Description:
Exiting opportunity for a Quality professional with a background working in Dairy/Food Manufacturing available with a renowned company in North Cork. This is an ideal opportunity for a Quality Manager seeking a new opportunity or a Quality Specialist to step into a manager role.
Key Responsibilities:
- Maintain all relevant quality accreditations for the powder department
- Manage operations in a manner which adheres and complies with current BRC, DAFM and customer standards at all times
- Support and drive the Quality agenda and build strong working relationships with all other Departments
- Develop and implement a Critical Food Safety Risk Assessment process
- Assist in maintaining our TACCP/VACCP risk assessment programme
- Capture and ensure all non-conformances are dealt with expediently with all root cause actions closed out and projects initiated as required
- Ensure all customer complaints and non-conformances are effectively recorded/actioned/closed
- Implement and manage the Quality Management System, generating and approving relevant GMP documentation, and managing risks, quality events, and CAPAs
- Manage specifications for all products and implement a regular monitoring schedule flow with all stakeholders to review all products against specification
- Prepare/manage and conduct all internal audits
- Manage and ensure diligent product traceability, laboratory testing programs and product testing
- Work closely with Commercial and Plant Operations teams in the areas of quality program management, inspection coordination and testing requirements
- Implement and manage all necessary internal quality assurance systems and infrastructure to support company growth
- Develop employees through training, monitoring, and mentoring
Key Requirements:
- Minimum 3rd level degree in a science-based discipline.
- Minimum of 2- 5 years Quality / Technical Management experience in a food manufacturing environment.
- Knowledge and experience implementing Quality Systems, BRC Global Food Safety Standard.
- Strong knowledge of HACCP, TACCP, VACCP and Food Fraud
- Strong regulatory knowledge for both product and process
- Quality risk-based thinking and decision-making ability