Reporting to the Site Technical Manager, the purpose of the Quality Assurance Manager is to manage the day to day activities of the Technical team to ensure Dairygold delivers a quality, authentic, legal and food safe product, in line with customer specification. 

Key responsibilities for this role are:

• Manage the QA team to ensure compliance to Legality, Quality Systems and HACCP Principles.
• Support the development of the QMS to meet customer, company and regulatory bodies.
• Ensure the HACCP system is being followed throughout the site and colleagues are challenged on CCP’s and attend HACCP meetings where required.
• Maintain and develop a robust non-conformance reporting system.
• Ensure calibration, validation and verification is completed as per schedule.
• Conduct internal audits.
• Oversee site pest control visits and ensure that all actions raised are followed up within required timescales.
• Manage and conduct all product and environmental sampling plans.
• Conduct Technical risk assessment to control food safety risks.
• Lead site audits/visits from customers and accreditation bodies as required, including site tour and QMS review.

Who are we looking for?

• Significant experience of food manufacturing processes, including H&S, Quality, Legality and HACCP
• Significant experience of managing and implementing quality systems and processes and supporting internal and external audit processes
• Understands how to add value to both the internal and external customer
• Takes pride in work and demonstrates excellent accuracy and attention to detail
• A role model of Dairygold’s Values & Behaviours