Quality Officer (Taguig City, PH)

Join the Magic
At Puratos, we create innovative food solutions for the health and well-being of people everywhere. As the global leader in bakery, patisserie and chocolate ingredients, we help our customers to be successful with their business, by turning technologies and experiences from food cultures around the world into new opportunities.

We are more than 10.000 employees in over 70 countries and a consolidated turnover of 3 billion euros. Our passion for innovation, a pioneering spirit and the unique Puratos culture drive our solid growth and vision for the future This, along with our commitment to our local communities, is what makes working at Puratos so magical.

To strengthen our team in Puratos Philippines, we are looking for:

Quality Officer
Taguig Philippines

Your Mission

Quality Officer is responsible for ensuring that PPI products meet the highest standards of quality and safety. This position is responsible for implementing and maintaining quality assurance processes throughout the manufacturing process, from raw materials to finished products. Understands the importance of cleanliness and orderliness of personnel, facility, and work flow in food manufacturing.
What you will do

QC Laboratory Operations (Primary Responsibility):
•    Perform testing, evaluation, and release of Raw Materials (RM), Packaging Materials (PM), and Finished Goods (FG) in accordance with approved specifications and procedures.
•    Conduct production line clearances to ensure compliance with quality and food safety requirements prior to and during production.
•    Perform returns processing, evaluation, and disposition, including documentation of findings and recommended actions.
•    Conduct bake applications and product validations as required to support quality verification and technical assessments.
•    Ensure compliance with Good Laboratory Practices (GLP), proper handling of samples, and accurate recording of laboratory test results.
Food Safety and Quality Management System (FSSC 22000):
•    Monitor and coordinate Change Management activities, ensuring timely completion, approval, communication, and effective implementation of changes.
•    Manage  Document  Control and Document  Management,  including  customer-documented requests, controlled distribution, and records maintenance.
•    Support and execute traceability exercises, mock recalls, and related documentation in compliance with FSSC and regulatory requirements.
•    Coordinate    HALAL    compliance    activities,    including    monitoring    of    requirements, documentation, and coordination with relevant stakeholders.
Audits and Compliance:
•    Participate in and support internal audits, external audits, and certification audits, ensuring timely closure of findings and completion of audit cycles.
•    Ensure compliance with food safety standards, regulatory requirements, and company policies, including FSSC, HACCP, GMP, and applicable local regulations.
Supplier and Material Quality Management:
 

•    Support supplier evaluation, monitoring, and audits to ensure compliance with quality and food safety requirements.
•    Coordinate with Procurement and suppliers regarding quality-related concerns for RM and PM.
Customer Complaint and Non-Conformance Management:
•    Assist in investigating customer complaints, non-conformances, and deviations related to product quality or food safety.
•    Implement and monitor corrective and preventive actions (CAPA) to prevent recurrence.
Training and Continuous Improvement:
•    Provide or support training for production and relevant personnel on quality and food safety, and laboratory requirements.
•    Identify opportunities for process improvements in QC laboratory operations and quality systems.
Flexibility and Support Functions:
•    Perform other quality- and food safety–related duties as required to support operational needs, special projects, or FSQMS improvements.

What we expect from you
•    Education
o    Preferred - bachelor’s degree in science related course (Chemistry, Chemical Technology), license required.
•    Work experience
o    Minimum of 1-2 years of experience in quality control or assurance, preferably in food manufacturing.
o    In-depth knowledge of food safety and quality management systems (e.g., FSSC, HACCP, GMP).
o    Experience with quality control techniques, sensory evaluation, and laboratory testing methods.
o    Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with attention to detail.
o    Excellent communication and interpersonal skills to collaborate effectively across departments.
o    Ability to work independently and prioritize tasks in a fast-paced environment.

Required Competencies
•    Collaborating Effectively: Ability to think and act as one team in a spirit of trust and respect. Being open to different ideas. Working intentionally towards consensus in the achievement of shared objectives. Building formal and informal relationship networks.
•    Communicating Effectively: Developing and delivering communications in diverse modes that generate a clear understanding of the unique needs of different audiences
•    Driving Performance: Showing ambition and going the extra mile in achieving expected results. Driving sustainable operational excellence through diligent planning, prioritization, monitoring & effective use of resources. Taking responsibility for decisions, actions and mistakes. Dealing with setbacks and unexpected situations in a positive and confident way
•    Improving Continuously: Being passionate about achieving high quality standards for oneself and the organization. Constantly looking for and taking advantage of improvement opportunities. Building self-awareness and embracing learning and development opportunities. Proposing new ideas and demonstrating openness for change. Building self-awareness and embracing learning and development opportunities
 

•    Managing Customer Needs: Being able and eager to find out what the internal or external customer wants and needs and to act accordingly, taking the organization’s costs and benefits into account. Making the life of the customer easier. Fostering a customer centric culture

Offer
Puratos provides a dynamic, entrepreneurial environment that encourages our people to take initiatives and bring ideas that will contribute to the success of the company. Puratos offers a competitive package (salary, group insurance, healthcare, training…) but additionally, offers you a position that you can further develop and shape.

What you can expect from Puratos
•    You will join a stable family business that has become an international market leader. You will be welcomed in a dynamic work environment where passion for innovation, team spirit and continuous improvement are part of our main priorities. You can expect to have a fascinating and varied job in an atmosphere with open communication, where personal development is strongly encouraged through ownership, coaching and training.

We are a warm family company with a historical growth track record and a clear long-term vision for the future. We promote a caring, trustful, and respecting work environment by putting people first.

We at Puratos cultivate an inclusive global workplace, that fully embraces diversity and equal opportunities for all. We strive to reflect the richness of our customers, communities, and society, accelerating our ability to innovate and deliver on our commitments.

About us
The secrets behind Puratos’ global success and consistent growth are taste and quality. We would like to welcome you within our enthusiastic, committed and passionate team of more than 10.000 employees.
We are an international player and, what is more, a Belgian family business. Our people make the difference every single day. How? By developing, producing and distributing a unique and high-quality range of ingredients for bakers, pastry-chefs and chocolatiers, since 1919.
More than a century later, our products and services are available in 100+ countries around the world. Our passion for innovation, closeness to our customers, and their customers, as well as our core values form the basis of our passion to improve.
This is what makes working at Puratos so magical! Shall we meet soon?