pAt Barry Callebaut, we are on a journey to transform the cocoa and chocolate industry. As the world’s leading manufacturer of high-quality chocolate and cocoa products, our actions truly shape the future of our industry. We are a business-to-business company, serving the entire food sector, from the cocoa bean to the finest chocolate product. We are a company with a purpose, we believe in doing well by doing good and reinvesting in the communities we operate. We have a long-standing commitment to sustainability and our goal is to shape a sustainable cocoa and chocolate future.We are headquartered in Zurich, and have more than 12,000 passionate Employees working in more than 40 countries worldwide.We are very proud of who we are and what we do. And of course, we are always looking for talented people to help us have a positive impact on our industry and beyond! /ppThe Site Quality Manager is responsible to plan, implement and manage the Quality Assurance Program to ensure compliance to BC quality management system (QMS), Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI) standard requirements and all customer and local regulatory requirements. /ppSite Quality Manager contributes to and nurtures a culture of “Safety, Food safety first and Quality Always” mindset across all teams and leaders in the site, in line with the Barry Callebaut ‘GoForZero’ objective (0 accidents, 0 defects, 0 delays, 0 environmental impact and a 0-loss mindset). The Site Quality Manager has the responsibility to act and speak up when deviations cannot be solved locally (example: supplier quality) The Quality Manager has the drive to constantly seek improvements through lean principles and people capabilities development, towards achieving best in class performance. Going beyond their role to also challenge the business to support bringing the plant to highest performance (e.g. SKU complexity, raw material supplier performance etc.). /ph3MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES SCOPE /h3pThe Quality manager is accountable to ensure compliance, alignment and adequacy of the policies and procedures for Quality, Food Safety and Sanitation within the plant. Additionally, they will ensure requirements are met and exceeded for Regulatory standards, Barry Callebaut Policies, GFSI and customer requirements. /pulliDevelop their team and build capability within the plant to ensure high performance across all Quality, Food Safety and Hygiene metrics. /liliManage audits, visits and inspections from Customers,



Certification bodies, Regulatory agencies or corporate oversite at the plant. /liliOversee the corrective and preventative (CAPA) actions coming from internal or external audits, and the plant daily management system /liliProvide support to resolve customer complaints, complete RCA cycles and ensure CAPA efficiency /liliLead food safety, ensure the food safety plan is properly implemented and complied with /liliWork closely with the operations team, RD and sales to support effective and efficient new product or site to site product transfers /li /ululliEstablish and document standards for sanitation procedures while ensuring compliance /liliOversee local laboratory equipment and quality control material supply inventories /liliEnsure appropriate, timely decisions on destination response for possible non-conformities or Quality/Food Safety issues /liliDrive corrective actions for out of spec materials, performing RCA to identify the source and ensure no recurrence /liliEstablish a balanced scorecard with leading and lagging indicators to provide visibility of plant quality performance at all org levels /liliLead the issue management team (integrate, train and coordinate) according to Global guidelines /liliEnsure the plant Document Management System (DMS) is used effectively and maintained with up-to-date control documents /liliEnsure product labels are regularly reviewed and approved for quality and compliance /liliEnsure product batches are released to customers only once operations, QC and compliance reviews are completed /liliContinuously develop a quality improvement plan as part of site masterplan to bring the plant to highest performance /liliIdentify food safety investments and CAPEX requirements to comply with standards and improve food safety performance /liliLead food defense and vulnerability assessments and develop plans for the site /liliManage QA team planning: budget and capex (short, medium and long term) /li /ulh3EDUCATION, LANGUAGE, SKILLS QUALIFICATIONS /h3ulliMaster’s degree in chemistry, Biology,



Microbiology or Food Science or equivalent (or engineering degree with 7 plus years in food quality assurance) /liliMinimum 8years’ experience in food safety, including formal HACCP training, pathogen environmental monitoring and testing /liliFormal training in FSSC22000 or BRC /liliCertification in a quality management system such as ASQ preferred /liliMinimum local language fluency plus English (B2) /liliKnowledgeable in MS Office Suite, SAP Systems and other applications used in manufacturing e.g. scheduling, CMMS, MES, etc. /li /ulh3CANDIDATE PROFILE /h3ulliStrong knowledge of food safety systems /liliProven people management skills /liliUnderstanding of processing and processing technologies – food or pharma industry preferred /liliUnderstanding of laboratory operations and testing procedures /liliKnowledge of plant and manufacturing functional disciplines /liliPractical knowledge of Lean Manufacturing, TPM or similar operating systems /liliExperience of Project Management and associated tools and systems /liliChange Manager seeking Continuous improvement through people capabilities development /liliStrong interpersonal and communication skills /liliImmersed in latest quality and food safety regulations /liliCan prove strong focus on procedures (standardizing) /liliGood problem-solving abilities with attention to detail /liliAbility to work with data and apply statistical quality control tools /liliActs as a servant Leader /liliCustomer focused /liliExcellent communication (written and verbal) skills both upward and downward /liliWorks well under pressure, enabling his/her/their team to thrive under all circumstances /liliCalm in a crisis with composure to make informed and effective decisions /liliStrong analytical and problem-solving capabilities /liliSelf-starter and results driven mind set and discipline to sustain results /liliMultitasking and time-management skills /liliChange manager seeking continuous improvement through people capability development /li /ulh3What do we offer? /h3pPermanent Contract /ppAt Barry Callebaut, we are committed to Diversity Inclusion. United by our strong values, we thrive on the diversity of who we are, where we come from, what we’ve experienced and how we think. We are committed to nurturing an inclusive environment where people can truly be themselves, grow to their full potential and feel they belong. /p #J-18808-Ljbffr

📌 QA Manager S. Sisto (San Sisto)
🏢 Barry Callebaut Manufacturing Iberica
📍 San Sisto