Quality Technician Food Manufacturing (Fixed-Term Contract) Were seeking a Quality Technician on behalf of a food manufacturing company, based in Kildare.
The Quality Technician will join their technical team on a fixed-term basis to support quality and compliance operations within a fast-paced production environment.
Location: Naas, Co.
Kildare On-site Role | No Hybrid Option Salary:€15.50 per hour Hours: Monday to Friday, 6:00am 2:30pm Contract: Fixed Term 8 months (Starting November 2025) Key Responsibilities: As a Quality Technician, you will support the Quality Manager and wider technical team in maintaining and improving food safety, quality and compliance standards.
Your main duties will include: Maintaining supplier management systems, including specifications, risk assessments, audits and approvals Conducting supplier reviews and assisting with supplier audits when required Managing new supplier approvals and maintaining records Assisting with product specifications and quality standards using customer systems (Micros, Hamilton Grant, FIND, etc.) Supporting customer complaint investigations, ensuring timely and accurate reporting Participating in HACCP reviews and supporting food safety plan maintenance Managing document control and updates within the quality management system Supporting internal and external audits (BRC, Department of Agriculture, customer audits, etc.) Performing product evaluations, microbiological and chemical testing and organoleptic assessments Reporting and managing non-conformances, driving root cause analysis and corrective actions Supporting production with quality compliance and KPI monitoring Assisting in shelf-life analysis and new product introductions Working closely with the Quality Manager, Senior Technologists and QC Technician to ensure all QA processes run smoothly Qualifications & Experience: Diploma (minimum) in a food-related discipline or equivalent relevant experience Ideally 12 years QA/QC experience within a food manufacturing environment Strong attention to detail and problem-solving skills Excellent communication (written & verbal) and interpersonal skills Competent in MS Office applications Flexible, adaptable and self-motivated Able to work on own initiative and within a small team Experience with BRC, HACCP systems or supplier quality management is desirable Knowledge of customer specification systems (e.g.
Hamilton Grant, Micros, FIND) is desirable For more information, please apply through the link provided for the attention of Nicole Sinnott or email your cv to Nicole to If you are interested in finding out more about the above role and would like to be considered other suitable roles that we may have available for your skill set please attach your CV via the link provided Please submit your updated CV in Word Format If you are living in Ireland and hold a valid work permit, we would love to hear from you, if however, you do not hold a valid work permit unfortunately we will not be in a position to assist you with your job search.
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