Food Inspector (Part-time/Freelancer)

This position is open for candidates based in either Düsseldorf or Frankfurt. 

Are you a quality control expert looking for a new adventure? Here’s an idea: join the QIMA team as our new Quality Control Inspector.

But what does working for QIMA mean, really? Firstly and foremost, it means helping us make global supply chains more sustainable, smarter, and safer for all. Want to know more? Let us tell you…

At QIMA, we’re on a mission to help our clients make products consumers can trust. Working with over 30,000 global brands, retailers, manufacturers and food growers, we are on the ground wherever products are made. We help businesses secure every step of their supply chain with quality inspections, supplier audits, certifications, and lab testing, all powered by our intelligent digital platform.

Our team of 5,000 QIMers (and counting) across 40 offices and laboratories, are united in our shared passion for innovation and integrity, and guided by our QIMA values in the decisions we make every day. We believe in the work we do, and in making a positive difference in the world. Does this sound like something you’d like to be a part of?

Our Consumer Goods Division is dedicated to helping brands, retailers and manufacturers worldwide deliver safe, quality and ethically made products to their consumers. Every day at work, our inspectors, auditors, and lab techs use their expertise to help safeguard the products you use every day in your home: from clothes and footwear to toys and baby products, to electronics, appliances, and furniture.

As a Quality Control Inspector, you'll be reporting to an Operations Manager and working as a part of our Operations team. At QIMA, the role of Operations is to deliver our industry-leading services to our clients while ensuring that all the work is performed to the QIMA standard of quality. Your role in this will be to:

• Check email daily in order to receive inspection documents and guidelines;
• Attend inspections on time and communicate with supplier in a professional way;
• Perform the inspection of the merchandise according with company procedures. Supervise the stuffing of the containers according with company procedures;
• Fulfill inspection reports according with company procedures and time lines.

Think you have what it takes? We want someone with:

• Experience in quality management for food products, preferably with fruits / vegetables / produces (2 years or more);
• Knowledge of AQL standards, as well as relevant safety and quality regulations;
• Good command of English (spoken and written);
• Great attention to detail and strong professional ethics.

Does this describe you? Then we want to hear from you as soon as possible! Apply now with your CV in English and we can write the next chapter of the QIMA story together.