Overview
Quality Controllers Jobs in Lobinstown, County Meath, Ireland at Meade Farm Group
Title: Quality Controllers
Company: Meade Farm Group
Location: Lobinstown, County Meath, Ireland
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, 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 1 years’ experience in Quality or 3 years in production.
- 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 can work under pressure.
- Build a good working relationship with other departments within the company.
- Excellent verbal and 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.
