Vickerstock are delighted to be working in partnership with our innovative agri-food client on the appointment of Quality Assistant for their Monaghan based factory.
Reporting to the Quality/Technical Manager and Production Manager you will implement and maintain the QMS ensuring all products meet customer and legal requirements.
What your day to day will look like:
- Monitor product quality, food safety, and manufacturing processes throughout production.
- Verify daily production records and ensure compliance with quality standards.
- Ensure adherence to Food Safety, Hygiene, and SOP requirements.
- Deliver staff inductions, training, and refresher training; maintain training records.
- Liaise with Production and Planning to ensure customer requirements, orders, labels, and pallets are correct.
- Conduct fabrication audits and work with Maintenance to close out non-conformances.
- Perform pre-operational inspections and cleaning verification, addressing any issues identified.
- Maintain supplier approval documentation and communicate quality matters with suppliers.
- Report non-conformances to management and support corrective actions.
- Assist with customer, regulatory, and third-party audits.
What you will need to succeed:
- Knowledge of BRC and Bord Bia standards.
- Experience in a food production environment.
- Understanding of quality and technical requirements within chilled and frozen food production.
- Strong attention to detail, communication, and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to build effective relationships across departments and work well under pressure.
- Proficient in Microsoft Office.
- Full driving licence required.
- Flexibility to work additional hours during peak production periods.
Get in touch: Sound like the career move you’ve been after and would like to hear more, pick up the phone to Anna now on T , or send an updated CV – in Word format – via the link on the page (or email).
If this opportunity doesn’t quite get the taste buds flowing but like me you are passionate about food, let’s get a chat and see how I can help grow your career.
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Skills:quality assurance technical food safety
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