About us
DMC Foods is Ireland's fastest growing consumer foods business and largest chilled ready-meal manufacturer. We are specialists at innovating within the chilled category across manufacturing, retail, and service channels. DMC Foods is home to Fit Foods.
Scope of the Role
The Assistant Technical Manager will work as part of the technical and quality team and develop close working relationships with all functions within the business. They must work closely with all departments to ensure compliance and governance.
Responsibilities
· Work with all departments and management colleagues to ensure that the food safety, quality, and legality of all products produced is being maintained, complying with customer specifications, to ensure that products placed on the market are safe, compliant, and traceable.
· Provide technical expertise and advice in the areas of food safety working together to overcome business challenges in a busy environment.
· Assist the Technical Manager in managing, implementing, and monitoring the Food Safety Management system including the HACCP plan.
· Support and participate in business improvement projects and actively drive continuous improvements.
· Support and assist the site as part of the HACCP/ TACCP teams.
· Ensure all required departmental audits are carried out with effective corrective actions implemented and closed out in a timely manner by co-ordinating with quality team and other departments.
· Completing complaint investigations, identifying root cause, implementing effective corrective, preventive actions, and closeouts. To include trends and effective communication of these trends to the team.
· Completing system internal audits and identifying root cause, implementing effective corrective, preventive actions, and closeouts.
· Conducting site risk assessments as guided.
· Ad hoc duties as requested by Line Manager
Experience and Knowledge:
* A third-level degree in a food-related discipline.
* Proven experience in food safety within a food manufacturing environment.
* Strong understanding of food safety, legislation, and compliance with EU & UK regulations.
* Experience participating in third party audits such as BRCGS, and customer audits.
* Proficient in Microsoft Office applications (Excel, Word, PowerPoint).
* Strong organizational skills and an acute attention to detail.
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Pay: €50,000.00 per year
Work Location: In person