Head of Quality Control (chemical analysis and sensory science) m/f/d, 80 - 100%

We create value meaningfully.

Are you looking for a new professional challenge in a modern and sustainable company? The Centravo-Gruppe offers you versatile jobs and career opportunities in the areas of production, logistics, technology, administration, and the food industry. As a leading Swiss group of companies in the sustainable circular economy, our employees make an important daily contribution to security of supply and resource utilization in Switzerland. With modern workplaces, secure perspectives, and responsible tasks, we create a working environment in which our employees can develop long-term. Immediately or by arrangement, we are looking for an engaged and analytically skilled personality for our central laboratory in Lyss as

Head of Quality Control (chemical analysis and sensory science) m/f/d, 80 - 100%

What you can achieve:

• Management of the chemical-analytical laboratory in two-shift operation (Monday - Friday) for FFA, POZ, SFC, NIR, refractive index, water content, induction time, drop/rising melting point, iodine/anisidine value, Dobi value, color measurement, antioxidant detection, fatty acid spectrum, 3-MCPD, glycidol, and MOSH/MOAH for animal and vegetable fats and oils, various special products, and collagen
• Leadership and development of 8 employees as well as occasional, active work in the laboratory
• Responsibility for smooth laboratory operations, maintenance, calibration, and servicing of analytical devices as well as participation in proficiency tests
• Data maintenance in LIMS, IQSoft, and Improve
• Implementation of corrective measures including material blocks/releases
• Management of the sensory laboratory
• Ownership and lead in digitalization and optimization projects such as connecting analytical devices to LIMS, digital recording and sample routing via barcode, evaluation and validation of new analytical methods (quantitative determination of DHA, CDR Foodlab for iodine value and Dobi value, etc.)
• Supporting the Heads of Quality Management as well as Quality Assurance & Process
• Engineering during food safety incidents
• Cross-departmental and cross-operational technical project cooperation as required

What you bring with you:

• Completed vocational training as a chemical laboratory technician, further studies an advantage
• Practical professional experience in a production company (Food, Pharma, Cosmetics) as well as at least three years of leadership experience in a comparable position is mandatory
• A stable personality, empathy, and enjoyment of working with people
• Willingness to learn and multitasking ability
• High degree of self-organization and situational flexibility
• Hands-on and service-provider mentality
• Good technical understanding
• Very good German and English skills in spoken and written form

What we offer:

• A meaningful activity through closed, sustainable circular economy
• Appreciation, teamwork, and room for co-design
• "Du" culture, flat hierarchies, and short communication channels
• Modern workplaces, personal laptop computer, and business mobile phone
• One day of home office per week possible
• Free drinks and fruit at the workplace
• Free parking spaces

Do you feel addressed? Then send us your complete, electronic application via our job portal today. Questions in advance or requests for a callback are welcome to

Applications are accepted exclusively via the job portal.

We fill this position without a recruitment agency.
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