External quality and food safety specialist / manager
Professional quality and food safety oversight – without the need to hire a full-time specialist.
Not every food production company needs a permanent quality or food safety specialist, but every company needs to ensure safe production, regulatory compliance and an effective food safety management system.
MB “Maisto saugos kodas” provides external quality and food safety specialist and manager services tailored to the individual needs of each company.
We can take care of periodic system oversight, get regularly involved in day-to-day quality and food safety processes, or coordinate agreed functions as an external manager.
When is an external specialist the right choice?
External quality and food safety specialist or manager services may be the right solution when:
- The company needs professional food safety oversight but does not need a full-time specialist.
- The employee responsible for food safety lacks time or specific competencies.
- The company is growing, expanding its product range or production volumes, which increases the need for quality and food safety management.
- Regular help is needed with maintaining documentation, carrying out audits, evaluating suppliers and managing non-conformities.
- The company wants to hand over part of its quality and food safety functions to an external specialist or manager.
Choose the right level of cooperation for your company
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Level I – Periodic oversight
When the company has an employee responsible for food safety but needs periodic professional oversight.
We periodically assess how your food safety and quality management system works, advise on relevant issues and provide recommendations for process improvement.
- Our role:
- we assess, advise and recommend.
- On-site visits:
- approximately once per quarter.
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Level II – External specialist
When the company needs a specialist regularly involved in quality and food safety activities.
We get involved in carrying out agreed quality and food safety processes: we perform assessments, analyse data, prepare and update documentation, help implement requirements and solve day-to-day operational issues.
- Our role:
- we perform, analyse, prepare and help implement.
- On-site visits:
- approximately 1–2 times per month.
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Level III – External manager
When the company wants to hand over the management of agreed quality and food safety functions to an external manager.
We coordinate agreed quality and food safety management functions, initiate the necessary actions, organise their implementation, monitor results and help ensure the system works consistently.
- Our role:
- we manage, initiate, coordinate and control.
- On-site visits:
- approximately 3–4 times per month.
The scope, responsibilities, visit frequency and terms of cooperation for all service levels are agreed individually according to the company’s needs.
How do we start working together?
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We discuss your needs
We get to know your company’s operations, the current state of quality and food safety management and your expectations of an external specialist or manager.
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We define the scope of services
We agree which functions will be performed, which responsibilities will be assigned, how often visits are needed and what support will be provided remotely.
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We prepare a tailored proposal
Based on the agreed scope, we prepare a cooperation proposal that clearly defines the services, responsibilities and terms of cooperation.
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We get to work
We get involved in your company’s operations according to the agreed cooperation model. The scope of services can be reviewed as your company’s needs change.
Looking for a quality or food safety specialist?
Perhaps your company does not need a new full-time employee – professional external support tailored to your specific needs may be enough.
Let’s discuss your company’s situation and assess together which cooperation model would suit you best.
