Reporting To:
Technical Manager
Role Type:
Full time, Permanent
Location:
Carrolls Cross, Co. Waterford
Closing Date:
[Not specified]
Role Summary:
Dawn Meats is currently recruiting for a Quality Control Operative to join the Carrolls Cross Convenience Foods & Retail Quality Team. This role involves supporting the production team by ensuring product quality through regular testing and measurement, ensuring compliance with production, food safety, hygiene, and customer specifications across the Convenience Foods and CX Retail production areas.
Responsibilities:
Your role will involve addressing various business challenges within a busy quality and production environment. The successful candidate will be responsible for:
1. Working according to an hourly schedule to perform quality and due diligence checks on products, ensuring they meet customer and legal standards.
2. Carrying out daily pre-start checks in production areas.
3. Recording and reporting product quality data and feedback to the quality team lead and shift manager for continuous improvement.
4. Collecting meat and environmental samples for microbial testing.
5. Assisting in projects as assigned by the QC Team Leader, Quality Supervisor, and FSQ Managers.
6. Making quality control decisions based on data analysis.
7. Supporting production staff regarding product safety, quality, or traceability procedures.
8. Participating in customer and third-party audits.
9. Promoting a culture of 'Always Audit Ready' within the production area.
Qualifications:
The ideal candidate will demonstrate:
* Good understanding and ability to communicate effectively in spoken English.
* Strong communication skills.
* Ability to work well in a team.
* Good problem-solving skills and initiative.
* Keen attention to detail.
* Willingness to learn.
* Flexibility and supportiveness towards team members.
* Ability to work on a three-shift pattern, including Saturdays when scheduled (Days, Evenings, Mid-shift).
* Own transport is preferred.
[Note: The closing date is not specified in the original description.]
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