Quality Manager (m/f/d)

Permanent employee, Full-time · Hamburg

Your mission

We are seeking a highly skilled and driven Quality Manager to join our dynamic team at Infinite Roots. As a leading player in the industry, we are dedicated to transforming food consumption through innovative solutions and groundbreaking advancements. The Quality Manager will play a crucial role in establishing and sustaining an internal Quality Management System (QMS) to ensure compliance with quality, food safety, and hygiene standards on our way to launch our product portfolio.

  • Improve and maintain the internal Quality Management System (QMS) to ensure compliance with international quality management standards, EU certifications and customer expectations

  • Responsibility of the company’s food safety and quality agenda by managing and developing the quality team, and driving performance to meet organizational goals

  • Lead the development and integration of new quality processes especially in strategic projects, ensuring alignment with company quality and food safety standards

  • Manage documentation internally and with external partners in a complex supply chain, ensuring adherence to regulatory requirements and certification standards.

  • Identify and communicate quality issues to senior management, supporting the development and implementation of HACCP plans, pre-requisite and risk prevention programs for new products and processes

  • Collaborate with Contract Manufacturing Organizations (CMOs) and third party logistic providers to ensure outsourced production, transportation and warehousing processes meet company quality and food safety expectations

  • Prepare and manage internal and external audits, ensuring compliance with industry certifications and regulatory requirements

  • Serve as the contact person for food safety authorities, ensuring company operations meet all relevant regulations

  • Prepare and manage future certification processes, e.g. FSSC 22000, IFS

Your profile
  • Master’s Degree in Food Science, Biology, Chemistry, Biochemical Engineering or a similar relevant field Minimum 3 years of experience in food quality management systems, working in a quality assurance/management role

  • Knowledge of food regulations and organic, vegan, vegetarian certification and specific claim validation (e.g. free-from)  procedures in food manufacturing

  • Experience with natural and organic products is a plus

  • Excellent self-organizational skills, ability to multitask, and thrive in a dynamic environment

  • Experience in leading smaller teams, with the ability to guide, motivate, and manage team members effectively 

  • Strong written and verbal communication skills; fluency in English required, German proficiency is a plus

Our Benefits:
  • Work for one of the global innovation leaders in the food industry

  • Dynamic and diverse mission-driven team from more than 25 different countries

  • A fast growing company with exceptional opportunities for personal development

  • Flat hierarchies and short decision paths

  • Flexible working hours with entitled Home Office days in an innovative and agile working environment 

  • Gym Membership, language classes or an attractive alternative from our benefit program

  • Great team events such as “lunch & learn”, “Demo Day”, cultural celebrations and food tastings

About us

Infinite Roots® (formerly Mushlabs) is a biotech company from Hamburg, Germany. We tackle one of the world’s biggest challenges with a single, microscopic solution: Mycelium. Our team of 60+ people from 25 different nationalities, 55% female and with 10 PhDs, has one mission: to cultivate food in a way that sustains our planet and its growing population. 

We are a diverse team of scientists, industry experts, and business evangelists. We love what we do and enjoy working in a high growth and ambitious environment. We move fast and hire great people to take on exciting responsibilities. Join us if you are looking for a great opportunity to learn, grow, and have fun while changing the future of food.

We are looking forward to hearing from you!
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