QA Supervisor

Dawn Farms; Naas; On-site; EUR 42,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Dawn Farms in Ireland seeks a QA/QC professional to ensure the effective operation of the FSQMS, through verification, validation and routine troubleshooting, to deliver food-safe products that meet specification. You will contribute to developing and implementing systems via procedures, training, problem solving and teamwork.

Working with production, QA, S&I and purchasing, you will set standards, drive corrective actions, perform audits and support ongoing hygiene and environmental monitoring.

Qualifications

• Degree or higher in a scientific food discipline.
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Responsibilities

• Verify production checks and documentation to meet product safety specs.
• Perform raw material receiving checks and CCP verification.
• Conduct traceability checks and alert hazards.
• Initiate non-conformance reports and drive corrective actions.
• Validate production processes and PRP in projects.
• Collaborate with production, QA, S&I and purchasing to solve problems.
• Support hygiene audits and environmental monitoring.
• GMP audits as per schedule.

Skills

Quality systems

Food safety

Traceability

Problem solving

Team working

Documentation

Education

Degree in a Scientific Food Discipline

Tools

FSQMS

Job description

Purpose of the Role

Ensure the effective operation of the Food Safety and Quality Management System through verification, validation and routine trouble‑shooting, so as to ensure the production of food‑safe products that meet specification. Contribute towards the development and implementation of these systems through procedures, skills development, training, problem solving, team working, and influencing people.

Key Duties & Responsibilities

• Ensure that product and food safety specifications are met by verifying the production and system checks and documentation and supporting operations in decision‑making in the day‑to‑day production of conforming product.
• Carry out the following quality checks in line with the FSQMS:
• raw material and receiving checks.
• CCP verification.
• traceability checks as directed and within allocated timeframes.
• Keep alert for and highlight hazards, and always act to prevent any risks to product safety
• Conduct traceability exercises as required.
• Instigate non‑conformance reports and drive investigation and corrective action when deviations are detected.
• Routine and project‑based validation of production and pre‑requisite processes
• Work with production management, QA, S&I, purchasing and other departments in setting standards, solving problems, and taking corrective action.
• Hygiene inspection audits and environmental monitoring.
• GMP audits as per audit schedule.

Qualifications & Experience

• Educated to Degree or Higher Level in a Scientific Food Discipline.
• Hands‑on experience in driving compliance, quality and food safety, and day‑to‑day technical trouble‑shooting in a fast‑paced production environment.
• Experience in operating and continuously improving quality systems.
• Strong hands‑on knowledge of food safety & quality standards e.g. BRC, Regulatory and Retailer Standards.
• Experience in working with customers, suppliers, regulatory bodies and audits desirable.