Hybrid Quality Assurance Specialist

at Hertz Flavors KG

• Job title: Quality Assurance Specialist
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Junior, Mid level
• Salary: Not specified
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Tech skills: ERP
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Germany

About the role

• Quality Assurance Specialist enhancing processes and quality management in an international aroma company. Collaborating in interdisciplinary teams for continuous improvement and global quality standards.

Responsibilities

• Process optimization: Independently manage projects in Quality Assurance aimed at the continuous improvement of quality-relevant processes across the company and the advancement of the global quality standard.
• Independently develop planning concepts within interdisciplinary teams and support the technical implementation.
• Create work instructions and train colleagues.
• Serve as the contact person for project-related questions.
• Traceability: Ensure traceability and the associated documentation throughout the entire supply chain.
• Master data management: Contribute to the implementation and control of product- and quality-specific requirements in the ERP system (master data, specifications, inspection plans).
• Further develop master data management for the Quality area.
• Improve the quality level of our master data by identifying and addressing outdated records, duplicates, and deviations.
• Incident management: Support the analysis and documentation of process deviations and derive appropriate corrective actions.

Requirements

• A completed degree in Food Chemistry, Chemistry, Food Technology or a comparable field of study.
• Alternatively, vocational training in a natural science discipline with several years of relevant professional experience.
• Initial practical experience in quality assurance at a manufacturing company in the chemical or food industry.
• Interest in interdisciplinary projects and collaboration with our international sites.
• Quick comprehension and a structured way of working.
• Strong organizational skills, reliability, initiative, teamwork, and communication skills.
• Excellent MS Office skills.
• Very good written and spoken German and English.

Benefits

• Attractive responsibilities in an internationally operating, growing family-owned company with flat hierarchies.
• Flexible working hours and remote work options.
• 4 weeks of remote work from an EU country per year.
• 30 days of paid vacation per year.
• Transparent salary bands to support a fair company culture.
• Monthly contribution of €50 toward your company pension plan (BAV).
• Participation in annual 360° feedback loops with clear promotion criteria and an individual career path.
• Responsibility from day one in a company that promotes personal accountability and professional growth.
• Partial reimbursement of relocation costs if required.
• Regular company events such as a summer party and Christmas celebration.
• Paid team dinners or activities twice a year for every team.
• Free parking directly on site.
• Discounts and benefits: bike leasing (JobRad), subsidized lunches, subsidy for the Deutschlandticket, free language courses, and attractive conditions for gym memberships and Wellpass.
• Fresh fruit, free beverages, and snacks in the office.