Quality Assurance Specialist

Quality Assurance Specialist


About AAK
Everything we do is about Making Better Happen™.
AAK specializes in plant-based oils that are the value-adding ingredients in many of the products people love to consume. We make these products better tasting, healthier, and more sustainable. We enhance their sensory experience – by giving the silkier mouthfeel in premium chocolate, the juicier texture in a plant-based burger, and the puffier appearance in a lower-fat pastry. We can also optimize their production by substituting existing ingredients with plant-based equivalents that give better efficiency. AAK’s value-adding solutions enable our customers to be successful in a better way.
At the heart of AAK’s offer is Customer Co-Development, combining our desire to understand what better means for each customer, with the unique flexibility of our production assets, and a deep knowledge of many products and industries, including Chocolate & Confectionery, Bakery, Dairy, Plant-based Foods, Special Nutrition, Foodservice and Personal Care. Our 4000 employees support our close collaboration with customers through 25 regional sales offices, 15 dedicated Customer Innovation Centers, and with the support of more than 20 production facilities.
Listed on Nasdaq Stockholm and with our headquarters in Malmö, Sweden, AAK has been Making Better Happen™ for 150 years.


About the position
The Quality Assurance Specialist is part of the Quality team at site Karlshamn and collaborates with production, engineering, quality control laboratory, purchasing and other functions to make sure we have the right quality for our products and customers.
The QA Specialist assures compliance with regulatory requirements, certification standards and internal company procedures for products manufactured in our production process for oils and fats.
The work as a QA specialist will be focused on driving continuous improvements of site quality systems as well as being involved in QA tasks within the food area. Supporting in creating a positive food safety culture.
The position is full-time, and you will be based in Karlshamn, Sweden.
Main responsibilities:
Support implementation of procedures to ensure compliance to food safety and quality standards e.g. FSSC22000, ISO9001, KRAV, EU organic.
Coordinate handling of internal deviations and continuous improvement initiatives
Participate in HACCP reviews and associated verification activities
Support and monitor risk assessments in food safety, food defense, food fraud
Conduct internal inspections and supplier audits
Participate in audits and inspections from customers, authorities and notified bodies
Perform internal trainings

Who are you?
To be successful in this role you have a university degree in food science, food engineering or other relevant education and you have at least 3 years of experience from a similar position within the food business. You have solid knowledge about quality management systems, food legislation and certification standards.
We value good cooperation skills, that you are driven in your way of working and can perform and prioritize your work based on set goals. We expect you to have the right skills to perform tasks accurately without continuous supervision but seeking input from others as needed. Furthermore, you have to have strong project management skills and you enjoy working both individually and within a team. You need to have the ability to communicate with authorities, customers and people on different levels within the organization. As a person, you enjoy working with problem solving and continuous improvements and are supporting in creating a positive quality and food safety culture.


Contacts and application
For further information about the position please contact Quality Manager Camilla Folger, phone no +46(0)76 0262051 or email camilla.folger@aak.com.
For further information about the recruitment process please contact Learning and development specialist Emma Rölldahl at emma.rolldahl@aak.com.
Please submit your application with relevant enclosures soonest possible as applications are evaluated continuously. Last day for application is 2023-11-24 Applications via email are not accepted.


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