Quality Systems & Regulatory Manager

Requisition : 63594
Position Type: FT Fixed Term
Workplace Arrangement:

The Quality Systems & Regulatory Manager is responsible for leading and maintaining the site’s Quality Management System, ensuring full compliance with group, customer, regulatory, and third‑party standards. Acting as a key technical partner to Quality and Production teams, the role drives consistency, continuous improvement, and robust governance across all quality, food safety, and regulatory activities on site.

This is a full‑time, onsite role offered on a 1‑year fixed‑term contract (maternity cover), based in Coleraine.

• Develop, implement, and maintain site quality systems, standards, and processes in line with Group Quality, Regulatory, customer, and third‑party requirements.
• Own and continuously improve the site Quality Management System (QMS), ensuring all procedures, forms, and records are accurate, controlled, and up to date.
• Provide technical systems expertise and support to Quality and Production teams, promoting a consistent and standardised approach to QMS activities.
• Manage internal audits and ensure a robust audit programme covering customer technical and regulatory standards.
• Ensure effective traceability systems are in place and regularly tested for robustness and compliance.
• Maintain customer product specifications, ensuring they are agreed, approved, and signed off.
• Oversee quality documentation and material approvals, ensuring correct setup and control within SAP.
• Generate and maintain internal KPIs and customer reports, delivering accurate analysis and trend data.
• Support supplier quality management activities where required.
• Undertake additional quality and regulatory tasks as required to support site objectives.

• Degree‑level qualification in Food Science, Food Safety, or a related discipline.
• Proven experience in a similar role, leading food safety, quality, and legality within a food manufacturing environment.
• Demonstrated people management experience, with the ability to lead, coach, and develop teams.
• Strong continuous improvement mindset, with experience driving and embedding quality improvements.
• HACCP Level 3 qualification.
• Trained Internal Auditor with hands‑on audit experience.
• Strong IT capability; previous experience with SAP is advantageous.

Kerry Dairy Ireland is a vertically integrated farm‑to‑fork business with a very substantial consumer‑food presence and a leading nutritional and dairy ingredients division, delivering high‑quality dairy solutions with a focus on sustainability and innovation. From partnering with local family farms to producing world‑class dairy products, we ensure every step of our value chain reflects our commitment to excellence.

With over 50 years’ experience in milk processing, dairy and nutritional technology advancement, and product innovation, we are a key stakeholder in the global food industry and creator of a strong portfolio of market‑leading dairy brands including Cheestrings, Charleville and Coleraine Cheese, Dairygold, Golden Cow, and our new SMU Grange. Our “food, for food” culture and deep‑rooted connection to our 2,800 milk suppliers differentiates our business and offers captivating opportunities for our customers and consumers.

Our dairy comes from some of the world’s richest grazing land and is produced by a network of Irish family farms that have one of the lowest carbon footprints in the world. Through a combination of expertise, innovation, and sustainability, Kerry Dairy Ireland is proud to shape the future of dairy while meeting the diverse needs of our farmers, customers, and communities.

Globally, Kerry Dairy Ireland employs over 1,600 dedicated professionals across Ireland, Northern Ireland, the UK, USA, Netherlands, Spain, Germany, and China. In 2024, we achieved a turnover of approximately €1.3 billion, reflecting our commitment to excellence and growth.

Kerry is an Equal Opportunities Employer. Consistent with our policy of providing equality of opportunity for all, we are required to seek particular information from applicants. As part of your application you will be asked…