Quality Head

Job Description : QUALITY HEAD THAILAND FOR DAIRY Reporting directly to Regional Director for R&D and working closely with the supply chain, R&D and OEMs across the organisation. Ensure development, deployment and monitoring of the key performance metrics and quality management routines to drive continuously improvement and effectiveness of quality standards, management systems and programmes, including corrective and preventive action plans to achieve business objectives in the region Build and maintain strong relationship and partnership with internal and external stakeholders to ensure effective implementation of initiatives and issue resolutions Lead as food safety team leader to drive food safety and hygiene improvement Develop and implement robust quality programmes, management systems, processes, procedures, standards and best practices, and ensure consistent implementation in all manufacturing plants across ASEAN countries Embed quality mindset and culture to drive value creation and zero defect manufacturing capability in the plants Partner with OEMs to ensure production and finished products meet quality standards and requirements at all times Support supplier audits and new supplier evaluation/approval process Build functional capabilities, improve productivity and effectiveness of the quality function and teams to support operations complexity and achieve business objectives Partner with cross-functional stakeholders on quality Incidents, root cause analysis and corrective/preventive action plans Proactively work with stakeholders to identify and mitigate risk through process definition and various risk reduction methodologies Support the implementation and certification of international quality standards (e.g. HACCP, GMP, ISO, FSSCC2200, etc.) in the plants Drive an “audit ready” culture, management systems and practices at all times. Support and ensure all certifications/audits planned for the year are achieved To be successful in this role, you will need strong end-to-end knowledge of QA, QC, quality management systems (e.g. GFSI, FSSC22000, ISO, etc.), analytical tools, statistical process control, method validations with any experience working within FMCG, Dairies Drinks, F&B and pharmaceutical industries being desirable. A good degree in chemistry, food science or equivalent Minimum of 12 years of QA/QC/QMS experience in a leadership and/or regional capacity in multinational food manufacturing or pharmaceutical industries Technical skills and applications in the areas of chemistry, food science, GMP, ingredients, packaging materials, manufacturing knowledge, etc. Knowledge of QA, QC, quality management systems (e.g. GFSI, FSSC22000, ISO, Halal, etc.), analytical tools, statistical process control, method validations, etc. Experience and knowledge in food safety and regulatory affairs requirements of local regulations over the region Experience in production operation process

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