We are seeking an ambitious, experienced Quality Assurance Manager to lead a dynamic and vibrant team in an impactful food and nutrition company in Wexford.
The overall purpose of this role is to establish and maintain Quality and Food Safety policies in the plant. You will drive a 'right first time' culture and performance in the plant by ensuring that processes and operations meet customer and regulatory requirements.
Key Responsibilities
- Drive a strong Quality & food safety culture within the plant;
- Implement the Quality Management System in the plant;
- Manage quality performance and KPIs in the plant relating to: Product & Process Quality, Continuous Improvement, Regulatory Compliance;
- Maintain customer product specifications / certifications and final product grading/release;
- Point of contact for Customers for product/process-specific quality support;
- Work collaboratively with Operations Management and team to ensure Quality Assurance requirements are fully resourced to deliver plant in- process, sampling and testing schedules;
- Oversight and support of the plant RCA's, effective CAPA implementation and verification for all process deviations;
- Audit quality practices and processes within the site focusing on Hygiene, HACCP and the prevention of deviations;
- Play a key role in planning and participating in Plant audits with customers, regulatory and other third parties;
- Accountable for delivering a robust plant hygiene monitoring programme;
- Accountable for change control of quality aspects of the plant Operations.
Requirements
- Third level degree minimum in the Food Sciences;
- Minimum of 5+ years in a regulated manufacturing environment in Dairy, Food or Pharmaceutical company in Quality Assurance, Food Safety;
- Experience & certification in Auditing (Lead auditor course) and facilitating Corrective Action, preferably in a Dairy / Food production environment;
- A track record in process improvement activity, ideally from the quality perspective;
- Strong problem solving skills and experience in applying the principles of Lean and TPM;
- Strong team-working and communication skills;
- Aptitude for operational processes, working with cross- functional teams, Lean and continuous improvement;
- Computer literate (Microsoft Office suite & ideally LIMS and Statistical analysis)
If you are interested in this role, please click the apply button or contact Nicole at or call 021 2300 300.
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