Laboratory Technician

Our Story

Dairygold is Irelands largest farmer-owned co-operative. Our unique location, referenced as the Golden Vale, is home to nutrient rich pasture lands that stretch across the valleys of Munster, where our farmer shareholders produce quality-assured, naturally sourced raw materials. Combining our deep-rooted farming tradition with our nutritional expertise and technology, we have grown to be a global player that supplies the global market with the highest quality premium cheese and dairy ingredients.

Join us on our next phase where we continue to challenge ourselves, as we carve our position on the world stage, supplying nutritional solutions for infants through to active ageing for the increasing world population, with our focus on sustainability, unrivalled quality and full traceability for product excellence.

About the Opportunity

Dairygold Co-Operative Society Limited is now pleased to invite 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.

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/We want to hear from you if you have:

• Third level qualification in the field of science or other relevant area
• 1 years 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

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 in the workplace 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 aedinmcnamara@dairygold.ie

Please get in touch to start your rewarding journey with Dairygold today.