Site Head of Quality
Ballitore
About Tirlán
Tirlán, is a world-class food and nutrition co-operative, with a diverse portfolio of quality ingredients, leading consumer and agri brands.
Tirlán owns leading brands such as Avonmore, Kilmeaden Cheese, Millac, Solmiko, Truly Grass Fed, Premier Milk, Wexford, mymilkman.ie and GAIN Animal Nutrition.
We nurture a talented team across Ireland, the US, MEA and China, delivering annual revenues of over €3 billion, and over 2,300 people to manage our network of 11 processing plants and 52 agri branches. Our purpose is to nourish the world, while safeguarding our environment for future generations.
Role Profile:
This role has responsibility for managing all aspects of Quality Operations at our Tirlán site in Ballitore, Co Kildare. The site produces milk and cream and is part of Tirlán’s consumer category. This includes leading the Quality team, on-going development of the plant’s Quality and Food Safety Management System, verification of the Food safety and quality control programs and, together with the site management team leading the Quality and food safety culture onsite. The role provides leadership to the plant Operations and Logistics and Engineering functions to ensure that our customer, Tirlán and Regulatory standards are maintained. Tirlán are committed to people development and this role offers an opportunity for an experienced Quality professional to join our Tirlán network of 9 production sites. The role reports to the Category Head of Quality Operations (Consumer & Agri Mills)
Key Responsibilities
Participate and play an active role in Tirlán’s Quality Leadership team, engaging with other site quality leaders and the Tirlán central Quality team, to continually develop Tirlán’s Quality system & standards
Lead the site’s Quality team in the management of the plant’s Food Safety, Quality control and Quality Assurance programs ensuring effective monitoring and verification procedures are in place
Support and guide the Operations team in the implementation of relevant Food Safety & Quality Programs including HACCP and GMP and participate/lead RCAs as required
Ensure the timely testing of raw materials & Finished products for spec compliance as part of the Quality Control program. Manage the Laboratory activities on site.
Play a lead role among management peers in developing and sustaining a strong Quality and Food Safety culture for the site
Lead the Site Food Safety & Risk Management activities, ensuring a strong culture of risk identification and effective CAPA implementation
Manage and respond to complaints and influence and implement effect actions on site to prevent reoccurring events
Maintain required Food Safety & Quality certifications and meet Tirlán’s Quality Standards program and customer requirements
Lead Management of Change governance and evaluate, approve and sign off on process changes and validations;
Maintain the sites in a state of inspection readiness, prepare and successfully host customer, regulatory and certification audits. Run scheduled and unannounced audits. Track and report compliance to the output of those audits.
Develop, train and manage the Quality team.
Support training of key operations roles that impact food safety and Quality and develop an effective assessment process.
Develop and lead a strong risk based Quality and Food Safety Continual Improvement program
Support the value add activities and NPD launches on site
Key Requirements:
A third level qualification in Dairy or Food Science, or equivalent;
5 years plus experience with strong leadership experience in quality and food safety management in the dairy, prepared meals, beverage, meat or wider food industries.
Experienced in leading and developing Food Safety & Quality culture, FMCG plant experience desirable
Demonstrate high technical ability and attention to detail to do the job at a high level of accomplishment.
Competency Requirements:
Drive for Results;
Organisational ability
Managing through systems;
Interpersonal Savvy;
Problem Solving.
If you are interested in this position, please apply with an up-to-date resume.
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Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion
Tirlán embraces diversity, equal opportunity and inclusion. We are committed to building diverse teams where different perspectives drive innovation and growth. We strive to create an inclusive workplace where people can bring their true self to work and achieve their full potential.
At Tirlán, we celebrate diversity, because we know that our individual strengths make us stronger together. We welcome and encourage interest from a wide variety of candidates, and we will give your application consideration, without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender perception or identity, national origin, age, marital status, or disability status.
At Tirlán our culture will celebrate individuality, knowing that together we are more.
Tirlán owns leading consumer and Agri brands such as Avonmore, Premier Kilmeaden Cheese, Millac, Solmiko, Truly Grass Fed, Premier Milk, Wexford, mymilkman.ie and GAIN Animal Nutrition.
About us:
The farmer-owned co-operative has a first-class track record of success in the global market. Rooted in a rich heritage of family farming and embedded in its communities, Tirlán has evolved to bring the passion of its farmers and their high-quality milk and grains to the international marketplace. Using modern-day technology and applying the best processes to its milk pool of three billion litres and its premium grains portfolio, Tirlán now exports to more than 80 countries. Its award-winning brands are household names in Ireland, and include Ireland’s number one consumer dairy brand, Avonmore.
The organisation draws on a wealth of experience to deliver exceptional products and tailored nutritional solutions including Kilmeaden, Wexford, Truly Grass Fed, Solmiko, CheddMax and GAIN. Tirlán has a strong market presence in the UK, France, Germany, UAE, the US, North Africa, Japan and China.
Tirlán is a Values Based Organisation - www.tirlan.com