Job Title: Quality Assurance Manager
About Us
Tirln is a world-class food and nutrition co-operative, with a diverse portfolio of quality ingredients, leading consumer and agri brands.
We bring innovative food and nutrition solutions to a global market through our expertise in research and development, customer insights, food safety and state-of-the-art manufacturing.
We welcome people from all walks of life without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender perception or identity, national origin, age, marital status, or disability status.
Role Profile
The Quality Assurance Manager reports to the Site Head of Quality and is responsible for embedding and sustaining Quality and Food Safety policies in the plant.
The role collaborates with plant stakeholders to continuously improve performance to quality standard and drive all quality-relevant Corrective and Preventative actions to timely and effective completion.
Responsibilities:
* Drive a strong Quality & food safety culture within the plant;
* Implement the Tirln Quality Management System in the plant;
* Manage quality performance and KPIs in the plant relating to Product & Process Quality, Continuous Improvement, Regulatory Compliance;
* Maintain customer product specifications / certifications and final product grading/release;
* Point of contact for Customers for product/process-specific quality support;
* Work collaboratively with Operations Management and team to ensure Quality Assurance requirements are fully resourced to deliver plant in-process, sampling and testing schedules;
* Oversight and support of the plant RCAs, effective CAPA implementation and verification for all process deviations;
* Audit quality practices and processes within the site focusing on Hygiene, HACCP and the prevention of deviations;
* Play a key role in planning and participating in Plant audits with customers, regulatory and other third parties;
* Accountable for delivering a robust plant hygiene monitoring programme;
* Accountable for change control of quality aspects of the plant Operations.
Requirements:
* Third level degree minimum in the Food Sciences;
* Role-relevant experience (3-5 years) in Dairy, Food or Pharmaceutical company in Quality Assurance, Food Safety;
* Experience & certification in Auditing (Lead auditor course) and facilitating Corrective Action, preferably in a Dairy / Food production environment;
* A track record in process improvement activity, ideally from the quality perspective;
* Strong problem solving skills and experience in applying the principles of Lean and TPM;
* Strong team-working and communication skills;
* Aptitude for operational processes, working with cross-functional teams, Lean and continuous improvement;
* Computer literate (Microsoft Office suite & ideally LIMS and Statistical analysis).
What We Offer:
* Free parking;
* Collaborative work culture;
* Career progression opportunities.
Estimated Salary:
$80,000 - $100,000 per year