Quality Leader, Quality Leader

Quality Leader

Location: Carrickmacross

We’re looking for an experienced Quality Leader to drive food safety, quality performance, and compliance across site. This is a key role partnering with Operations to embed standards, lead audits, and build a strong culture of continuous improvement.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Lead technical support to production teams, ensuring standards and customer requirements are consistently met
• Take ownership of site audits, ensuring timely, accurate responses and successful outcomes
• Drive compliance with BRC, customer and internal quality standards (OPEX MS)
• Champion food safety culture and lead the “Go for Zero” safety agenda
• Act as key contact for production issues including supplier non-conformances and product release
• Manage supplier performance, complaints and relationships (including quarterly reviews)
• Lead technical projects such as hygiene and allergen validations, and product claims validation
• Ensure robust root cause investigations and drive site-wide learning
• Lead traceability exercises and mock recalls, ensuring audit readiness at all times
• Support production trials to ensure food safety and quality standards are achieved
• Deliver and embed training across HACCP, food hygiene and allergen awareness
• Use data and OPEX tools to drive continuous improvement and performance

Essential Requirements

• Proven experience in a Quality/Technical leadership role within food manufacturing
• Strong working knowledge of BRC and food safety standards
• HACCP & Food Safety Level 3 (or equivalent)
• Experience leading audits and managing non-conformances
• Strong communication, leadership and problem-solving skills
• Ability to prioritise, organise and influence across teams
• Strong IT and report writing capability

Desirable

• Degree or background in Food Science / Technology
• Experience managing supplier relationships
• 8-step problem solving experience