Food Safety & Quality Assurance Technologist (m/f/x)

Job Description

HelloFresh: Join one of the World’s fastest growing startups

At HelloFresh, our mission is to change the way people eat - forever. From our 2011 founding in Europe’s vibrant tech hub Berlin, we’ve become the global market leader in the meal kit sector and inspire millions of energised home cooks across the globe every week.

We offer our meal kit boxes full of exciting recipes and thoughtfully sourced, fresh ingredients in more than 15 countries (and counting!) from 7 different offices. Our more than 5000 employees are the heart and soul of our highly international, fast-paced and dynamic environment where innovation and smart action are encouraged.

We want you to join us in Oslo and help take HelloFresh Nordics to the next level - as a company with astronomical growth, it is the perfect time to join. You will have the opportunity to make an immediate impact to our thousands of Nordic members as well as empower you to grow your career with us. This is finally your opportunity to grow WITH a company and we can’t wait to welcome you onboard.

About the Job

We are looking for a motivated, detail-oriented Food Safety and Quality Assurance Technologist to work for our Nordic region. You will be at the centre of our quality assurance initiatives maintaining close contact with other FSQA team members, the production, procurement and culinary teams to ensure that our food safety and quality standards are unparalleled - from our manufacturing practices to our suppliers to the consumer communication on our recipe cards, website and packing .

The Job

• Work closely with the production team in managing food safety and quality from inbounding to despatch, including ensure conformance to HelloFresh standards, Food Safety Regulations, GMP, GHP, including equipment and environmental sanitation
• Support with quality control activities during inbounding i.e. visual quality checks and weight checks, and quality checks in production. Communicate with relevant stakeholders in case of product quality non-conformance
• Responsible for compilation and maintenance of inspection reports and records (ex. GMP records, temp logs)
• Conduct transit temperature validation tests
• Work with the procurement team and our suppliers to proactively manage suppliers’ compliance with requirements, review and approve supplier specifications and onboard new suppliers
• Support in creating and reviewing product labels and packaging as well as ensure that websites and recipes cards are accurate and consistent
• Implement corrective / preventative actions arising from internal audits, customer complaints, regulatory visits, Root Cause Analysis or other internal / external processes
• Collaborate with the International FSQA teams on strategic projects successfully adopting and implementing these locally

Who You Are

• Fluency orally and in writing in Norwegian and professional proficiency in English is a hard requirement
• Master's degree in Food Science or similar discipline in Norway with top performance
• 1-3 years experience in a food safety / quality role in warehousing
• Experience working in a GMP facility is an asset and familiarity with HACCP principles
• Good analytical skills – solid command of Excel/Google Sheets and Word/Google Doc is a must
• Great organisational and time management skills
• Comfortable working in a deadline-driven and fast-paced environment
• Embraces change, challenge and working in an autonomous way

We offer you a chance to make a difference in a fast growing technology company

• The chance to have a serious impact on one of the fastest growing technology companies in Europe in an exciting growth phase
• Direct, high impact on our product and operations setup from day one
• A vibrant, international environment with mission-driven colleagues
• A guaranteed steep learning curve & boost for your career
• Competitive compensation and plenty of room for personal growth
• Benefit from our selection of employee perks (65% reduction on your HelloFresh boxes, training and development budget, free drinks and snacks in the office, etc.)

Are you up for a challenge?

For further information please contact Head of Procurement, Laura Hagelskjaer-Aabech at [email protected]

We will be conducting interviews on an ongoing basis and will close down the position once the successful candidates have been found.

Please submit your complete application below including your earliest starting date.