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Quality Assurance Specialist Jobs in County Louth, Ireland at ACCPRO
Title: Quality Assurance Specialist
Company: ACCPRO
Location: County Louth, Ireland
QA SPECIALIST
Location: Louth (onsite)
Duration: Full Time Permanent
Hours: Monday to Friday, office hours
Requirements
- Degree in Science, Food Science, Quality, Technical or a related discipline
- 5+ years’ experience ideally as a Quality Assurance Specialist within the food/pharmaceutical industry.
- Significant experience in a GMP, food, pharmaceutical or regulated manufacturing environment.
- Proven knowledge and hands‑on experience with:
HPRA regulatory compliance
BRCGS standards
ISO standards (ISO 9001: 2015)
Strong audit experience (Preparing and hosting)
Internal Auditor Training/ Qualification.
Strong Risk Management experience.
Responsibilities
- Responsible for the management of product safety, legality and quality as per relevant Quality Management System procedures
- Manage and maintain existing Good Distribution Practices (GDP) and Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) structures associated with Wholesale Distribution Authorisation (WDA) Licence.
- Develop, enhance and maintain the companies Quality Assurance Program, to meet the Best in Class standards.
- Maintain and develop ISO and BRC standards and establish key performance indicators.
- Identify and implement training to ensure proper and efficient completion of all quality functions using continuous improvement tools to instigate actions for improvements.
- Complete CAPA Reports, problem solve and present a detailed Root Cause Analysis to ensure timely completion of all corrective actions.
- Liaise daily with cross-functional teams to collaboratively and actively address compliance issues in a timely manner.
- Liaise with Business Development Personnel to ensure all customer accounts and communications are maintained and dealt with in a timely manner – audits, insurance documentation, customer questionnaires, HACCP, BRC and HPRA requirements.
- Attain and maintain Quality certifications as required in line with the Business direction.
- Be the representative for the company, and customer contact on all quality related queries, compliance requests, audits and follow up, customer complaints, quality agreements, and technical agreements.
- Manage the structure of all documents, systems, files and folders in a secure and consistent manner.
- Design, Structure and Implement a process to incorporate appraisals, audits, and approvals for all critical suppliers.
- Engage proactively with competent authorities and regulatory bodies in order to maintain legislative compliance.
- Promote the corporate quality culture within the company, promote awareness and reinforce understanding of quality processes and policies, facilitating compliance.
- Manage the Health and Safety, Environmental and Security Policy within the Quality System.
- Maintain compliance and report on temperature monitoring and engage with suppliers of quality related services.
- Renew as appropriate calibration and validation of all equipment, facilities and processes.
- Champion CAPA requirements of the organisation and proactively engage all stakeholders
- Promote customer focus within the business
For more information, contact Alan on [email protected]
