Quality Manager

Food Safety & Quality Manager

Location: County Tipperary, Ireland

Industry: Chilled Food Manufacturing

The Opportunity

An established and growing chilled food manufacturer is seeking a Food Safety & Quality Manager to join its management team. This is an excellent opportunity for a quality professional looking to take ownership of food safety, quality systems, auditing and continuous improvement activities within a fast -paced production environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Ensure compliance with food safety legislation, customer standards and industry certifications.
  
• Maintain and continuously improve quality management systems, policies and procedures.
  
• Support production teams to uphold and enhance food safety and quality standards.
  
• Drive a positive food safety and quality culture throughout the business.
  
• Lead internal auditing programmes and ensure corrective actions are effectively implemented.
  
• Monitor HACCP systems and production controls.
  
• Review microbiological and chemical results and manage out -of -specification investigations.
  
• Manage customer complaints, root cause analysis and corrective actions.
  
• Support customer, regulatory and third -party audits.
  
• Conduct hygiene, GMP, glass and foreign body audits.
  
• Ensure traceability systems are maintained and regularly verified.
  
• Manage supplier quality activities and liaise with external service providers.
  
• Maintain customer specifications and technical documentation.
  
• Deliver continuous improvement projects across quality and food safety functions.
  
• Train and coach colleagues on food safety and quality requirements.
  

Requirements

• Degree or Diploma in Food Science, Food Technology or a related discipline.
  
• Experience within chilled food manufacturing in a quality, technical or food safety role.
  
• Strong understanding of HACCP, GMP, auditing and food safety systems.
  
• Experience working with retailer and customer standards.
  
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
  
• Strong problem -solving and root cause analysis capabilities.
  
• Highly organised with excellent attention to detail.
  

What's on Offer

• Join a growing and successful food manufacturing business.
  
• Opportunity to influence quality culture and site standards.
  
• Broad role covering food safety, quality systems, compliance and continuous improvement.
  
• Career development opportunities within a progressive business.
  
• Competitive salary and benefits package.