Quality Technologist; Nightshift), Quality Technologist; Nightshift

Overview

Quality Technologist (Night shift)

Location:

Carrickmacross

Hours:

Sunday 21:00 – 5:00, Monday – Thursday 23:30 – 07:30

• Safety is a condition.
• Contribute to building a culture of food safety and quality across the site.
• Reduce hazards, risks, and incidents by promoting the Technical Excellence agenda.
• Embrace “Go for Zero” by promoting positive behaviours, root causing near misses and coaching team to manage safety in their areas.
• Track, report and help to improve safety & food safety performance metrics.

• Drive compliance in all production areas against Food Safety & Quality Standards (OPEX MS).
• Promote Food Safety & Quality Culture model across site and involved in roll out of site plan.
• Key contact for production issues such as supplier NCs, positive release etc.
• Lead out customer & 3rd party standards and confirm adherence through factory line walks, inspections and observations.
• Manage supplier complaints & Non-conformances. Complete quarterly reviews with key suppliers, ensuring foods connected is maintained.
• Lead key technical projects such as hygiene & allergen validations, site claims validations.
• Manage key supplier relationships at site: e.g. pest control, chemical supplier.
• Support internal & external audits and ensure corrective action close out is completed to schedule. Responsible for the completion of internal mock recalls and traceability exercises.
• Conduct investigations: eg microbial complaints etc ensuring root cause analysis and shared learning across site/ business where applicable.
• Support site during production trials to ensure product meets food safety and quality criteria.
• Train out core technical skills such as allergen awareness/ Food Hygiene/ HACCP etc.

• Set standards, raise standards, and confirm standard work across safety, quality, environmental and manufacture.
• Use data analysis to make problems visible, quantifiable and to guide decisions.
• Use OPEX tools to support operations in getting to root cause.

• HACCP & Food Safety Level 3
• Strong working knowledge of BRC and industry regulations
• Experience in Technical/ Quality within Food Manufacturing Environment

• 8 Step Problem solving experience
• Experience in leading 3rd party audits