Food Safety Risk Manager
Abbey Quarter, Kilkenny
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.
A talented team across Ireland the US MEA and China delivers annual revenues of over €3 billion. Our purpose is to nourish the world while safeguarding our environment for future generations.
Key Responsibilities
* Develop and manage the company's risk mitigation strategy across all products Food & Feed with oversight for contaminants throughout the Tirlán supply chain and those products produced by 3rd parties for Tirlán;
* Develop and maintain programs for conducting risk assessments verification validation and monitoring for effectiveness of food safety plans food safety procedures and regulations for new line and equipment commissioning.
* Drive oversee and manage a robust Food Feed Safety & Contaminants management program with strong collaboration from Quality Operations and Quality Systems in areas such as HACCP risk management and pre-requisite program alignment.
* Monitor and report on emerging issues related to food safety and quality and develop strategies to mitigate risk;
* Deliver expertise and technical advice on complex and critical food safety concerns;
* Create relationships with state bodies industry groups and overarching bodies which will be leveraged to ensure risk management and best in class methods are deployed;
* Attend forums with external bodies and work closely to understand regional Food Safety concerns emerging risks food fraud issues and with those schemes providing insights to risk FERA EFSA Fortress Irl Horizon GMP+ FEFAC DII EDA etc.
* Conduct periodic food & feed safety audits against the appropriate standards Regulatory Internal Customer;
* Support site Quality Operations in Food Safety Risk assessment in the event of incident escalation;
* Sign off on the Food Safety elements of our Milk Purchasing and Grain Purchasing Policies;
* Demonstrate mechanisms of benchmarking Tirlán's Food Safety Risk Program against industry leaders.
Requirements
* Degree in Microbiology Chemistry Food Science or equivalent discipline minimum 2.1;
* Minimum 10 years' experience in the food industry with experience in a senior food safety and risk management role and ensuring compliance in agricultural food & dairy industries;
* Previous experience with microbial chemical contaminants risk assessments and control of same;
* Proven track record in industry-specific risks and mitigation programmes;
* Strong technical knowledge and mastery in relation to food safety and food safety legislation;
* Dynamic organisational communication and collaboration skills;
* Self-directed leader capable of creating and delivering our Food Safety culture and strategic plan while motivating team members towards those goals;
* Highly driven to achieve results;