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Quality coordinator CV: example and template

This example is for quality coordinators at food, automotive, pharmaceutical and packaging plants, and for quality inspectors and process engineers who want to take charge of the quality system.

The employer wants to know which quality system you run, which audits you prepare, how you handle complaints and which metrics you improve. We show you how to describe this on your CV.

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Example CV: quality coordinator

All the details in this example are fictional. Treat it as a model of layout and wording, and replace the content with your own experience.

Ewa Czarnecka

Quality coordinator

Grudziadz +48 123 456 789 ewa.czarnecka@example.com

Professional profile

Quality coordinator with 6 years of experience at a dairy plant. I run a quality system that meets IFS and BRC, prepare customer and certification audits, handle complaints and coordinate corrective actions with production. The plant passed 3 consecutive IFS audits at higher level, and complaints fell by 35% in 2 years.

Work experience

Quality coordinator

03.2021 - present

Dairy plant, Grudziadz

  • Running a quality system that meets IFS, BRC and HACCP principles.
  • Preparing certification and customer audits, 3 IFS audits at higher level.
  • Handling customer complaints and root cause analysis, complaints down 35%.
  • Assessing raw material and packaging suppliers, supplier audits.
  • Hygiene and quality training for production staff.

Quality control specialist

07.2018 - 02.2021

Fruit processing plant, Torun

  • Checking raw materials and finished products.
  • Keeping HACCP records.
  • Working with the laboratory.

Education

Master's degree, food technology

2013 - 2018

Nicolaus Copernicus University in Torun

Skills

  • IFS and BRC quality systems
  • HACCP
  • Internal and supplier audits
  • Complaints and root cause analysis
  • Corrective actions
  • Quality training

Training and certificates

  • ISO 9001 internal auditor, 2020
  • IFS Food version 8 training, 2024
  • Root cause analysis methods training, 2022

Languages

  • English: B2

Additional information

  • Category B driving licence and willing to audit suppliers on site

I hereby consent to the processing of my personal data for the purposes necessary to carry out the recruitment process, in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 (GDPR).

How to write a quality coordinator CV

Professional summary

Write which quality system you run, at which plant and which audits you prepare. Add a result, for example a passed audit or fewer complaints, because the employer is looking for someone who keeps certificates and customer trust. Name the standards, for example IFS, BRC or ISO 9001.

Quality control specialist with 3 years of experience at a meat plant. I check raw materials and products, keep HACCP records and take part in customer audits. I have internal auditor training and am looking for work as a quality coordinator.

Experience: duties and achievements

Describe the system, standards, audits, complaints, suppliers and training. Show results in numbers, for example audit outcomes and fewer complaints. Add how you coordinate corrective actions with production.

Weaker: Quality system.

Better: Running a quality system that meets IFS, BRC and HACCP principles.

Weaker: Audits.

Better: Preparing certification and customer audits, 3 IFS audits at higher level.

Weaker: Complaints.

Better: Handling customer complaints and root cause analysis, complaints down 35%.

Skills worth listing

List standards, audits, complaints, root cause analysis, corrective actions and training. In your soft skills show accuracy, consistency and talking to production, because changes have to be made together with people on the shop floor.

Professional skills

  • IFS and BRC
  • HACCP
  • Audits
  • Complaints
  • Root cause analysis
  • Supplier assessment

Personal skills

  • Accuracy
  • Consistency
  • Communication
  • Analytical thinking
  • Resilience to stress

Training and certificates

List training in standards, for example IFS, BRC, ISO 9001 or IATF 16949, and internal auditor qualifications. Give the version or year of each standard, because requirements change.

Quality coordinator CV with no experience

Describe placements in a laboratory or quality department, your studies and thesis. Show that you know HACCP principles and documentation.

Start as a quality inspector or quality control specialist. An internal auditor course is a good first step.

Tailoring your CV to the job offer

A food plant looks for IFS, BRC and HACCP, automotive production for IATF and quality tools, and a pharmaceutical company for good manufacturing practice. Move to the top what the job ad is about.

The most common mistakes on a quality coordinator CV

Questions and answers

What should a quality coordinator put on a CV?

The plant, standards, audits, complaints, suppliers, corrective actions, results and training.

How does a coordinator differ from a quality inspector?

An inspector checks products, while a coordinator runs the whole quality system, audits and corrective actions.

Is an internal auditor course needed?

Not always, but it helps, because a coordinator runs internal audits.

Which results are worth giving?

Audit outcomes, the number of complaints, scrap rate and how promptly corrective actions are closed.

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