Quality Systems Specialist at Kerry

Key responsibilities

• Document Management System via Intelex
• Implementation of programs as per Kerry Regional documents e.g. Food Fraud, Maintenance, Allergen Management
• Review customer and external standard requirements and ensure that requirements are documented.
• Attend Regional monthly Quality systems meetings and drive requirements with teams
• Track and report corrective action activity
• Conducting all external audits (required: co-manufacturer, external warehouse, laundry)
• Drive close out of NCR’s from audits.
• Conduct annual gap assessments against all AIB, BRC, Yum! and customer standards.
• Schedule and co-ordination of internal and external audits and lead external audits
• Review audit reports and action corrective and preventive plans for non conformances
• Mock Recalls
• Monthly traceability exercises
• Monthly inspections allergen program review
• Conduct audits as per schedule
• Conduct monthly facility inspection with halal body (MJC)
• Monthly APMEA Quality System reporting
• Preparation and circulation of Monthly Food Safety Meeting communication pack and Minutes as well as Bi-annual Management review pack and minutes
• Update HACCP Plans from HACCP reviews
• Assist with HACCP compliance process
• Create raw material risk assessment and review management of data thereof by raw materials analyst.
• Food Defence and Food Fraud System, Deputy Food Defence co-ordinator, Conduct TACCP, Conduct VACCP
• Pest Control Co-ordinator
• Interface management of the Pest control contractors
• Co-ordinate the required site activities in relation to Pest Control
• Conduct annual risk assessments with Rentokil
• Review trends monthly and develop action plan to reduce pest activity.
• Cleaning Service Co-ordinator
• Monitor the cleaning services conducted ensuring site requirements are met
• Conduct monthly audits with Servest
• Schedule high level cleaning
• Completion of customer self-audit questionnaires
• Providing quality and food safety system guidance to the process area
• Play a role in quality and food safety continuous improvement project
• Produce bespoke training packages where required
• Delivery of training when required.
• Conduct annual Food safety inductions
• Daily collection, review and reporting of glass, plastic, ceramics inspections
• Training of quality team on SAP use
• Troubleshooting on system and providing assistance to lab staff when required
• Raising SAP tickets for quality system errors
• Attend monthly SAP meetings and review any changes to system applicable to site. Implement improvements where applicable to system process
• Review COA reports with analyst and advise what errors are and actions to be completed.
• Change Management, Co-ordinate and track process change management, Conduct risk assessments
• Back up for NPI’s
• Major Maintenance risk assessments
• Assist with Quality investigations

Qualifications and skills

• Completed National Diploma in Food Technology or equivalent 
• Bachelors Degree Quality Manager (advantageous)
• 3 - 5 years' relevant working experience, preferably within a food manufacturing plant
• HACCP Knowledge
• Internal Audit Knowledge