Quality Assurance

Position: Quality Assurance & Food Safety Manager

Location: Algeria

Full Time Role

Company Overview

Our client is one of Algeria's leading cheese manufacturers, based in Sétif, with a long-standing presence in the dairy industry. The company is part of a leading FMCG manufacturing and distribution group with diversified operations across the food sector and an extensive manufacturing and distribution network serving consumers throughout the country.

The company produces a broad portfolio of cheese products, including natural cheese, Edam, Gouda, processed cheese, and other specialty dairy products. As a recognized leader in the Algerian dairy market, the organization is committed to continuously enhancing product quality, food safety, manufacturing excellence, innovation, and operational performance to strengthen its competitive position and support long-term growth.

As part of its strategic vision, the company is undertaking a comprehensive transformation of its Quality Assurance and Food Safety Management Systems to align with internationally recognized best practices. This initiative is intended to reinforce consumer confidence, strengthen market leadership, and position the organization as a preferred manufacturing partner for leading multinational dairy companies and other international strategic partners.

The recruitment of a high-caliber Quality Assurance & Food Safety Manager represents one of the company's most important strategic appointments and will play a critical role in driving this transformation.

Strategic Recruitment Brief

This is a business-critical strategic appointment.

The company is seeking a transformational leader—not a conventional Quality Assurance Manager to maintain existing systems. The successful candidate will have a proven track record of designing, implementing, and institutionalizing world-class Quality Assurance and Food Safety Management Systems within a dairy manufacturing environment.

The successful candidate will lead a comprehensive quality transformation program that positions the organization among the leading dairy manufacturers in Algeria in terms of quality, food safety, operational excellence, and consumer confidence.

Position Summary

Our client is seeking an experienced and highly accomplished Quality Assurance & Food Safety Manager to lead the transformation of its Quality Assurance and Food Safety Management Systems.

The successful candidate will be responsible for designing, implementing, and embedding a world-class Quality and Food Safety Management System aligned with international best practices. The objective is to establish a sustainable quality culture, strengthen operational excellence, enhance consumer confidence, and prepare the company to meet the quality and food safety expectations of leading multinational dairy companies and strategic business partners.

This position requires a hands-on leader with extensive experience in dairy manufacturing, cheese production, food safety, quality management systems, and organizational transformation.

Key Responsibilities

The successful candidate will lead the company's Quality Assurance and Food Safety transformation by:

• Developing, implementing, and continuously improving the Quality and Food Safety Management System.
• Leading the implementation and maintenance of internationally recognized standards, including HACCP, ISO 22000, FSSC 22000, GMP, GHP, SSOP, and internal audit programs.
• Establishing robust Quality Assurance systems covering raw materials, production processes, laboratory controls, finished products, traceability, documentation, product recall procedures, CAPA, and continuous improvement.
• Preparing the manufacturing facility for customer, certification, and regulatory audits, including inspections conducted by multinational dairy companies and strategic partners.
• Developing supplier quality management and qualification programs to ensure consistent quality of incoming raw materials.
• Promoting a strong quality and food safety culture through company-wide training and cross-functional collaboration.
• Working closely with Production, Maintenance, Engineering, Procurement, Warehouse, R&D, and Sales to integrate quality and food safety into all manufacturing and business processes.
• Driving continuous improvement initiatives that strengthen product consistency, manufacturing discipline, hygiene standards, operational performance, and customer satisfaction.

Experience & Qualifications

The ideal candidate should possess:

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