Quality Assurance Technologist - Food, Hands-on Growth

FRS Recruitment; Munster; On-site; EUR 28,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

FRS Recruitment is seeking a QA Technologist for a leading food manufacturing operation in Ireland. You will help maintain high standards of quality, hygiene, and food safety while collaborating with production and technical teams.

The role requires a Food Science degree and 1–2 years’ experience in food quality or a technical role, with strong attention to detail and the ability to communicate quality requirements to production staff.

Qualifications

• A degree in Food Science, Food Technology or a related discipline.
• Ideally, 1–2 years’ experience in food quality or a technical role.
• Excellent attention to detail and organisational skills.
• Confidence communicating quality requirements to production teams.
• Good Microsoft Office skills and a proactive attitude.

Responsibilities

• Monitor factory hygiene, GMP, housekeeping and foreign body controls.
• Review quality records and production documentation.
• Carry out product checks, taste panels and routine chemical testing.
• Identify non-conformances and follow up on corrective actions.
• Support customer audits, traceability exercises and microbiological testing.
• Drive improvements in quality standards and factory compliance.

Skills

Attention to detail

Communication to production teams

Microsoft Office

Food science knowledge

Quality control mindset

Education

Degree in Food Science / Food Technology

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

FRS Recruitment is seeking a QA Technologist for a leading food manufacturing operation in Ireland. You will help maintain high standards of quality, hygiene, and food safety while collaborating with production and technical teams.

The role requires a Food Science degree and 1–2 years’ experience in food quality or a technical role, with strong attention to detail and the ability to communicate quality requirements to production staff.