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FSQR Specialist External Manufacturing

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Job ID 325095 Date posted 04/27/2026 Location : Schiphol, Netherlands

Cargill is a family company committed to providing food and agricultural solutions to nourish the world in a safe, responsible, and sustainable way. We sit at the heart of the supply chain, partnering with producers and customers to source, make and deliver products that are vital for living. By providing customers with life’s essentials, we enable businesses to grow, communities to prosper, and consumers to live well.

This position is in our Food Enterprise where we are committed to serving food manufacturers, food service customers, and retailers with a complete range of innovative ingredients and branded products. Our portfolio includes poultry, beef, egg, alternative protein, salt, oils, starches, sweeteners, cocoa and chocolate.

Job Purpose and Impact

The Quality Specialist will provide specialized knowledge of specific segments of quality systems such as food safety and quality auditing, specific product line knowledge, computer systems, management or oversight of External Manufacturers and other needed focus areas. In this role, you will be involved in preparation and participation of audits and you will work together with internal and external teams to address customer requirements.

Key Accountabilities

  • Audit External Manufacturers or suppliers and vendors to ensure that established quality standards are met.
  • Work closely with cross functional teams, including product management and production, to identify and mitigate quality risks.
  • Conduct root cause analysis for defects, nonconformities or other quality failures.
  • Ensure compliance with formal external and internal quality standards.
  • Provide management of specific segments of quality management systems and provide continuous improvement support where needed.
  • Investigate and responds to customer complaints and provide guidance.
  • Independently solve moderately complex issues with minimal supervision, while escalating more complex issues to appropriate staff.
  • Other duties as assigned

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in a related field or equivalent experience
  • Strong analytical skills
  • Strong interpersonal skills
  • Excellent communication skills
  • Proven experience in prioritizing work and meeting deadlines
  • Flexibility: able to cope with fast changes within a growing company
  • Minimum of two years of related work experience
  • Other minimum qualifications may apply

Preferred Qualifications

  • Experience in conducting food safety audits
  • 3rd Party auditor 

Our Offer
We provide a fast paced stimulating international environment, which will stretch your abilities and channel your talents. We also offer competitive salary and benefits combined with outstanding career development opportunities in one of the largest and most solid private companies in the world.

We welcome applications from people with disabilities and are committed to providing an inclusive, accessible recruitment process and workplace. We encourage candidates to let us know if they require any accommodations during the recruitment or interview process so we can support them appropriately.

Interested? Then make sure to send us your CV and cover letter in English today:  
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