Join us and celebrate the beauty of human experience. Create for happier, healthier lives, with love for nature. Together, with passion and creativity, we deliver food innovations, craft inspired fragrances and develop beauty and wellbeing solutions. There’s much to learn and many to learn from, with more than 16,000 employees around the world to explore ideas and ambitions with. Every day, your talent, your innovative spirit, and your determination will shape our future, making a positive difference on billions of people. Every essence of you enriches our world. We are Givaudan. Human by nature. The objective is to assure the safety, compliance, legality and quality of our products, you will plan the implementation of the Global Quality Assurance Strategy, Good Manufacturing, Practice (GMP) and Good Distribution Practice (GDP) Strategy. The position is based in Ashford. You will report to the Regional Quality Assurance Manager. Main Responsibilities: Quality System Compliance : You will lead and maintain approved status to accreditation Standards in the scope of the QMS (e.g. ISO 9001/14000, Halal/Kosher, Good Manufacturing Practice. QMS Documentation: You will maintain QMS documentation required to ensure the effectiveness of the system and assure product quality. Process Critical to Quality: You will Ensure the effectiveness of processes critical to quality. e.g. includes Change Control, HACCP / CCP’s, validation schedules / trials, pest control, cleaning, Product Recall / Annual Test. Audits / Corrective & Preventative Actions: You will maintain an internal audit schedule that expresses the level of compliance to appropriate requirements. (Standards / ISO / GMP / BP’s). Customer/Sales Interface: You will coordinate the review and response to client related quality enquiries, quality agreements, questionnaires, evaluation reports Manage Non Conformance: You will insure the effectiveness of processes managing non-conformances e.g. Customer Complaints, internal nonconformance. Lead Product Recall. People Management: You will manage employees within the QA function, ensuring the required level of capability and competency is maintained and assess the effectiveness of training in all site functions Efficiency of the QA function: You will guide the Plan, Do, Check, and Act continuous improvement process concerning processes that are critical to quality inc. SAP/systems, developing Indicators and the culture of continuous improvement e.g. SOED/RIE/VPM. Communication: You will communicate the performance of the QMS, including events (e.g. Product Recall, Contaminations etc.) and site Quality Indicator performance to Quality Manager / Senior Management. Academic Background Bachelor's degree in a Science, Engineering, Quality Management, Continuous Improvement or related discipline. Quality Management Specific Qualification. Professional Experience Overall work experience of 5 years with 5 years relevant experience. 2 years of progressive people management required. Technical Skills Proficient in reading, writing and comprehending English language Expert level of understanding of the principles of Quality Management Systems e.g. ISO 9001 and continuous improvement. Knowledge of all business processes on site in multiple responsibilities / sub –businesses At Givaudan, you contribute to delightful taste and scent experiences that touch people’s lives. You work within an inspiring teamwork culture – where you can thrive, collaborate and learn from other talented and passionate people across disciplines, regions and divisions. Every essence of you enriches our world. Diversity drives innovation and creates closer connections with our employees, customers and partners. Givaudan embraces diversity and is committed to building an inclusive environment where everyone impacts our world.