Food Safety & Quality Graduate, Dungannon

Dawn Meats; Dungannon; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in food safety and quality is seeking a graduate to join their team in Dungannon. This role offers hands-on experience in food safety processes, document control, and compliance standards within a supportive environment, including mentorship and development opportunities.

Benefits

Mentorship from experienced professionals

Access to senior leaders

Opportunities for assignments and training

Qualifications

• Ideally has a degree in a related field.
• Knowledge of quality systems and compliance standards.
• Proficient in HSE requirements and HACCP is an advantage.

Responsibilities

• Assist with food safety operations and document control.
• Conduct internal audits and collaboration with the quality team.
• Investigate complaints and perform root cause analysis.

Skills

Communication

Attention to detail

Time management

Teamwork

Business acumen

Education

Degree in Food Technology, Nutrition, or Science

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

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Food Safety & Quality Graduate, Dungannon, Dungannon

Client:

Dawn Meats

Location:

Dungannon, United Kingdom

Job Category:

Other

EU work permit required: Yes

Job Reference:

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Job Views:

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Posted:

17.06.2025

Expiry Date:

01.08.2025

Job Description:

The Role:

As part of the Food Safety & Quality team, you will gain a wide range of food safety & quality and business experience skills through continuous on-the-job development with coaching and mentoring. Your responsibilities will include:

• Assisting with food safety & quality operations, procedures, and document control
• Maintaining and updating department files such as SOPs, Risk Assessments, HACCP documents, and quality management documents
• Assisting in carrying out scheduled audits
• Evaluating written SOPs for implementation, training, and compliance
• Supporting the management of non-conformant logs
• Logging complaints and communicating with relevant personnel
• Investigating complaints, including root cause analysis
• Sampling finished products and raw materials microbiologically and chemically as per schedule
• Conducting internal audits and assisting with external and customer audits
• Collaborating with the Food Safety and Quality team to monitor quality assurance, hygiene, and food safety activities
• Understanding the importance of Animal Welfare within the business

The ideal candidate will have or demonstrate:

• A degree in a related discipline (Food Technology, Nutrition, Science)
• An understanding of HSE requirements, operating in line with policies and procedures
• Knowledge of quality systems and compliance standards
• Strong financial understanding and business acumen
• Excellent communication skills to enhance food safety understanding across the site
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office
• Excellent time management skills
• Teamwork skills and a professional, enthusiastic attitude
• Attention to detail
• HACCP training is an advantage
• Right to work in the UK

Our Brighter Futures Programme

• Mentorship from experienced professionals
• Access to senior leaders
• Opportunities for assignments, secondments, and projects
• Training at blue-chip residential offsite facilities

All applicants must have the right to work in the UK and provide documentation. Applications are reviewed as received, and the role may close early if suitable candidates are found.