We are seeking an experienced Plant Feed Safety & Quality (FSQ) Manager to oversee quality assurance, feed safety, organic compliance, traceability, regulatory compliance, and quality control operations within a soybean processing facility in Burkina Faso.
The successful candidate will ensure the production of high-quality Organic Soybean Meal (SBM) in line with applicable customer, international organic, food/feed safety and export requirements.
This is an expatriate position. Candidates must be willing to relocate to and work in Burkina Faso.
Key Responsibilities
Quality, Production & Traceability
- Oversee quality control of incoming organic soybeans, work-in-progress and finished products.
- Monitor processing parameters to ensure consistent moisture, protein, oil content, urease and other required quality specifications.
- Manage finished-product testing, release,
COAs and pre-shipment verification.
- Ensure proper container inspection and product documentation before dispatch.
- Maintain robust lot coding, traceability, mass-balance and recall systems.
- Lead investigations into quality deviations and customer complaints, including Root Cause Analysis (RCA) and CAPA implementation.
Organic Compliance & Audits
- Develop and maintain the plant's Organic System Plan (OSP).
- Ensure compliance with
USDA NOP, EU Organic
and applicable customer requirements.
- Implement effective organic segregation, equipment clean-out and line-flush procedures.
- Manage interactions with organic certification bodies and lead internal and external audits.
- Ensure audit findings and corrective actions are properly investigated and closed.