Food Safety & Quality Graduate

Dawn Meats; Cork; On-site; EUR 26,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

Dawn Meats in Charleville, Co. Cork, Ireland is offering a graduate level Technical programme. You will work with the R&D, sales and production teams, gaining real responsibility with formal training and mentorship from dedicated mentors and senior leaders.

The role focuses on food safety, quality compliance and contributing to process improvements while developing as a future technical manager within the business. Reporting to the Technical Manager, this is a full-time/permanent opportunity.

Qualifications

• Degree in a related discipline (Food Technology, Nutrition, Science).
• Proficient in Microsoft Word/Excel/Outlook etc.; teamwork.
• Strong attention to detail; Commercial awareness; Excellent communication skills.
• HACCP training is an advantage.

Responsibilities

• Represent the company on technical issues across R&D, sales and production.
• Ensure products are produced safely, legally and in line with Dawn Meats policies and retailer requirements.
• Assist with quality operations, procedures and document control.

Skills

Food Technology

MS Office

Attention to detail

Commercial awareness

Communication skills

HACCP training

Education

Degree in Food Technology/Nutrition/Science

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

About Our Brighter Futures Programme Experience is the best teacher, which is why at Dawn Meats we like to give you real responsibility from the start. Combined with formal training you will work with passionate, talented people who will provide invaluable training on the job plus:

• Dedicated mentors;
• First class coaching;
• Direct access to senior leaders;
• Opportunities to undertake assignments, secondments and innovative project work across the business;
• Investment in blue chip residential offsite training.

Company: Dawn Meats

Location: Charleville, Co. Cork

Reporting to: Technical Manager

Contract type: Full-Time/Permanent

About Our Brighter Futures Programme Experience is the best teacher, which is why at Dawn Meats we like to give you real responsibility from the start. Combined with formal training you will work with passionate, talented people who will provide invaluable training on the job plus:

• Dedicated mentors;
• First class coaching;
• Direct access to senior leaders;
• Opportunities to undertake assignments, secondments and innovative project work across the business;
• Investment in blue chip residential offsite training.

With no pre-conceived ideas and no limit on your career path, your skills and experiences can be uniquely tailored to the multitude of career opportunities within Dawn Meats. We recognise the importance of continuous development and work closely with recognised Management Development Institutes in Ireland and the UK to develop our Graduates as managers of the future.

Role Summary This is a fantastic graduate level opportunity for a technically focused individual to represent the company on all technical issues, liasing between R&D, sales and the production area. Ensuring that all products are produced in a safe and legal manner and in compliance with Dawn Meats best practice. Ensuring that all products are in alignment with both the company's policies and the retailer's policies and strategies. Your role will be key as part of the Technical team in the delivery and efficient implementation of Technical practices and procedures.

Responsibilities The successful candidate will be responsible for:

• Having an awareness of food science and nutrition with a focus on best practice and from a legislative perspective - Food safety, hygiene and nutritional requirements
• Assisting with quality operations, procedures and document control
• Maintaining and updating the department files including SOPs, risk assessments, HACCP documents and quality management documents
• Carrying out audits as per schedule
• Evaluating the written SOP's being carried out
• Maintaining and managing non-conformance logsLogging complaints and communicating to the relevant personnel
• Assisting with close out investigations into complaints including root cause analysis
• Microbiological and chemical sampling of finished product and raw materials as per sampling schedule
• Carrying out internal audits and assisting with external and customer audits

Qualifications Your role will see you tackle a wide range of business challenges in a busy Technical environment.

The Ideal Candidate Will Have Or Demonstrate

• A degree in a related discipline (Food Technology, Nutrition, Science)
• Proficient in Microsoft word/excel/outlook etc. Decisiveness and the ability to work well as part of a team
• Strong attention to detail
• Commercial awareness
• Excellent communication skills - Oral & written
• HACCP trained is an advantage

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