A busy and highly successful manufacturing site in Kilkenny is on the look out for a Quality Assurance officer to join their tenured team.
The successful candidate will have experience in a similar role within the Food or Feed or industry with knowledge of Food safety systems and will be a motivated team player. The ideal candidate will have 2+ years' experience of working in a manufacturing environment, ideally with a good knowledge of Quality Management Systems.
Role Responsibilities:
- Maintain Food Safety & Quality Management Systems and Standards including ISO 9001, HACCP and customers' standards together with all quality and regulatory documentation relevant to the company.
- Work with the Quality Team to assess compliance of systems, facilities, and procedures through internal audits and assessments, assuring compliance to regulatory requirements and company specifications.
- Implement Change Control and maintain appropriate documentation as per procedure
- Report non-conformances and implement corrective and preventative actions.
- Develop and implement continuous improvement across all areas and initiate a culture of Food Safety responsibility across all levels.
- Implement Approved Suppliers Program and review accordingly.
- Review customer specifications, raw material specifications, Safety Data Sheets and packaging specifications as required.
- Co-ordinate and investigate customer complaints and record as per procedure.
- Conduct daily checks across the site to verify compliance.
- Co-ordinate the calibration of all testing and measurement devices.
- Any other ad hoc duties as and when required.
Essential Requirements
- 3rd Level degree in Food Science, Agricultural Science or equivalent.
- 2+ years' experience in a similar role within the Food/Feed Industry.
- Knowledge of quality standards and regulations (e.g. ISO, BRC, HACCP, GMP).
- Strong IT skills with knowledge of SAP an advantage.
- A motivated team player with excellent communication skills and great attention to detail.
- Good organisational skills and problem solving abilities
- Flexible to the needs of the business.
This is a days role.
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