Quality Team Lead Food Manufacturing Are you a passionate quality professional with experience in food manufacturing?
Our client, a food manufacturing company based in Naas, Co. Kildare, is seeking an experienced and driven Quality Team Lead to join their team.
This is a fantastic opportunity for someone looking to step into a leadership role and play a pivotal part in upholding and advancing food safety and quality standards across the site.
As the Quality Team Lead, youll report directly to the Quality Manager and oversee a small team, including one direct report.
Youll lead quality and food safety systems on-site, ensuring compliance with all regulatory, customer, and third-party standards (including BRC and others).
Youll also act as a key point of contact across departments, supporting internal training, managing audits, analysing quality trends, and collaborating on product development and improvement initiatives.
Salary and Benefits: Location: Naas, Co. Kildare Salary: €40,000 €45,000 Hours: Monday Friday, 08:30 17:00 (occasional earlier start/cover required) Work Pattern: Day Shift Only (no rotation) Hybrid Option: Not available Holidays: 20 days per year Pension: Scheme available after 6 months, employer contributions from 10 months Key Responsibilities: Manage and develop the sites QC team (currently 6 in total) Lead and support internal audits and prepare for external inspections (e.g., BRC) Co-lead the site HACCP team, challenging and maintaining food safety systems Oversee compliance with customer requirements and internal specifications Conduct and manage raw material, process, and product testing programmes Handle non-conformances and drive root cause analysis and continuous improvement Liaise with customers, suppliers, and internal departments to resolve quality issues Support technical input during product launches and process changes Maintain supplier approval systems and support supplier audits when required Deliver training across key quality and food safety topics Qualifications & Experience: 3+ years experience in a similar role within the food industry Background in FMCG or food retail environments Diploma or higher in a Food Science or related discipline Strong working knowledge of BRC standards, food safety systems and legislation HACCP certification is essential Internal Auditor certification is desirable Strong communication, leadership and analytical skills Proficient in MS Office Ability to work independently, as well as part of a team 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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