food Quality and Safety team, who will use their professional knowledge and leadership skills to ensure the consistent high quality of our products from the production line to the consumer.

The role

• You ensure that company standards as well as legal requirements in the areas of quality, safety, and environment are met. You act as the central point of contact for internal and external audits at the plant.

• You are responsible for the implementation and continuous improvement of quality assurance processes at the plant level in accordance with legal and corporate requirements—ranging from incoming goods inspection to finished product analysis (sensory, analytical, microbiological) and market monitoring.

• You are responsible for maintaining a healthy culture of error management to ensure the highest level of product quality and food safety in the market, preventing business losses due to quality deviations.

• You and your team handle customer/consumer complaints, implement measures for resolution, and conduct investigations regarding these claims.

• You are responsible for the further development of our Integrated Management System (IMS) and ensure compliance with all relevant standards and guidelines (e.g., ISO 9001, ISO 14000, ISO 22000) as well as company-specific requirements in the areas of safety, hygiene, and the environment.

Requirements:

• University degree (food, engineering or science, e.g. food engineer, chemical engineer)

• At least 5-10 years’ relevant experience in quality management in the food and beverage industry

• Confident computer skills (Excel, document management systems)

• Proficiency in written and spoken English

• Strong problem-solving skills, self-motivation and excellent communication skills

• Leadership experience, mentoring and motivating attitude

What we offer

• Company car

• Annual bonus

• Cafeteria

• Life and personal accident insurance

• Medical insurance (Medicare)

• Employee share program

• Internal training, coaching and mentoring programs

• Employee Assistance Program (life management and psychological counseling support)

• Unlimited product consumption at the workplace

• Family days and events

About your new team

We are Coca-Cola Hellenic, a growth-focused consumer goods business and strategic bottling partner of the Coca-Cola Company. We bottle, distribute and sell an unrivalled range of products in 29 markets in Europe, Africa and Eurasia. As we do, we create value for all stakeholders, support socio-economic growth and build a more positive environmental impact.

We bring together more than 30,000 people from over 70 nationalities, coming from five continents. The diversity of our markets, from mature to emerging economies, provides a wide range of attractive opportunities for growth.

We nurture our talents. We give opportunities to people across all functions and levels, as well as different geographies, backgrounds and education. We are willing to take a risk on the people we believe in, even if they don’t have the perfect experience. We have faith in what every person can be.