Quality Manager

At United Petfood, quality isn’t just a department, it’s at the heart of everything we do. We are looking for a proactive Quality Manager to lead and safeguard the quality of our products, ensuring that every pet food item leaving our factory meets the highest standards. This is a key position where you will drive continuous improvement, optimize processes, and play a vital role in a dynamic, international production environment.

Your role

• Monitor production quality: You supervise daily production activities, check quality parameters, and identify non-conformities. You’ll implement immediate corrective and preventive actions to maintain consistent product quality.

• Oversee daily operations & solve problems: You supervise daily quality issues, from raw material checks to product complaints, and implement immediate corrective actions.

• Implement quality policies: You turn strategic business goals into practical, actionable plans. You’ll guide your colleagues, helping them solving day-to-day challenges with proactive improvements.

• Drive process & product improvement: You lead initiatives to continuously improve both products and processes, enhancing quality, efficiency, and consistency. You’ll collaborate with R&D to optimize formulas and support new product development.

• Support R&D and product innovation: You provide quality guidance during product development and optimization projects, ensuring new and existing products meet nutritional standards, regulatory requirements, and operational feasibility.

• Manage complaints & implement corrective actions: You analyze product complaints, identify root causes, and implement preventive measures to continuously enhance quality.

Who you are

• You have experience in a quality role and are familiar with quality management systems.

• You have a solid knowledge of petfood legislation, regulatory requirements, and certification standards, and know how to turn these into practical, workable solutions.

• You are hands-on and feel at home in a dynamic production environment. You are not afraid to get involved directly in operational tasks.

• You are proactive, able to switch quickly, and thrive in a fast-paced environment.

• You are a strong communicator, interacting effectively with operators, quality teams, and production managers, and can adapt your approach depending on your audience.

• You can combine operational execution with strategic thinking on process improvements.

• You are flexible and comfortable in an open structure where responsibilities are not always rigidly defined.

What we offer you

• A competitive salary package aligned with your experience and expectations.

• A challenging role in a fast-growing, dynamic international organization.

• Comprehensive internal training on our products, services, and ways of working, ensuring you are fully immersed in our operations.

• A company culture that values entrepreneurship, a hands-on mentality, and flexibility. We encourage initiative and provide opportunities for both personal and professional growth.

• An open organizational structure, where tasks are not always strictly defined and you have the freedom to take a flexible approach.