Musgrave is one of the Europe's most successful family-owned businesses with a 140-year heritage in food and brand innovation, supporting communities across the island of Ireland and Spain.
Every day we feed one in three people in Ireland through 11 market leading food and beverage brands that include SuperValu, Centra, Frank and Honest and Musgrave Market Place.
We support thousands of retail and foodservice family businesses who live and work in the heart of the communities they serve.
We are committed to becoming the most trusted and sustainable business in Ireland and we are making changes across the company to make sure that happens.
We want to make a positive impact on the world and we will support our suppliers and customers to make a difference too.
Our people are the heart of our business.
As our greatest asset, they make Musgrave a great place to work and in return we aim to be the very best place to work, grow and thrive.
We are inviting applications for aFood Safety & Quality Co-Ordinator. This role is responsible for managing all aspects of Food Safety & Quality in the Retail Distribution Centres in Cork; the main duties of this role include, but are not limited to:
Implementation, and Management of Food Safety Management Systems in accordance with current legislation, and to prescribed standards (e.g.
FSSC 22000)
Ensuring the safety of all food product are not compromised during storage, assembly, and distributionCo-ordination with Regulatory Authorities and bodies (HSE, DAFM, NSAI, Organic Trust) / Legal compliance, including regulatory, 3 rd party and customer audits and inspections.
Leading out on audits and inspections.Monitor and Report on Supplier and overall product quality performance by co-ordinating fresh commodity product testing and inspections; co-ordinating independent & in-house benchmarking, product quality audits and assessments.
Planning and facilitating supplier visits and retailer visits and overviewing reportsManagement of the Technical Specialist TeamLeading the on-site HACCP teams.Conduct Audits of FSMS compliance, issuing reports and agreeing improvement plans.Management of satisfactory resolution of FSQ operational issues - management of Day to Day Food Safety queries at warehouse and resolve issues with the team on each site.Ensuring all Retailer FSQ queries are actioned and closed out in a timely mannerCo-ordinating product recalls and withdrawals; ensuring that communications to retailers and consumers are accurate and prompt.Maintaining external accreditationsReporting on FSQ performance against targets (KPI's)Work on required projects with the FSQ Team to improve and drive the FSQ initiatives within the business.Representing the FSQ Department across the business, to influence on Food Safety culture.The successful candidate will have the following skills and qualifications: Science/ Food Science Qualification EssentialTechnical Quality experience 5-10 years' experienceHACCP/Food Safety Management systems knowledgeExperience in implementing and managing QMS and a good working knowledge of a GFSI standard (e.g., BRC, FSSC 22000 or equivalent)Flexibility, quick learner, problem solver, good communication and good organisational skills.Full Driver's License and access to own car is requiredThis is a 12 month contract.
Musgrave is an equal opportunities employer.
We encourage applications from diverse candidates.
If we can make any accommodations to enable you to be the best version of yourself during the interview, please let us know.
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