Quality Assurance Supervisor

Ensuring the implementation of Quality Management systems for IDF.
Plan, organise, co-ordinate and direct the effective measurement monitoring and reporting on the qualitative and regulatory aspects of Pet Food production.
Deliver safe products to meet customer specifications while ensuring robust controls are measured, maintained and corrective action implemented where deviation occurs.
Ensuring agreed standards within Quality Management Systems are maintained on a daily basis.
Reports to:
Quality Manager
Key Responsibilities:
Salary: €34,000
Hour of Work: 39
Location: Irish Dog Foods, Naas Ind Est, Naas, Co.
Kildare, W91 DRX5
Responsibilities associated with this role include, but are not limited to:
Utilise experience, skills & training to manage issues which may impact food safety, quality & or legality for all areas of responsibility
Develop & implement visual, physical, functional or other appropriate measures & tests of quality
Ensure implementation & maintenance of the Food Safety & Quality Management System for all areas of responsibility
Analyse & report upon the results of quality control tests to ensure that production remains within specification
Daily supervision of on-line QMS system checks and procedures conducted by operations team
Examine current operating procedures to determine how quality may be improved
Daily completion of the check-sheet
Ensure completion & logging of all CCP & PC checks by operations & appropriately addressing any out of limits/parameters.
Verification of CCP/PC checks
Microbiological sampling/booking & the reserving of bulk samples
Monitoring of equipment calibration schedule
Customer complaint investigation & feedback provided on request
Conduct shelf-life testing/nutritional testing sampling to schedule
Preparation, completion & sealing of export loads as requested
Consider the impact of legislation upon specification requirements & incorporate into controls
Examine current operating procedures to ensure the process & the product meet regulatory standards & implement changes necessary to ensure compliance
Non-conformance reporting & corrective action implementation
On the floor personal hygiene training, QC skills training for operators, relevant food safety & CCP/PC training for relevant operators as requested
Responsible for monitoring and maintaining personal hygiene standards including correct wearing of PPE
Monitor product date coding for compliance to prescribed shelf-life and customer specific shelf life into depot
Conduct internal audits as requested
Ensure full product traceability is maintained at all stages of the process & support team in all mass balance/traceability challenges conducted
Support Quality Manager in close out of any non-conformances & escalate any concern to the manager where food safety, quality or legality concern is not brought under control to your satisfaction
Quantity Control and correct labelling monitored for all areas of responsibility
Attend all meetings as requested by the Quality Manager & engage positively.
Provide all requested information in preparation for such meetings to the Quality Manager
Complete & follow-up of all records: Non-Conformance Log & Check Sheet, Foreign body/Fabrication Audits, GMP Audits, PPE/Personal Hygiene rules audits, Hygiene/Cleaning checks, Glass/Perspex audit & associated snag list, Internal verification of scales & thermometers, Monthly CCP/PC Verification
Skills / Qualifications / Experience:
Degree in a Food related discipline and ideally 1 year QA/QC experience in FMCG
Self-motivated team player with strong communication (verbal & written), IT, problem-solving, & decision-making skills, able to work independently
Note: As with all positions, due to the dynamic nature of Arrow Group business, key responsibilities will evolve and change over time.
Some travel will be required.
Appointment to this role is subject to the candidate's eligibility to work in Ireland.
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