Analyst B

Your position

At the production location in Gasselternijveen, potato starch, proteins, and by-products are produced for the market. As a QC Analyst, you will be part of the quality department and contribute to the quality monitoring of raw materials, semi-finished products, and finished products.

In this role, you monitor the quality of both production processes and finished products. You perform analyses, interpret results, and identify deviations. In doing so, you work according to standardized methods and actively contribute to ensuring food safety and product quality. You will primarily work day shifts and play an important role in supporting the production organization.

Your impact

You ensure that products meet the specified quality and food safety requirements. Through your analyses and controls, you make a direct contribution to reliable processes and the safe release of products.

Your duties include, among others:

• Performing analyses for the purpose of process controls and final controls.
• Supporting factory trials.
• Registering, interpreting, and processing analytical results.
• Preparing reports and overviews for internal and external parties.
• Performing calibrations on laboratory equipment and measuring equipment in the factory.
• Performing hygiene rounds and environmental monitoring.
• Monitoring microbiological processes, assessing deviations, and taking appropriate follow-up actions.

Team & work environment

You are part of a close-knit QC team consisting of a team leader, support and release specialist, and analysts. Together, you support the production processes and ensure that products are released safely and according to the specified quality standards.

The department is facing further development in the coming years. Due to investments in installations, automation, and processes, the working environment is constantly changing. This offers plenty of opportunities to contribute ideas for improvements and to further develop yourself within the field.

Safety is central to the daily work. You work according to the applicable safety, quality, and operational regulations and bear responsibility for a clean, safe, and organized working environment.

Who you are

You are a committed professional who likes to take responsibility and maintain an overview in a dynamic production environment. You work accurately and in a structured manner and find it natural to collaborate with colleagues from different disciplines.

In addition, you recognize yourself in the following characteristics:

• You are a true team player.
• You work accurately and carefully.
• You are result-oriented and quality-oriented.
• You show initiative and solve problems practically and purposefully.
• You involve the right colleagues in a timely manner when necessary.
• You have an affinity for process control, food safety, and microbiology.

Your capabilities

• Secondary Laboratory Education (MLO), preferably level 4 with a physico-chemical specialization.
• Experience with microbiology is a plus.
• Good command of the Dutch language.
• Command of the English language.
• Experience with or affinity for GMP guidelines.
• Experience with or affinity for ISO systems.
• Experience in performing laboratory analyses.
• Accurate and careful way of working.
• Good collaboration skills.
• A proactive attitude and sense of responsibility.

What Avebe offers

• A challenging position within a professional and developing production environment.
• The opportunity to contribute to quality improvement, food safety, and process control.
• Collaboration within a committed and expert team.
• Room for personal growth and development.
• A working environment in which safety, quality, and continuous improvement are central.