Food Technologist / Nutritionist as Head of Quality Management (m/f/d)
Are IFS Food, HACCP, microbiology, and food safety not just terms to you, but part of your daily practice?
Do you want to do more than just manage quality assurance—do you want to actively shape it, lead a strong team, and implement new technologies?
At our modern food production facility in Rellingen, we develop and produce high-quality spreads and fillings for the food retail sector and B2B customers.
Your Responsibilities
- QM System & IFS Food – You will be responsible for our entire QM system and ensure compliance with IFS Food as well as all relevant quality and food safety standards
- Establishing Organic Certification – You will oversee the implementation of our organic certification—from requirements to a reliable process
- Lead and Develop the Team – You will provide technical and managerial leadership to our five-person QM/QS team, set clear goals, and foster your team’s professional growth
- Effectively Manage Quality & Hygiene – You assess critical quality and hygiene situations, implement effective measures, and maintain a clear overview even when things move quickly
- Thinking Ahead on Digital QM – You’ll introduce AI-powered tools and leverage digitalization to make QM processes, inspections, and evaluations more efficient
- Actively shaping interfaces – You work closely with Production, Development, Engineering, Purchasing, Sales, and Management
- Making Business-Savvy Decisions – You evaluate QM measures and investments based on costs, benefits, and impact
What You Bring to the Table
- a professional background in food technology, nutrition science, quality management, or a comparable field.
- You have several years of QM/QS experience in food production.
- You are well-versed in IFS Food, HACCP, hygiene, and food safety.
- You have leadership experience and are eager to help develop a team of five.
- You can confidently evaluateaudits, customer complaints, root cause analyses, and microbiological data.
- Are eager to advance quality management through digitalization and AI.
Your Benefits with Us
- Long-term job security – You’ll receive a permanent employment contract at a growing company.
- Attractive compensation – a performance-based salary commensurate with your responsibilities
- Creative freedom – A key position with a direct line to senior management and the freedom to further develop quality management using AI
- Short decision-making processes – a collaborative work environment instead of lengthy coordination
- Personal Development – Targeted training and professional development opportunities
- Company pension plan – We’re thinking about your future and support you with an attractive pension plan, including an employer contribution
- Mobility – we contribute to your Deutschlandticket
- Corporate Benefits – Take advantage of attractive employee discounts on numerous well-known brands
- Time off for Christmas and New Year’s Eve – Enjoy the holidays—you’ll have the day off with us
- Your health is important to us – Look forward to, among other things, a health budget of up to €600 per year, subsidies for fitness programs, JobRad bike leasing, and a subsidy for dental prosthesis insurance
Why Delikant?
With us, you don’t just monitor quality—you shape it. As Head of Quality Management (m/f/d), you’ll lead a team of five, be responsible for our QM system in accordance with IFS Food, and further develop our processes with organic certification, digitalization, and AI.
You can expect genuine creative freedom, short decision-making paths, direct communication with senior management, and a modern food production facility.
Do you want to lead quality rather than just manage it?
Then we’d love to meet you.
Delikant Feinkost GmbH
Siemensstraße 25-27 | 25462 Rellingen | Germany