Vickerstock are delighted to be recruitment partners with our Food Manufacturing client who believe passion & enthusiasm is the key to success on the appointment of Senior Quality Technologist for their Newry based site. They are dedicated to being the leading food-to-go manufacturer in the UK and Ireland producing a range of chilled, hot, frozen and bakery products.

What your typical day as Senior Quality Technologist will look like:

• Member of the HACCP Team
• Obtaining new raw material specifications from raw material suppliers.
• Ensuring approved supplier information is kept up to date.
• Completion of Weekly Taste Panels.
• Completion of GMP Audits.
• Maintenance of Quality Attribute Sheets and Training Manuals.
• Member of the Internal Auditing Team: Completing internal audits as per the internal audit program and where non-conformance is identified ensure effective communication and corrective actions are agreed.
• Support the management of third party (BRC) and customer audits
• Continual improvement as per strategic direction plan: Processes/Procedures/Equipment/Fabrication.
• Member of the Food Safety and Quality Culture Team: Responsible for ensuring continual development.
• Complete internal audits as per the internal audit program and where non-conformance is identified ensure effective communication and corrective actions are agreed with stakeholders
• Member of the internal trace team: Ensuing traceability audits are completed and where non-conformance is identified ensure that there is effective communication and corrective actions are agreed with stakeholders.
• Assisting with completion of training programmes
• Assisting with induction training programme

What you will need to succeed:

• 2 / 3 years QA / Technical experience in chilled short shelf-life food manufacturing environment
• Third level qualification or equivalent /Food Science
• Understanding of food microbiology and allergens
• Strong understanding of food labelling and food information regulation
• Level 3 Food Safety/ HACCP
• BRC Audit knowledge

What to do next:

Sound like the career move you've been after and would like to hear more, pick up the phone to Anna now on T 028 9031 3720, or send an updated CV - in Word format - via the link on the page (or email).

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