Dawn Meats

Meat supplier to retailers and foodservice

Food Safety & Quality Graduate

Validation, Compliance & Quality SystemsPosted on Nov 9

Full-timeWaterford, IrelandNo salary listed

About the Job

Requirements

A degree in a related discipline, such as Food Technology, Nutrition, or Agricultural Science.
Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, and Outlook.
Ability to make decisions and work effectively as part of a team.
Strong attention to detail.
Commercial awareness.
Excellent oral and written communication skills.

Responsibilities

Represent the company on technical issues and liaise between research and development, sales, and production.
Help ensure products are produced safely and legally, in compliance with company best practices, policies, and retailer policies and strategies.
Support the Technical team in delivering and efficiently implementing technical practices and procedures.
Maintain awareness of food science and nutrition best practices and legislative requirements related to food safety, hygiene, and nutrition.
Assist with quality operations, procedures, and document control.
Maintain and update department files, including standard operating procedures, risk assessments, Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points documents, and quality management documents.
Carry out audits according to schedule and evaluate written standard operating procedures in practice.
Maintain and manage non-conformance logs.
Log complaints and communicate them to relevant personnel.
Assist with complaint investigations, including root cause analysis and close-out.
Conduct microbiological and chemical sampling of finished products and raw materials according to the sampling schedule.
Carry out internal audits and assist with external and customer audits.

Desired Qualifications

HACCP training is advantageous.

Overview

Company: Dawn Meats

Location: Grannagh Co. Waterford

Reporting to: Technical Manager

Contract type: Full-Time/Permanent

Role Summary: This is a fantastic graduate level opportunity for a technically focused individual to represent the company on all technical issues, liasing between R&D, sales and the production area. Ensuring that all products are produced in a safe and legal manner and in compliance with Dawn Meats best practice. Ensuring that all products are in alignment with both the company's policies and the retailer's policies and strategies. Your role will be key as part of the Technical team in the delivery and efficient implementation of Technical practices and procedures.

Responsibilities

The successful candidate will be based in our Grannagh production plant and will be responsible for:

Having an awareness of food science and nutrition with a focus on best practice and from a legislative perspective - Food safety, hygiene and nutritional requirements
Assisting with quality operations, procedures and document control
Maintaining and updating the department files including SOPs, risk assessments, HACCP documents and quality management documents
Carrying out audits as per schedule
Evaluating the written SOP's being carried out
Maintaining and managing non-conformance logs
Logging complaints and communicating to the relevant personnel
Assisting with close out investigations into complaints including root cause analysis
Microbiological and chemical sampling of finished product and raw materials as per sampling schedule
Carrying out internal audits and assisting with external and customer audits

Qualifications

Your role will see you tackle a wide range of business challenges in a busy Technical environment. The ideal Candidate will have or demonstrate:

A degree in a related discipline (Food Technology, Nutrition, Ag Science or similar)
Proficient in Microsoft word/excel/outlook etc. Decisiveness and the ability to work well as part of a team
Strong attention to detail
Commercial awareness
Excellent communication skills - Oral & written
HACCP trained is an advantage

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About the Company

Dawn Meats

Meat supplier to retailers and foodservice

Dawn Meats supplies beef and lamb to major supermarkets, food service and restaurants, exporting to over 70 countries, and sources grass-fed cattle and lamb from about 30,000 British and Irish farmers for processing at 11 Irish and 13 British plants. It works by maintaining close farming relationships, processing the meat in its plant network, and distributing to global customers with a focus on sustainability and quality. It differentiates itself as a family-owned business with deep farming heritage and direct farmer sourcing, plus a track record of sustainability and quality awards. Its goal is to deliver high-quality, sustainable meat worldwide by strengthening farmer partnerships and expanding responsible growth.

Company size: 501-1,000
Company stage: Not listed
Total funding: Not listed
Headquarters: Waterford, Ireland
Founded: 1980

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