Overview
Quality Controller Jobs in Navan, County Meath, Ireland at Meade Farm Group
Title: Quality Controller
Company: Meade Farm Group
Location: Navan, County Meath, Ireland
Meade Potato Company is a family-owned grower, packer, and distributor of premium potatoes, fruit, vegetables, and organic produce, supplying retailers nationwide from its farm in Lobinstown, Co. Meath. Located in the Boyne Valley, the company works with local, national, and international growers to provide a full range of fresh produce, and has built Ireland and the UK’s only food-grade potato starch extraction plant serving customers worldwide
Role Description The role of the Quality Controller is to work closely with the Quality Manager in maintaining Quality Control / HACCP procedures on a daily basis. The role will involve testing and examining all produce to ensure the highest standard of quality is achieved for all customers.
Key Duties & responsibilities
- Carrying out quality inspections on produce at intake, repack and finished product stage.
- Completion of daily record keeping E.g. intake and dispatch checks etc. Sending Quality reports to Suppliers, reviewing raw material quality on a continuous basis and communicating any quality issues to production/ purchasing departments.
- Ensuring HACCP principles are continuously met for product safety and process control.
- Ensuring BRC requirements are maintained as set down in the relevant standard and ensuring traceability is maintained for all lines.
- Ensuring and cross-checking traceability for each delivery and contact all suppliers to obtain traceability in advance.
- Assist in carrying out internal audits on a routine basis/ ensuring that the factory is compliant with all health & safety/ quality regulations.
Qualifications/ experience
- Degree in Food Science or similar is desired but not essential.
- Minimum of 2-3 years’ experience in Fresh Produce desirable.
- BRC / IFS Food Safety Certification, HACCP, Bord Bia, Food Service and Retailer Codes of Practices and food manufacturing is essential.
Key Behaviours/ Competencies
- Ability to work on own initiative, be self-motivated and have the ability to work under pressure.
- Build a good working relationship with other departments within the company.
- Excellent verbal/ communication skills.
- Comfortable working in a fast paced environment.
- Excellent attention to detail skills in relation to quality, traceability and labelling.
- Flexible to the needs of the business.
