Site Quality Lead

Dairygold Co-Operative Society Ltd; Mitchelstown; On-site; EUR 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading Irish dairy and agri co-operative is seeking a Site Quality Lead in Mitchelstown. The successful candidate will manage food safety and quality standards, ensuring compliance and effective team coordination. The role requires a minimum of 3 years' experience in Quality Management, excellent communication skills, and a strong focus on continuous improvement.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Annual bonus scheme

Company pension scheme

Contributions towards healthcare

Employee Assistance Program

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years’ experience in Quality Management in Dairy, Food, Pharma, or equivalent sector.
• Excellent people skills are essential.
• Strong interpersonal & communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Drive and maintain best practice quality and food safety standards for the Castlefarm site.
• Co-ordinate activities with the quality team and liaise with the wider site team.
• Manage food safety, authenticity, legality and quality at the site.

Skills

Quality Management

Food Safety

Communication

Interpersonal Skills

Problem-Solving

Team Player

IT Skills

Education

3rd Level science qualification

Job description

Dairygold Co-Operative Society Limited (‘"Dairygold"’), is a leading Irish farmer owned Dairy, Nutritionals and Agri Co-Operative, generating a turnover of c. €1.4bn and employing 1,300 people across its business activities in Ireland, UK, Mainland EU, and Asia.

Location: Castlefarm, Mitchelstown, Co, Cork

Dairygold Co-Operative Society Limited is now pleased to invite applications for the position of Site Quality Lead Castlefarm. The Castlefarm Site Quality Lead is responsible for driving and maintaining best practice quality and food safety standards for the Castlefarm site. They will co-ordinate all the activities of the site with the quality team and liaise with the wider site team to define and meet customer and regulatory standards, compliance and quality KPIs through communication & coaching of our internal customers. The Castlefarm Site Quality Lead has overall responsibility within the site team to manage food safety, authenticity, legality and quality.

Responsibilities:

Customer

• Owner of Quality Management and Food Safety System
• Site point of contact for customer visits and audits (including internal audits)
• Develop and manage relationships with key strategic customers.
• Manage all aspects of Product grading and release.
• Quality voice for product development and innovation (Stage Gate & Spec review)
• Assign and complete investigations into customer issues/improvements.
• Responsible for developing the food safety plan and re-analysis of the plan. Food Safety & HACCP Team Leader.
• Developing the site’s food defence plan conducting a vulnerability assessment, identifying mitigation strategies and conducting a re-analysis of the plan. Food Defence & TACCP Team Leader.

Communication

• Report and drive Quality performance on a daily, weekly and monthly basis at the relevant forums and report to Head of Quality and Site Manager

Compliance

• Drive and measure close out of technical issues, NC’s, CAPAs, Supplier issues, Hygiene, Documentation, Pest Control.

Certification

• Maintain FSSC, HALAL, Kosher certification and DAFM standards.

Continuous Improvement

• Manage and continuously improve the Quality Management System for the site.

Quality Culture & Coaching -

• Develop and instill Food Safety behaviours across the site.

People

• Coach, develop, train and up-skill employees to enhance knowledge and understanding.
• Assign and develop team members through relevant projects, problem solving events and meetings.
• Food safety is your responsibility

We want to hear from you if you have:

• Minimum 3 years’ experience in Quality Management in Dairy, Food, Pharma, or equivalent sector.
• 3rd Level science qualification in relevant discipline.
• Excellent people skills are essential.
• Strong interpersonal & communication skills.
• Be a team player.
• Performance driven with a proven ability to work on own initiative.
• A positive, can-do, resilient and flexible attitude.
• Good writing and coaching skills.
• Self-motivated with a drive to meet targets and achieve results.
• Well-developed problem-solving skills to resolve issues in a timely manner.
• Innovative and solution orientated individual.
• Proven track record of strong organisational skills, and ability to priorities tasks.
• Advanced IT Skills.

What Dairygold will offer you:

• Be a part of ‘Our Strategy Our Future 2030’ which through significant investment in the appropriate infrastructure across the business has and continues to facilitate our growth ambitions.
• We offer our people an exciting and challenging career, with a supportive community of colleagues, and constant training and up-skilling opportunities. You will be working on exciting projects with exceptionally talented colleagues and teams.
• We offer competitive wage opportunities alongside our annual bonus scheme.
• We have a competitive company pension scheme.
• We offer contributions towards healthcare.
• Company sick pay scheme.
• We offer an Employee Assistance Program should any employee ever need support. Employee wellbeing initiatives are extremely important aspect for our co-operative’s success.

Dairygold is committed to a work environment that promotes diversity, equity and inclusion and creates an open culture where everyone feels valued and can be themselves.

Dairygold believes that embracing diversity, equity and inclusion in the workplace benefits the organisation. Every employee brings their own experiences, background, work styles, capabilities and personal characteristics to work and Dairygold aims to create an environment that encourages a culture of ‘Bring your whole self to work’.

Dairygold is an inclusive employer and is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for potential and existing employees with a disability. Should you wish to request a reasonable accommodation, please email [e-mail]

Please get in touch to start your rewarding journey with Dairygold today.