Kerry Hiring for Quality Assurance Officer Job at Listowel Full Time

About Kerry

Kerry Group’s UK & Ireland dairy related business includes Dairy Ingredients, Dairy Nutritional Ingredients, Dairy Consumer Foods, and Agribusiness. With a revenue in excess of €1bn per year, it is one of the world’s leading dairy businesses. With our strong dairy heritage and deep-rooted connection to our 3,000 milk suppliers, right through to our portfolio of innovative and high-quality brands, the dairy business has a unique and compelling proposition for both consumers and our customers.

Our dairy business has a diversified portfolio of dairy, nutritional ingredients and market leading dairy brands and its vertically integrated dairy processing ensures the highest quality, sustainably produced 1.2bn litres of milk for our dairy, nutritional ingredients, and consumer foods business – a key consideration among some of our largest customers across the globe.

We have an unrivalled dairy consumer brands portfolio coupled with a track record in innovation underpinned by technology and science. We manufacture and market our own leading butter, dairy, and plant spreads brands: Dairygold, Low Low, Pure and Golden Cow. We are the largest supplier of Private Label dairy spreads, supplying all major retailers in Ireland, the UK and mainland Europe. Our cheese brands compete in children’s cheese snacks (Attack-a-Snak), natural cheese (block, slices and grated), and in processed cheese segments and our leading cheese brands include Strings & Things, Coleraine, and Charleville Cheese. Through our multi-geographical presence (UK, Ireland, and Western Europe) we have a deep consumer insight which is a key component of the business.

About the role

Here at Kerry, we’re recruiting for a Quality Assurance Officer on a full time, permanent basis, onsite in Listowel. To be successful you will have knowledge of Quality and Compliance through previous employment and / or education. Our Listowel site produces Primary Dairy and nutritional ingredients such as Butter, Casein, Whey, Hydrolysed Milk proteins etc.

Key responsibilities

• Working as part of a compliance team engaging with multiple functions with a focus on problem solving and team work.
• The successful individual will build trust through effective leadership and the skilled application of people management processes and open 2-way communications.
• Responsible for measuring compliance to defined quality standards.
• Ensure the continuous improvement (CI) of standards set by facilitating and participating in all relevant CI initiatives.
• Achieve quality standards and adherence to GMP through management of the Quality compliance program to deliver agreed product specifications as defined in quality standards and policies.
• Facilitate the implementation of Quality Standards by ensuring the necessary training and support is made available to operations team and other functional areas.
• Management of the Factory Audits including Customer and 3rd Party audits.
• Ensure that the internal Quality audits are carried out to verify compliance against defined standards, codes of practice and GMP (Kerry Global and customer standards)
• Accountable for managing the resolution and close out of issues, incidents which have been identified as part of the audit process.
• Work together with the operations team to achieve agreed annual quality objectives programme & quality targets
• Address quality issues by implementing rigorous root cause analysis and corrective actions
• Assist in the management of the Quality Systems & Standards, Compliance to HACCP, applicable Global Standards, Regulatory Agencies and Accreditation Bodies
• Compliance Review of customer or 3rd party Documentation against internal standards
• Management of complaints and right first metrics

Qualifications and skills

• Completion of a 3rd Level qualification in Science, Food Science, Biochemistry or equivalent.
• Focus on delivery of key agreed objectives and targets
• Ability to gain deep process understanding
• Attention to detail coupled with strong problem solving ability
• Team focus -strong Interpersonal skills
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Proficient in the use of MS Office tools.
• A demonstrated numerical ability to record, interpret and analyse key process data.
• Ability to adapt to a fast paced environment with changing requirements

What’s in it for me?

Opportunity for career development, matched pension scheme to up to 10% and access to an employee assistance program and employee benefit platform.

In Kerry we benefit from the knowledge of our colleagues who bring a diverse range of cultures, backgrounds, lifestyles and experiences.

One team fostering an inclusive culture that, above all, inspires food and nourishes life.

One culture where everyone brings their unique perspectives and experiences to help make us better, together.

We are committed to nurturing an environment of positivity and inclusiveness, where everyone can be at their best, both personally and professionally.

Our recruitment, selection and assessment process are based on the skills and competencies of the specific roles and based entirely on merit. We are committed to and value Diversity and Inclusion in all recruitment processes within Kerry and do not discriminate based on gender, race, class, economic status, ethnic background, sexual orientation, age, political beliefs, veteran status, marital status or any other protected characteristic.

Get in touch today- we look forward to meeting you!