About us  

REDUCED stands at the forefront of B2B upcycling, pioneering innovative approaches in fermentation technologies to develop savoury food ingredients.

Our mission is to elevate the power of gastronomic sciences to industry quality standards and contribute delicious taste solutions for a circular food system.  

We’re looking for a full time Food Safety & Quality Assurance Specialist to own food safety in R&D from concept to production, within the FSSC 22000 framework. 

Position overview 

As a food safety and quality assurance specialist, you’ll ensure the safety of our ingredients, products, and processes from development through production. Responsibilities include leading risk assessments, ensuring regulatory compliance, verifying shelf-life, and supporting quality systems for consistency and excellence. 

• Reporting to: Head of R&D, with formal reporting into the quality function

Key Responsibilities 

Food Safety 

• Obtain, maintain and uphold FSSC 22000 certification requirements. 

• Lead risk assessment and approval of new raw materials, intermediates, finished products, and processes. 

• Perform shelf-life/sensory analyses to guarantee safety and stability. 

Quality Assurance 

• Maintain R&D QA systems for product consistency and compliance. 

• Work with R&D to integrate safety & quality from idea to launch. 

• Conduct internal sensory quality assessment of products to be released to market. 

Success Criteria 

• Cross functional alignment to lift quality mindset across the company 

• Capillary implementation of standard operating procedures (SOPs) to maintain quality standards within the REDUCED NPD framework 

• Ensure quality compliance of all new fermentation processes 

• Guarantee food safe and quality products at scale. 

• Timely execution: delivery quality compliance documentation in support of new product launches and operational excellence. 

Qualifications 

• Degree in Food Safety and Quality Management. 

• Min 5 years of proven food safety & QA experience in fermentation and/or savoury ingredient production. 

• Strong knowledge of FSSC 22000 or other GFSI standards. 

Why Join Us 

• Work in an innovation-driven, sustainability-focused environment. 

• Direct impact on upcycling projects with real industry change 

• Possibility to expand contract to full time in H1 2026 

Attention: only applications with resume and cover letter (not AI generated and combined in 1 pdf document ) will be considered