Quality Controller | Monaghan

Quality Controller — Monaghan | Meatex Jobs

Role overview

Kepak Ballybay is now recruiting for Quality Controllers to work in our production area, and to provide a vital support service ensuring all product complies with required customer specifications and Standard Operating Procedures (SOP’s). INDHP Working Hours:35 hours with the possibility of overtime based on operational needs. Rotating 4-day week (Monday to Saturday) with rotating AM/PM weekly …

Key responsibilities

• Ensuring, in conjunction with the Technical / Quality & Production Management and the departmental supervisor that procedures are carried out as specified. Checking that procedures to control all factory operations are carried out as defined in the SOP’s, with the emphasis on all aspects of the operation right through to the finished products to ensure compliance to our Customer specifications.

• Ensure product specification requirements are met in all areas of production. Completion of product assessment to ensure compliance with specifications.

• Record Management: Check & sign off of Production check sheets. Verification & filing of all production & QC paperwork/EQMS check sheet.

• Completion of pre-production hygiene assessments & reporting issues and driving continuous improvement.

• Sampling of product at various stages of the process for micro & chemistry testing.

• Updating finished product status on the stock control system.

• Working with defined limits for acceptable defects. Reporting non-conformances / defects to the Technical / Quality & Production Management and the departmental supervisor.

• Identifying the source of defects and communicating this to the area supervisor and supporting training and continuous improvement.

• Making decisions in a timely fashion on whether a process is still in control and reporting any deviation of standard of work or processing.

• Ensuring that a production process is halted if a process is deemed to be out of control until the operation can be corrected.

What you’ll bring

Previous experience in a food manufacturing environment (1 year). Knowledge of BRC standard & requirements. Comprehensive understanding of customer specification. Good communications skills both written and verbal is essential.

Pay, hours and location

This is a Full-time role based in Monaghan. Pay rates and shift patterns are confirmed at application or shortlist stage and may vary depending on department and production requirements.

Notes (employer / disclaimer)

• Employer: A leading UK food manufacturer

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