Quality Manager Nutreco Exploration

Job Description
As the Quality Manager for NutEx, based in Arbon (TG), Switzerland, you’ll be instrumental in shaping and elevating the quality function within NutEx/Phytotechnology. You will lead with impact, ensuring that our quality standards not only meet but exceed the global expectations of Nutreco.

This is your chance to own and enhance our quality system from the ground up, setting the stage for long-term success and sustainability in a rapidly evolving sector. You will actively collaborate across departments and functions, driving excellence and innovation at every step.

You’ll report directly to the Business Operations Manager at NCH, with a functional link to the Global Quality Director at Nutreco.

In this role:

• You will collaborate with key leaders such as the Upstream Manager, Discovery Director, Plant Production Group, and Supply Chain Manager to ensure end-to-end Feed to Food Safety and Quality (FSQ) compliance across all phases — from development to production.
• Align NutEx with Nutreco’s global quality standards (e.g. Nutrace), ensuring that every product meets rigorous international standards. You’ll play a pivotal role in connecting NutEx to Nutreco’s global quality network, leveraging shared expertise and best practices.
• Be the face of NutEx for external certification bodies and regulatory authorities, ensuring all certifications are maintained and achieved with excellence. You’ll also support the product development team in designing world-class product specifications.
• As NutEx grows, so will your responsibilities. This role will evolve, giving you the opportunity to lead the quality function of tomorrow in a rapidly developing industry.

Your impact will be measured by your ability to deliver superior safety and quality standards, efficiently manage certifications, and foster strong collaborations across the business. Ultimately, success in this role means you’ll have built a robust and scalable quality system that positions NutEx as a leader in PhytoComplexes within Nutreco and the global market.

What we offer
As Nutreco our mission is ‘Feeding the Future’. In a world with limited natural resources, our ambition is to meet the rising food needs of a growing world population in a sustainable manner. We offer you the opportunity to grow professionally, where you can combine the best of two worlds: the purpose-driven, high-energy environment of NutEx, and the global setting of Nutreco and the broader SHV group. Nutreco belongs to the SHV Family with more than 60.000 employees. Working for Nutreco means an impactful role in an international, dynamic environment with complex and diverse topics with plenty of development opportunities.

What else is in it for you?

• We offer you a fulltime position, 40 hours per week,
• Competitive remuneration package with a good pension scheme,
• You will get 25 vacation days, with the possibility to sell or purchase a limited number of days,
• Opportunity for business travel around the globe,
• On-site presence in Arbon, Thurgau in Switzerland is mandatory for close collaboration with the team,
• Unlimited access to LinkedIn learning platform and we highly promote/create opportunities for personal and professional development.
• An informal global working environment with great colleagues.

 What we ask

The ideal Quality Manager for NutEx is a forward-thinking professional who thrives on building and optimizing quality systems from the ground up. You excel at problem-solving, balancing the big-picture with attention to detail, and driving collaboration across teams. Adaptable and calm under pressure, you embrace change and ensure seamless communication with all stakeholders. You foster strong relationships and inspire trust. Most importantly, you take ownership, delivering results that meet our high standards of quality and safety.

What you bring:

• A master’s degree in food science, biology, chemistry, or a related field.
• Several years of relevant experience, preferably in quality roles in the feed, food or pharma industry.
• Knowledge of food and feed safety regulations.
• Knowledge of quality management systems and certification schemes.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills (English, fluent proficiency in verbal and written).
• Willingness to travel up to 10% of the time.

Extra information / Apply direct

Are you the enthusiastic candidate we are looking for? Then we would like to hear from you You can express your interest in this role by sendig your CV to Jeffrey Duyzer (Talent Acquisition Manager) at jeffrey.duyzer@nutreco.com.