Head of Quality Assurance & Management (f/m/d) - #942656

Working at Freudenberg: "We will wow your world!" This is our promise. As a global technology group, we not only make the world cleaner, healthier and more comfortable, but also offer our 52,000 employees a networked and diverse environment where everyone can thrive individually. Be surprised and experience your own wow moments.

Capol, a company of the Freudenberg Group, is a leading provider of specialized ingredients for the food industry with subsidiaries and manufacturing operations in Europe and North America. Headquartered in Germany, the company serves customers in over 100 countries through its own subsidiaries and via a global distribution network. As a market leader for surface treatment in the confectionery industry, Capol offers a broad portfolio of specialty products and comprehensive technical support. In addition to polishes, glazes, sealing and release agents, Capol provides natural color pigments and flavors for a vast range of food applications.

Some of your Benefits

Sustainability & Social Commitment: We support social and sustainable projects and encourage employee involvement.

Diversity & Inclusion: We focus on providing an inclusive environment and recognize our diversity contributes to our success.

Personal Development: We offer a variety of trainings to ensure you can develop in your career.

Safe Environment: We strive to ensure safety remains a top priority, and provide a stable environment for our employees.

Corporate Events: We celebrate success as a team, because only together can we achieve our goals.

Elmshorn

Hybrid Work

Capol GmbH

You support our team as

Head of Quality Assurance & Management (f/m/d)

Responsibilities

• You are responsible for product safety and the strategic and operational development of quality management.
• You lead two teams, foster their growth, and create a motivating work environment.
• You ensure compliance with legal and customer-specific requirements across all quality-related processes.
• Together with the audit team you manage internal, supplier, customer, and certification audits.
• You are responsible for the ongoing development of the quality management system.
• You handle international customer inquiries and complaints in collaboration with your team and maintain close contact with our subsidiaries.
• You work closely with production and supplier management, identify opportunities for improvement, support process and system optimization, and are involved in raw material approvals.
  
  

Qualifications

• You hold a degree in food technology, food chemistry, nutritional science or a comparable qualification.
• You have several years of leadership experience in quality within the food industry.
• You possess in-depth knowledge of relevant standards and regulatory requirements (e.g., BRCGS & IFS Food).
• You have a structured, solution-oriented approach as well as strong communication and leadership skills.
• You have experience preparing and conducting audits and are ideally familiar with laboratory techniques.
• You are proficient in SAP and common IT tools (e.g., MS Office).
• You have excellent verbal and written communication skills in both German and English.
  
  

The Freudenberg Group is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion. Employment opportunities are available to all applicants and associates without regard to race, color, religion, creed, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), gender identity or expression, national origin, ancestry, age, mental or physical disability, genetic information, marital status, familial status, sexual orientation, protected military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.