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Quality Consultant - Food / Near Food

Lidl Asia Pte Limited, Hong Kong, Singapore, Food and Retail, Sourcing, Production, Product Development, Quality, Compliance, Sustainability, Merchandising, Logistics, Cross-Functional, Administration, Careers, Social Responsibility, Textile, Soft Goods, Hard Goods

Location

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Ever Gain Plaza, 88 Container Port Road, Kwai Chung, 20th Floor, Tower 2

Contract Type

Full Time

Entry Level

Entry level
Quality Assurance

Reference no.

484591

Summary

Lidl & Kaufland Asia are hiring a Quality Consultant to join our quality assurance near food team. The successful candidate will be responsible for below tasks,

Food / Near Food:

  • Manage independently technical and QA aspects of foods/near food sourced by Lidl & Kaufland Asia

  • Monitor and implement quality assurance activities 

  • Identify opportunities for continuous improvement of the QA – Food/Near Food department systems and procedures, whilst maintaining an efficient low cost model

What you'll do

  • Work with International colleagues to define the testing protocol for food/near food projects.

  • Ensure that the outcome of the product / food safety risk assessment are implemented with the suppliers.

  • Develop testing protocols aimed to verify regulatory compliance in the selling markets 

  • Coordinate and follow up with suppliers and laboratories to carry out sampling, inspection, testing and reporting. 

  • Take responsibility for managing and reviewing the quality of products, through data analysis and scheduled quality assessments.

  • Establish documented quality standards.

  • Develop and maintain product specifications for projects. 

  • Review the testing reports and all documentation for product release

  • Conduct Sample Seal and Approval, Product Assessment and Sensory Report to ensure product meets our quality standard; 

  • Investigate and respond to product complaints / deviations by liaising with relevant parties

  • Travel is required for this role

What you'll need

  • Minimum of 1 - 3 years of work experience in the Food related business

  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent required, Master's degree or equivalent of an advance in the field of food science, food technology, microbiology or related field

  • Fluency in English, Cantonese and Mandarin required, German of an advantage

  • Proficiency in MS Office is required

 

Essential

  • An understanding of food/near food manufacturing processes

  • Focus on quality and delivering what's right for the customer – only the best is good enough

  • Project Management Skills

 

Core Skills / Competencies

  • Strong organisational skills

  • Personal initiative

  • Performance-orientated working

  • Quality awareness

  • Effective workload management

  • Accountability/responsibility

 

Nice to have 

  • Basic knowledge of GFSI Schemes (e.g. BRC, IFS); and Food Safety & Quality Management Systems including HACCP, GMP, ISO 22000

  • Practical hands on experience of food factory processes 

  • Previous exposure with EU and US markets is an advantage 

What you'll receive

We are dedicated to fostering a family-friendly culture and work environment and we are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all candidates with the required skills and experience. We enable fair pay within the company by creating non-discriminatory salary systems.

 
Market Leading Remuneration Package:

  • Double pay and discretionary bonus

  • Choice of MPF provider

  • Life Insurance

  • Medical Insurance

 

Supportive Environment:

  • Rental re-imbursement scheme

  • Out-Of-Office leave for important appointments

  • In-house training courses

  • Training sponsorship scheme

  • Health Check

  • Vision Check

 

Work-Life Balance:

  • 5 day week

  • Competitive Annual Leave

  • Charity, Community and Sporting Events