Ideal for a mid-level Quality Engineer with a background in food manufacturing and quality systems. You should possess a Bachelor's degree in engineering, prefe
Work type: unknown
Location: Vlissingen
Type: Full-time
Ideal for a mid-level Quality Engineer with a background in food manufacturing and quality systems. You should possess a Bachelor's degree in engineering, preferably food or chemical, and have hands-on experience with HACCP and GFSI standards. **What makes it worth a look...** This full-time role at Oatly in Vlissingen involves driving quality and food safety initiatives, acting as the main quality interface with co-packers, and conducting root cause analysis. The company offers 30 days of holiday, a pension plan, and a vitality allowance. **You might be a good fit if you...** * Have a solid understanding of food manufacturing processes and quality risks. * Can analyze deviations and non-conformities using structured root cause analysis. * Are data-driven and experienced with quality data, lab results, and trend analysis. * Possess Dutch and English language skills at a very good verbal and written level.
## WHY OATLY
Hello potential future Oatly employee. It’s us, the original oat drink company that started in Sweden back 30 or so years ago.
We’ve become a popular and pioneering dairy-alt player in the market. We're continuing to establish our presence here, determined on being part of the discussion on the long-term future of the food and beverage industry. With this growth, we need more brilliant minds to come work with us to keep the momentum going and the oat drink flowing.
Our mission is to make it easy for people to eat better and live healthier lives without recklessly taxing the planet’s resources. If this resonates with you, then maybe you’d like work for Oatly, too. So, let’s get to the formal stuff.
## The Role
As a Quality Engineer at Oatly, you drive and coordinate quality and food safety work at the Vlissingen site, ensuring compliance with food legislation, BRC and internal Oatly standards.
The role includes close collaboration with AMC and other co‑packers, where you are Oatly’s main quality interface. You follow up deviations, drive corrective actions and support quality improvements across the supply chain. You also work hands‑on with daily quality activities, quality data and training, turning insights into tangible improvements in quality and food safety. As our Quality Engineer you will work closely with Production, Engineering, and QPI to ensure that quality and food safety are designed into processes and continuously improved, not only controlled.
### Key responsibilities
To be successful in this role, you have a solid background in food manufacturing and hands‑on quality work, and you feel at home in a production environment where you move naturally between day‑to‑day operations and more long‑term quality topics.
You are curious and not afraid to ask questions to understand what is really happening. You help create a culture where people speak up, report issues and learn from failures – focusing on fixing problems rather than placing blame. At the same time, you are confident in your role as a guardian of compliance and food safety. You communicate clearly, can say no when needed, and do not allow unclear messaging when it comes to quality. You stay flexible, adapt to changing priorities and are always open to learning.
#### Must haves for the role
Last day of application: 28 of May, 2026.
[Phew! Well done if you’ve got this far. We’re glad we’ve still got your attention because we’ve got one last super important point to make.
As you can probably tell, we’re a norm-breaking company. For us, diversity and differences are an obvious asset. We know that amazing candidates can sometimes be put off applying for a job unless they can tick every box, and that makes us really sad. So please trust your gut and pop in your application if it’s feeling right. Good luck!]
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