Morgans Fine Fish (MFF) is a leading Seafood Processor in Ireland operating from a state-of-the-art, production facility in Omeath, Co Louth. We pride ourselves on our core values of quality, safety, sustainability, and our dedicated team. MFF is a BRC certified business.
Role overview: We are expanding and require a QA Technical Specialist and QC Support to join our team.
Key Responsibilities:

Maintain QMS ensuring company obligations are met.

• Ensure all technical and quality requests are actioned and completed in timely manner.
• Supplier and product approval ensuring they meet all key internal and external standards.
• Key role in maintaining BRC accreditation as well as customers own standards
• Ensure that all product related customer complaints are investigated, reported and completed in a timely manner
• Compile and issue reports on Quality KPI’s including assisting with the preparation of the Monthly Quality Management Review report.
• Key Team player with regards to development, implementation and maintaining of Food safety management system.
• Execute evaluations of branded products including specifications, and label information for key retail accounts.
• Create and/or review product specifications, providing timely response and direction to internal and external stakeholders
• Ensure records are maintained in accordance with corporate and auditing standards including micro results schedule.
• Maintain internal audit schedule by liaising with external consultants responsible for conducting the audits. as well as ensuring records are maintained in accordance with corporate and auditing standards
• Food Safety and Quality Training when required
• Participate in scheduled Daily QC checks.
• Food Safety Culture: Foster and drive the Food safety culture agenda for Sysco
• BRCGS and retailer audit management. (Also to take an active role in organic, MCS chain of custody, Global Gap chain of custody, SFPA and SEDEX audits.)
• Lead/ Participate in customer and third-party audits, completion of corrective actions and root cause analysis
• Support the NPD function on site by ensuring nutrients, specifications shelf-life testing are completed and entered into the appropriate internal and external customer databases.
• Maintain customer specifications and label design requirements in QA file and on-line where required by the customer
• Active participation and documentation of mock product recall exercise.
• Dealing with Suppliers and maintenance of supplier approval records.
• Stay close to technical and legal developments in the industry and monitor food alerts through RASSF, SFPA, BRC, FDA and FSAI websites

Requirements:

• Qualification in a recognised food /science/quality discipline desirable.
• Previous experience within the food industry at Quality Assurance level
• Knowledge of food related law and industry standards
• Experience in food safety and quality procedures and policies.
• Understanding of customer requirements.
• Good communication and influencing skills
• Be a highly motivated individual with can do attitude
• Flexibility in handling multiple tasks in a fast-moving environment

Benefits:

• Competitive salary
• Training and development programs
• Friendly and supportive work environment
• Potential for career advancement within the company

Job Type: Full-time

Additional pay:

• Overtime pay

Benefits:

• On-site parking

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Experience:

• QA in Food Industry: 2 years (required)

Work Location: In person
Application deadline: 24/07/2025
Expected start date: 28/07/202

Please refer the Job description for details