Our client, a food-grade recycled polyethylene terephthalate company, is seeking a proactive and results driven Quality Engineer/ Quality & Compliance Manager to oversee all quality management activities for its food-grade recycled polyethylene terephthalate (rPET) flake production facility.

ROLE PROFILE

The ideal candidate will be responsible for incoming material inspections, in-process quality control, final product testing, quality documentation, customer specifications, and implementation of international certification standards required for export markets and ensure the facility consistently meets food-grade quality benchmarks and maintains full compliance with all relevant international standards and customer requirements.

DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES:

Quality Control & Inspections

• Develop and implement quality control procedures across the entire production process
• Establish quality standards for incoming PET bottles
• Monitor contamination levels including PVC, PP/PE caps, labels, metals, and organic contamination
• Approve incoming raw materials before processing
• Conduct routine quality inspections throughout production
• Perform incoming, in-process, and final quality inspections
• Perform moisture testing, contamination inspections, colour analysis, bulk density checks, particle size checks, and product sampling
• Issue Certificates of Analysis (COA) for customer shipments

Certification & Compliance Management

• Lead implementation of ISO 9001
• Lead implementation of ISO 14001
• Lead implementation of Global Recycled Standard (GRS)
• Lead implementation of recyclability of plastic packaging (RecyClass) Certification
• Lead implementation of European certification scheme for plastic recycling facilities
• Support Food and Drug Administration food-contact compliance initiatives
• Support European Food Safety Authority food-contact compliance initiatives
• Maintain all certification records and audit documentation

Documentation & Record Keeping

• Develop Standard Operating Procedures and work instructions
• Maintain inspection reports, corrective action reports, supplier quality records, and customer quality records
• Ensure complete traceability from incoming bottles to exported finished product
• Customer Quality Support
• Respond to customer quality inquiries
• Support customer audits
• Coordinate quality documentation requests
• Investigate complaints and implement corrective actions

Team Training

• Train employees on quality standards, contamination prevention, sorting techniques, inspection procedures, food-grade handling requirements, and Good Manufacturing practices

EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE:

• A minimum of Bachelor’s degree or diploma in Chemical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Quality Engineering, Polymer Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Environmental Engineering, or a related field
• A minimum of 3+ years’ experience in in plastics manufacturing, recycling, food packaging, beverage manufacturing, or polymer processing
• Experience with ISO systems is strongly preferred

REQUIREMENTS

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong knowledge of quality control processes (inspection, testing, production monitoring)
• Ability to develop sops, documentation, and traceability systems
• Familiarity with certifications and compliance with food-contact standards