Quality Assurance Manager
Kepak Group, Ireland

Kepak Ballybay, Ballybay , Co.Monaghan are seeking to recruit a Quality Assurance Manager.

• Driving a compliant work environment, leading a high-performing team to deliver against defined business goals, objectives, and key performance indicators.
• Ensure compliance with quality management systems, policies, procedures, and protocols.
• Enhance customer relationships by improving quality performance across key indicators.
• Provide leadership for the site in regard to customer and/or product requirements
• Drive a strong culture of continuous improvement from both a quality and food safety perspective.
• Manage and develop direct reports to include coaching, motivating, and ensuring adequate training to meet and exceed individual and team goals.
• Develop and maintain a positive, proactive relationship with relevant internal and external stakeholders.
• Day to day management of the QA Team, shift reviews and recruitment.
• Ensure that the site is continuously in a state of audit readiness. Play an integral role in planning and managing all activities with respect to quality audits/visits.
• Participate, Investigate and improve on any non conformances raised through customer, third party, internal and GMP audits as well as mock recall and traceability scenarios.
• Implement Policy, Technical, and Standard Operating Procedures in line with regulatory, customer and site requirements. Play an active role in reviewing Kepak Standards and Policies with a view on continuous improvement based on the needs of the business.
• Support Product Innovation
• Ensure that all products produced are of the highest Safety and Quality standards according to agreed customer specifications and legal requirements.
• Works closely with the Hygiene Teams to ensure that cleaning is conducted effectively and maintained at the highest standard, driving continuous improvement.
• Under the guidance of the Technical Manager, responsible for working closely with Suppliers.
• A key member of the site TACCP, HACCP, Internal and GMP Audit teams.
• Support the Technical Manager as and when required.

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Requirements

• Food Science/Food Technology qualification would be a distinct advantage but not essential if experience demonstrates your capabilities and skills in the Food Industry.
• Certifications in the following areas are an advantage; Internal Auditing, Train the Trainer, HACCP, TACCP.
• A strong technical and quality background and knowledge of Industry Food Standards, i.e., GFSI (BRC, IFS, ISO), Customer Codes of Practices.
• Previous experience provides the knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the job (comparable to 3+ years) or equivalent combination of education, training, amp; experience in the Food Manufacturing environment.
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced environment and adjusting workloads based on changing priorities to meet the business needs.
• Self-starter and self-motivated; organised with good attention to detail
• Excellent interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills
• A collaborative and inclusive approach to work and your colleagues.

Benefits

• Employees can avail of Kepak discounted LAYA Health Insurance through the Company Scheme.
• After 6 months eligible to join the company Pension, which Kepak will match your contribution up to a max of 5%.
• 20 days plus 9 Irish Bank Holidays annual leave plus additional service leave
• Company Phone and Lap Top
• PPE Provided
• Subsidised canteen
• Free Parking
• Bike to work scheme
• Employee Specific Development and training plan

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