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As Projectleader Food Safety at PepsiCo, you are responsible for all food safety topics, such as implementing, ensuring compliance with, and continuously improving PepsiCo’s overall program Consumer Risk Protection (CRP), location Zaandam (The Netherlands).

Company

The acquisition of Pepsi Bottling Group and PepsiAmericas makes PepsiCo the largest food and beverage company in North America and second largest worldwide, with a turnover of nearly $ 60 billion per year and approximately 285,000 employees. PepsiCo consists of Frito-Lay, Pepsi-Cola, 7UP, Tropicana, Gatorade, Quaker and Duyvis. PepsiCo offers product choices to meet a broad variety of needs and preferences, from treat for you items to product choices that contribute to healthier lifestyles. Three major sustainable advantages give PepsiCo a competitive edge as they operate in the global marketplace: big brands; ability to innovate and create differentiated products; and powerful go-to-market systems. Making it all work are extraordinarily talented and dedicated people. PepsiCo has three production plants in the Netherlands. In order to further strengthen the Quality & Food Safety team at the European leading nuts and peanuts plant in Zaandam, we are currently searching for a highly skilled Projectleader Food Safety.

Position

• Responsible for all food safety topics, such as implementing, ensuring compliance with, and continuously improving PepsiCo’s overall program Consumer Risk Protection (CRP)
• Implementing global food safety Standards and providing expertise in microbiological, chemical and physical food safety and allergens
• Initiating, coordinating, participating in and evaluating of food safety improvement projects
• Delivering food safety knowledge and instructions to (production related) colleagues in the plant
• Conducting, reporting and evaluating food safety related audits
• Building and maintaining a range of internal and external networks to ensure up-to-date understanding of expertise
• Reporting to and substituting the Quality and Food Safety Manager in absence.

Profile

• Bachelor’s degree in Food Science or Technology, preferably with specialisation in food safety
• At least 5 years of relevant work experience, preferably within a QA or food safety environment
• Strong quality mindset and good knowledge about HACCP and risk assessment
• Challenged by working in a professional, dynamic and international organisation 
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English and Dutch
• Personal skills: results oriented, hands on, entrepreneurial, independent, flexible and helicopter view

Respond to

If you are interested in this position, please contact Dirk-Jan van Veldhuizen, telephone: +31.317.468686 (private: +31.6.53137885), or email/send your written application to: info@dupp.nl / Den Uijl Ploeg & Partners, Gen. Foulkesweg 66, 6703 BW Wageningen, the Netherlands