Quality Assurance Manager

Collins McNicholas Recruitment & HR Services Group; Leinster; On-site; EUR 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Collins McNicholas Recruitment & HR Services Group is recruiting for a Quality Manager to join a leading Irish food manufacturer in Kildare. The role focuses on developing and managing the QMS onsite to ensure 100% safe food.

You will lead the Site Quality Department, work with the Technical Manager and quality team, and drive continuous improvement, regulatory compliance, and supplier liaison within a meat production context.

Qualifications

• 3+ years in a quality manager position or quality function.
• Prior experience in a food manufacturing facility preferably meat production.
• Experience leading a quality team and QMS as this role will have direct reports.
• Strong knowledge of food safety, EHS, CI and lean manufacturing.

Responsibilities

• Managing the Site Quality Department.
• Contribute to continuous improvement projects.
• Management of the company’s traceability program.
• Developing & implementing quality management procedures and systems for quality assurance.
• Monitor customer complaints, implement corrective and preventative action where possible.
• Ensuring compliance with internal standards; legal and statutory requirements and international best practice; and driving a policy of continuous improvement for quality assurance.
• Review and update SOPs in relation to work activities.
• Inspecting and sampling the entire manufacturing process including liaison with suppliers.
• Managing internal communications and training programmes to ensure that employees are conversant with, trained in and compliant with stringent QA.
• Liaising with the regulatory authority and managing all regulatory and customer audits & inspections as required.
• Liaising on internal audits, plant inspections and structural audits in compliance with the requirements of the BRC.

Skills

Quality management

QMS

Food safety

Lean manufacturing

EHS

CI

Education

Food Science degree

Tools

QMS software

SOP development

Job description

Overview:

Our client is a leading manufacturer and producer in the food industry in Ireland. They are looking to hire a Quality Manager to join their team in Kildare in their manufacturing site. You will be responsible for the development and management of the quality assurance policy onsite ensuring the supply of 100% safe food.

Working closely with the Technical Manager and quality team, the Quality Manager is responsible for implementing and management of the QMS throughout the organisation. This is a full on site role.

Responsibilities:

• Managing the Site Quality Department.
• Contribute to continuous improvement projects.
• Management of the company’s traceability program.
• Developing & implementing quality management procedures and systems for quality assurance.
• Monitor customer complaints, implement corrective and preventative action where possible.
• Ensuring compliance with internal standards; legal and statutory requirements and international best practice; and driving a policy of continuous improvement for quality assurance.
• Review and update SOPs in relation to work activities.
• Inspecting and sampling the entire manufacturing process including liaison with suppliers.
• Managing internal communications and training programmes to ensure that employees are conversant with, trained in and compliant with stringent QA.
• Liaising with the regulatory authority and managing all regulatory and customer audits & inspections as required.
• Liaising on internal audits, plant inspections and structural audits in compliance with the requirements of the BRC.

Requirements:

• Relevant third-level qualification in Food Science, Engineering, Business, Operations would be highly beneficial. We would look at experience over qualifications.
• 3+ years in a quality manager position or quality function.
• Prior experience in a food manufacturing facility preferably meat production.
• Prior experience leading a quality team and QMS as this role will have direct reports.
• Strong knowledge of food safety, EHS, CI and lean manufacturing.