QC Laboratory Technician

Overview

QC Laboratory Technician - Maternity Cover

Dairygold Co-Operative Society Limited invites applications for the position of QC Lab Technician for our Central Laboratory Mitchelstown within the Dairy Food Ingredients Division. This is a fixed term Maternity Leave position. Reporting to the Quality Control Officer, the successful candidate will be responsible for the timely completion of sample analysis ensuring accurate results are returned to the operations and quality functions to enable compliance with food safety, legal and customer requirements.

Join us on our next phase as we challenge ourselves to supply nutritional solutions across the world with a focus on sustainability, unrivalled quality and full traceability for product excellence.

Key Responsibilities

• Strict adherence to Health & Safety guidelines and requirements throughout the laboratory. Reporting of any hazards, near misses or incidents.
• Complete analysis as per relevant test plans for in-process, intermediate and finished product samples ensuring good documentation and laboratory practices are adhered to throughout.
• Attend and actively participate in daily workgroup team meetings.
• Be an active team participant in continuous improvement, investigations, internal audits and problem resolution.
• Calibration checks and maintenance of laboratory equipment and involvement in the installation, commissioning and running of new laboratory equipment, including new techniques.
• Maintain Quality Control checks to verify accuracy of testing/instrumentation.
• Stock and consumable control and monitoring.

What you will bring to Dairygold

• Third level qualification in the field of science or other relevant area.
• 1 year experience in Food/Drinks/Pharmaceutical or Environmental Laboratory is desired.
• IT literate and proficient in software packages (Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
• Good interpersonal & communication skills.
• Results-orientated, data driven with a proven record of achievement.
• Attention to detail.

What Dairygold will offer you

• Be a part of Our Strategy Our Future 2030 which through significant investment in the appropriate infrastructure across the business has and continues to facilitate our growth ambitions.
• We offer our people an exciting and challenging career, with a supportive community of colleagues, and constant training and up-skilling opportunities. You will be working on exciting projects with exceptionally talented colleagues and teams.
• We offer competitive wage opportunities alongside our annual bonus scheme.
• We have a competitive company pension scheme. Dairygold match your contribution plus an extra 2% up to a maximum of 14% in total.
• We offer contributions towards healthcare.
• Company sick pay scheme.
• We offer an Employee Assistance Program should any employee ever need support. Employee wellbeing initiatives are extremely important aspect for our co-operatives success.
• By supporting and inspiring our workers, we empower them to explore and discover their true potential.
• Paid family leave.
• We pride ourselves on our culture and values. We work hard but we like to have some fun along the way too, driven by our Sports and Social club.
• At Dairygold we are always focused on continuous improvement and innovation. All our colleagues are empowered to share new ideas.
• Zero Harm employee Safety initiatives.
• Employee Service Awards.

Equality, diversity and inclusion

Dairygold is committed to a work environment that promotes diversity, equity and inclusion and creates an open culture where everyone feels valued and can be themselves. Dairygold believes that embracing diversity, equity and inclusion benefits the organisation. Every employee brings their own experiences, background, work styles, capabilities and personal characteristics to work and Dairygold aims to create an environment that encourages a culture of Bring your whole self to work. Dairygold is an inclusive employer and is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for potential and existing employees with a disability. Should you wish to request a reasonable accommodation, please email.

Seniority level

• Entry level

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Research, Analyst, and Information Technology

Industries

• Medical and Diagnostic Laboratories

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