About Us:
Oakpark is a leading branded and private label producer of meat products for retailers in Ireland and the UK. Operating from two sites in County Tipperay (Cahir \& Clonmel), with over 200 employees. As the fastest growing brand in the breakfast meats category in Ireland our dynamic team is driving profitable growth through sustainability, innovation, and the development of our people.
Responsibilities:
- Ensure compliance with industry standards, regulations, and certifications.
- Maintain and update quality documentation, including quality manuals, policies, and procedures.
- Provide technical support to the Production Team to ensure current product quality \& safety standards are maintained and enhanced where appropriate.
- Work with the Management team to build relationships, develop trust and promote a quality first culture.
- Liaise with cross functional departments and implement new procedures, improve standards/efficiencies.
- Delivery of agreed Key Performance Indicators.
- Review micro and chemical results internally and take appropriate action for any OOS results.
- Monitoring of the production process and cleaning in line with factory HACCP.
- Ensure Traceability is maintained at all times.
- Management of the internal auditing programme, taking appropriate action when issues are identified.
- Investigate and analyse customer complaints, implementing corrective and preventative actions as needed.
- Support and participate in customer audits.
- Train and mentor team members on quality control processes.
- Working on Customer \& Continuous Improvement Projects that may arise.
- Glass audits, Hygiene checks and monthly hygiene and GMP audits and take appropriate action when issues are identified.
- Collaborate with suppliers to ensure the quality of materials and components used in our products.
- Liaising with specialist contractors and service providers e.g. Pest Control, Calibration, Laundry, etc
- Ensure all on-line specifications are up to date and maintained.
Qualifications \& Experience:
- Diploma / Degree in Food Science / Technology
- Previous experience in a similar role beneficial.
- In-depth knowledge of quality management systems and methodologies
- Excellent communication (both verbal and written) \& interpersonal skills.
- Excellent IT skills e.g. MS Office Excel, Word, Outlook, etc
- Strong, assertive and focused in meeting standards at all times
- Attention to detail and accuracy – essential.
- Excellent problem-solving and analytical abilities.
- Excellent time management, planning and organisational skills.
Competencies:
- Communication – ability to clearly communicate at all levels of the organization. Encourages ‘cross company’ working, manages ambiguity and complexity, and is open to innovation in new ideas or initiatives.
- Drive – Energetic, committed, and self-reliant individual who has an overall commitment to the organisation and ability to use own initiative. Proactively works with enthusiasm and energy showing a high integrity in all dealings. Prepared to take the lead to get tasks completed.
- Management – setting direction and communicating clear goals to those involved. Engaging with and facilitating others to work collaboratively to achieve them.
- Critical Thinking – posses’ excellent commercial awareness and has the ability to analyse, understand and evaluate information to make informed decisions to achieve the best overall outcome.
- Structured – can plan, prioritise, and deliver results through a strong commitment to making performance improvements and a determination to achieve and to be held accountable for delivering a high level of service.
- Teamwork - being able and prepared to adopt several ways to gain support and influence. Demonstrating commitment to working and engaging constructively with internal and external stakeholders.
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Benefits:
- Company events
- On-site parking
Work Location: In person
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