Overview
Quality Specialist required by our client a large FMCG company based in South Tipperary . Working as part of a busy Quality team, reporting to the Quality Manager, you will
Assist on executing key internal controls and auditing reviews to ensure compliance to Food Safety standards for the Industry
RESPONSIBILITIES:
Responsibilities associated with this role include, but are not limited to the following:
- Internal Auditing (Structural, Traceability, Document Control etc.)
- Maintaining, reviewing and updating site HACCP plans
- Day to day validation of site quality management systems
- Reviewing and updating documentation, SOP’s & check sheets
- Customer complaint investigation and close out
- Undertaking quality improvement projects
- Facilitate and aid in customer trace requests
- Legislative, BRC, NSAI/HSE and customer standards compliance
- Product sampling and non-conformance investigation and close out
- Hygiene reviews
- Final product label verification
- Reporting supplier non-conformances
- Participation in 3rd party audits and resulting non-conformance report close out
- Working closely with the other QA team members to ensure product safety on an ongoing basis
- Ensuring that food safety and quality of finished product as per specifications
The ideal candidate will have
- Minimum recognised Diploma in a food discipline or B.Sc. in science discipline.
- Ideally 1 -3 years QA/QC experience in Food Manufacturing environment
- Be self-motivated
- Have the ability to work on one’s own initiative
- Be a keen team player
- Have good communication skills (verbal & written)
- Have basic computer literacy
- Have an aptitude for problem solving
- Have an aptitude for informed decision making
- Attention to detail very important