Interim QAQC Packaging Specialist

Are you an expert in quality assurance and packaging, with a passion for the beauty industry? Innovative Beauty Group (IBG) is looking for an Interim QA/QC Packaging Specialist to play a key role in the development of new packaging for innovative cosmetic products. Quality is at the heart of everything we do. In this interim role, you will help ensure that quality is embedded from the earliest stages of the product-development process through to delivery. Welcome to IBG! IBG (Innovative Beauty Group) is a global one-stop beauty shop. By partnering with our clients as an extension of their teams, we bring beauty visions to life. IBG consists of more than 300 colleagues spread over 13 locations worldwide.    Within IBG Netherlands, we specialize in turnkey solutions, private label and packaging in the Beauty and Home Care industry. Together we are concept builders with global opportunities for well-known retailers and brands from your favorite shopping street. There is a good chance that one of our products is already in your home!  What will you do as Interim QA/QC Specialist? As an Interim QA/QC Packaging Specialist, you will be a driving force behind the quality of our packaging. You will develop and implement quality plans that help raise our packaging standards, ensure that processes comply with applicable EU legislation and regulations, and support internal teams, including Product Development and Project Management, with customer queries relating to quality assurance. Alongside your Quality Assurance responsibilities, you will play an important role in Quality Control. You will conduct sample inspections to assess the quality and functionality of packaging and report your findings in detail. When defects are identified, you will use your technical knowledge of cosmetic packaging to investigate root causes quickly and propose effective corrective and preventive actions. This is an interim position. You will join the team for a defined period to provide specialist QA/QC packaging expertise and support business continuity, ongoing projects and quality improvement initiatives. Key responsibilities: - Develop, establish and maintain quality procedures, standards and specifications for EU suppliers; - Read and write technical manuals and documentation; - Support the preparation of work instructions and procedures; - Collaborate with colleagues to identify, develop and implement quality initiatives; - Complete documentation in customer portals relating to product specifications and certificates; - Proactively build and maintain insight into the quality portfolio of preferred suppliers, supporting customer requests for new projects; - Carry out quality and functionality checks on packaging samples; - Investigate packaging-related quality issues, identify root causes and propose corrective and preventive actions; - Support the registration, follow-up and resolution of quality complaints; - As a quality-management specialist within IBG, you will set the standard for quality assurance and help us deliver on our commitments to both internal and external stakeholders.