Quality Assurance
Kepak Group
Quality Assurance
Kepak Group
European meat processor with global reach
Kepak Group · Bodmin, United Kingdom · Full-time · Posted 2026-11-02
Workplace: on_site
Department: Technical
Kepak is an Irish owned food company, serving international markets, restaurants and household food service names with prime cuts of meat, on trend food service solutions and ready-for-market convenience foods. With over 50 years’ expertise in the meat craft, we are still leading the way with bespoke innovations and highly successful, international food brands.
Purpose of the Role:
The Quality Assurance Role provides a vital service to the Boning Hall, Beef abattoir, Lairage, Tripery and Fifth quarter teams by ensuring all customer, legislative and industry required checks are completed to schedule. Playing a key role in the control, monitoring and verification activities required by the sites H.A.C.C.P food safety management system.
Main Responsibilities:
Daily checks include (although not an exhaustive list):
Animal welfare lairage /abattoir checks.
A good standard of numeracy and literacy is required in order to interpret and record relevant results from checking.
Checks are required to be completed at various frequencies throughout the production shift – some per batch, some daily, some weekly etc.
Checks must be completed with a high degree of accuracy and integrity ensuring adherence to relevant protocols and specification limits.
To ensure the quality (printed finish) of all labels is of a high standard, with all information present being relevant and correct.
A good eye for detail and the ability to cross reference the labels against the required specification(s).
Checks to take place as a minimum at start of each production batch, with additional ‘extra’ checks taking place as necessary.
Ensuring the information on the labels are correct
Ensuring relevant monitoring and / or verification practices are completed in line with the H.A.C.C.P plan.
Accurate completion of documentation requiring a good standard of written English.
Checks required to be completed at various frequencies in line with the H.A.C.C.P plan.
Ensure collection of various samples and testing of relevant carcasses / primals in line with sampling schedule.
Completion of carcass pH testing in line with customer specific regimes.
Taking samples from primals and / or carcasses to meet relevant stipulated schedules.
Completion/cross checking of DNA testing for external laboratory analysis.
All checks required to be taken with a high degree of accuracy – using handheld Trace Soft monitoring system and a series of documentation in order to log results and / or communicate information from the checks.
To complete calibration checks on items of equipment – including scales and other machinery.
Checks to be completed prior to, during and postproduction operations on a daily basis and include calibration / checking of the following items of equipment
Ongoing Training and Development in the role
31 days annual leave per year (after probation).
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European meat processor with global reach
Kepak Group is a large meat processor based in Ireland with 14 facilities across Ireland and the UK and sales offices worldwide. It produces and markets a wide range of fresh and value-added meat products for international foodservice and retail markets, guided by consumer insight and ongoing R&D. The company combines scale with a family-owned culture, offering a broad portfolio of brands and a strong focus on sustainable production, being a founding member of Origin Green. Its goal is to grow the business and its people, expanding its international footprint while maintaining high quality, sustainability, and value for customers.
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