QA Officer

Skea Egg Farms Ltd is a significant player in the agri-food sector supplying eggs to major retailers in Northern Ireland and mainland UK. We are currently offering the following fulltime permanent position based at Skea:
QA OFFICER

Reporting to the Quality Assurance Manager, you will be responsible for the following:

- Day to day monitoring and supervision of existing quality assurance systems
- Ensuring customer specifications and statutory regulations are met
- Advising and implementing industry and customer codes of practice
- Maintaining records of customer complaints, supplier deficiencies and conducting investigations and reports
- The co-ordination of pest control & cleaning schedules
- Liaising with the production team to achieve the highest possible standards of product quality, safety and hygiene.
- Ensuring production and packing staff accurately complete all agreed Quality records.
- Liaising with auditors from customers and other regulatory bodies and ensuring that corrective action is implemented and maintained
- Conducting taste panels
- External audit preparation
- Carrying out GMP and systems audits and quality checks as required
- Performing swab testing and organisation of lab samples
- Supporting organisation staff in their understanding of key quality processes in addition to responding to internal enquiries related to quality assurance systems and processes
- Liaising with customer artwork houses and packaging suppliers in relation to artwork approvals.
- Maintaining supplier approval documentation
- Overseeing calibration of key equipment
- Maintaining documentation control and trending information
- Any other duties as requested by management

ESSENTIAL REQUIREMENTS
- A min of a level 3 food related qualification
- Min 1 years’ experience working in a similar role within the food industry;
- Ability to interpret and analyse information and data
- Excellent communication skills and an eye for detail
- Evidence of excellent analytical and problem-solving abilities.
- IT ability to include Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
- Evidence of good planning, organisational and time management skills
- Ability to work as part of a cohesive team
- Experience in undertaking audits and compliance reviews
- Flexibility in relation to hours depending on business needs

DESIRABLE REQUIREMENTS
- A working knowledge of current food safety standards;
- Level 3 or 4 Award in Food Safety.
- Awareness of quality management systems (e.g. BRC)

Working Hours: 37.5 hours per week Monday - Friday.

**Job Types**: Full-time, Permanent

**Benefits**:

- Company pension
- Life insurance
- On-site parking
- Referral programme

Schedule:

- Day shift
- Monday to Friday

COVID-19 considerations:
PPE, Temperature checks

**Experience**:

- QA: 1 year (preferred)

Work Location: In person

Reference ID: QA 090823