Food Safety and Sanitation Manager

JOB DESCRIPTION Your role At Factor in Verden, we’re expanding our Quality Team and looking for a passionate professional in food safety and sanitation. In this role, you’ll help ensure that all internal and external standards for food safety and hygiene are met in our ready-to-eat (RTE) production environment. With a risk-based mindset, you’ll develop monitoring plans for both products and the production environment – and keep a close eye on process hygiene to maintain the highest levels of quality and safety. Your area of responsibility You create and implement a risk-based microbiological testing plan for pathogens as well as product, process, and environmental hygiene Furthermore, you ensure compliance with all legal requirements and GFSI standards (IFS/BRC) in the area of microbiological monitoring In addition, you will work closely with internal and external stakeholders such as laboratories and authorities, and act as the primary point of contact for food microbiology, process hygiene, cleaning, and cleaning quality You also organize and conduct sample collections, including proper shipment to external laboratories Moreover, you analyze trends, identify deviations early, perform root cause analyses, and initiate appropriate corrective actions, including verification Additionally, you validate and verify cleaning processes in close coordination with the external cleaning service provider to ensure consistently high cleaning quality Finally, you contribute your expertise to national and international FSQA teams, the HACCP team, and cross-departmental projects, and independently conduct shelf-life studies to improve quality Your profile Degree in food technology, food chemistry, or a comparable field of study with a focus on food microbiology, along with at least three years of professional experience in a food processing environment, ideally including laboratory work Solid knowledge of legal requirements according to Regulation (EC) No. 2073/2005 and DGHM guidelines, as well as experience with hygiene standards in the production of ready-to-eat and ready-to-heat products Proven experience in preparing for and supporting certification audits (IFS/BRC) and in implementing the associated standard requirements Proficient in developing and implementing risk-based microbiological monitoring plans, with a strong understanding of hygiene-relevant production processes Strong interest in operational workflows and continuous improvement of processes and structures, combined with a hands-on mentality Structured, independent, and solution-oriented working style, with a high level of learning agility and the ability to work in an agile and results-driven manner Fluent in both German and English (business level), with strong MS Office skills (particularly Excel and PowerPoint), and excellent teamwork and communication skills What we offer you Modern and comfortable working space with great co-workers in Verden Discount for Factor_-boxes Development possibilities along with internal trainings and a central Learning & Development budget for teams Extensive Onboarding Competitive salary and shift allowances 30 days of vacations Social events Discounted fitness offers Well-being initiatives in cooperation with Headspace and Spill Company pension scheme Monthly allowance for the Deutschlandticket Personal safety equipment Are you up for a challenge? Apply now with your complete application documents, also without a photo and without stating specific personal characteristics such as nationality or gender if you choose to do so. German or English language certificates and documents regarding residence and work permits are welcome. We look forward to hearing from you #basecampoffice#basecampquality