Fresh Produce Quality & Compliance Manager

Keelings; Swords; On-site; EUR 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Staff discount

Free On-site parking

Wellness Initiatives

Job summary

Keelings is a 100% Irish-owned family business supplying top-quality fruit and vegetables across Ireland, the UK and Europe. We are seeking a category/quality-focused role to manage supplier and grower quality, safety and legality from supplier to customer.

You will liaise with internal teams, drive due diligence, audits, and compliance, and support customer-facing quality reporting. You will work within a busy, fast-paced environment, developing relationships, maintaining records, and ensuring

Qualifications

• Proven track record implementing and managing Quality Systems in the Food/Fresh Produce industry.
• Good understanding of major retailers' requirements.
• Knowledge of 3rd party auditing to a minimum of BRC standards.
• Experience with retail accreditation standards.
• Ability to work in a busy environment meeting time/budget deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain effective working relationships with suppliers and growers.
• Conduct supplier risk assessments, supplier audits, and performance reviews.
• Support the development of growers to achieve due diligence standards, certifications, and accreditations.
• Ensure robust systems to manage product quality, safety, and legality through auditing programmes.
• Maintain supplier and grower due diligence records to meet customer, business, regulatory, and legal requirements.
• Communicate non-conformances and corrective actions, and drive supplier improvements.
• Provide regular updates on crop conditions and weather outlooks impacting supply or quality.
• Support Customer Technical Manager with reporting and insights on product quality and supply chain developments.
• Contribute to customer-facing quality and technical reports with current, accurate information.

Skills

Quality Systems

Retail standards

3rd party auditing

Retail accreditation

Time & budget management

Tools

PowerPoint

Excel

Word

Job description

Keelings is a 100% Irish-owned family business supplying top-quality fruit and vegetables across Ireland, the UK and Europe. We are seeking a category/quality-focused role to manage supplier and grower quality, safety and legality from supplier to customer.

You will liaise with internal teams, drive due diligence, audits, and compliance, and support customer-facing quality reporting. You will work within a busy, fast-paced environment, developing relationships, maintaining records, and ensuring