Job Purpose: Ensure site Quality & Food Safety Management System compliance with legal and customer requirements.
Responsibilities:
• Complete customer questionnaires and approval documentation as required.
• Manage Foods Connected Specification Management system in consultation with the Quality Manager for products in assigned department.
• Manage Site Finished Product Specification Register and Specification Review Process & approval in consultation with the Quality Manager for products in assigned department.
• Conduct internal audits and traceability audits as part of the site audit team.
• Conduct hygiene & systems audits as per site schedule.
• Conduct glass & perspex audits as defined on the schedule.
• Conduct complaints investigations, customer response, and data trending.
• Support NCR investigations and monitor implementation of corrective and preventative actions.
• Conduct investigations into Quality & Food Safety issues as required and coordinate sampling, testing, and results evaluation for the investigation.
• Support HACCP implementation & management.
• Support all customer & regulatory audits as required.
• Attend and present at meetings as required.
• Support the site quality & operations team and deputies for colleagues on the quality & food safety team as required.
• Support the implementation of a positive Food Safety Culture.
Qualifications Required: Experience in a food safety & quality department in a dairy or food processing environment. Third level degree in dairy/food science or equivalent.
Core Competencies: Strong team player. Leadership skills. Ability to self-manage. Strong communicator. Keen attention to detail. High motivation, flexibility, and ability to work on own initiative.