Team Leader - Quality Assurance
About the job
- A completed qualification is required; a degree in nutrition, food technology, or a comparable field is preferred.
- Several years of quality-management experience in food production and at least three years of leadership experience are required.
- Knowledge of food law and application of HACCP and IFS standards is required.
- Good Microsoft Office skills and German proficiency at least at B2 level are required.
- Flexibility with working hours and willingness to travel are required.
- Careful work, clear communication, resilience, and assertiveness are required.
- Take strategic and operational responsibility for quality assurance at the site.
- Continuously monitor and optimize existing processes and quality standards.
- Manage complaints and defects and implement appropriate corrective measures.
- Maintain and continuously develop certified standards including IFS, BIO, AMA, and OGT.
- Ensure compliance with food-law requirements and coordinate with external authorities.
About the company
REWE Group Austria runs supermarkets, discount stores and drugstores that sell groceries and everyday household goods to consumers. Its retail businesses combine different store formats with online shopping, while a shared organization handles purchasing and the movement of products to local shops. The group buys goods for resale through its stores and also operates wholesale and tourism businesses. Organized under REWE International AG, it manages the Austrian business and international grocery operations elsewhere in Europe as part of the German REWE Group. The Austrian business traces its roots to a Vienna shop opened in 1953 and is headquartered in Wiener Neudorf, Lower Austria.
Company Size
10,001+
Company Stage
N/A
Total Funding
N/A
Headquarters
Wiener Neudorf, Austria
Founded
1953
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Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- Graduates get broad management training: REWE offers a 15-month program with store experience, rotations and an overseas project.
- Entry routes extend beyond university: REWE apprentices choose from 20 occupations on its Austrian careers site.
- The product range has owned alternatives: REWE sells organic, budget and household lines under its own brands.
What critics are saying
- Leadership representation trails the workforce: REWE reports 59.4% women in defined management roles, versus 69.5% of employees.
- Logistics depends on outside hauliers: REWE moves 65% of freight itself and outsources the rest.
- A long logistics rebuild lies ahead: REWE budgets EUR 600 million for ALPHA, with completion planned for 2030.
What makes REWE Group Austria unique
- Food production stays in-house: REWE cuts and packages meat at its Eberstalzell plant for its Austrian stores.
- Loyalty reaches beyond one chain: REWE says its jo Bonus Club rewards work across 16 partner companies.
- Local entrepreneurs run part of the network: independent ADEG merchants operate stores and employ their own teams.
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