Job Description

Position:

Quality Assurance Technician (Days)

Reports to:

Quality Assurance Shift Manager

Locations:

Ornua Foods UK, Leek

Salary:

Up to 31,000 depending on experience.

Benefits:

Matched Company Contribution Pension up to 8%, Generous annual leave entitlement increasing with length of service, Subsidised Staff Canteen, Company shop offering discounts on Ornua products, Sports & Social Club, Staff Lottery, Discount on Bikes & Tech Scheme, Confidential Employee Assist Programme, Free onsite parking



Ornua (meaning "new gold") is Ireland's largest exporter of Irish dairy products, proudly bringing the unique taste of Irish dairy to the world for over 55 years.

Are you a Quality Assurance Technician looking for the challenge of taking a mission driven organisation to its next level of success?

Ornua is actively seeking a Quality Assurance Technician to join our technical department as we continue our growth trajectory. The successful candidate will play a key role in ensuring factory standards are consistently achieved, it is these high standards which support us in producing a safe product for our end consumer.

You will be responsible for completing the Technical KPIs which support the site with good manufacturing practices (GMP) and ensure we are always ready for our customers and third-party audits .



Why Ornua?

Ornua operates from 10 business units worldwide, including 16 production facilities, and has sales and marketing teams working in-market across all four corners of the globe.

The Group is structured across two divisions:

Ornua Foods and Ornua Ingredients.

Ornua Foods is responsible for the marketing and sales of Ornua's consumer brands including Kerrygold, Pilgrims Choice.

Ornua Ingredients is responsible for the procurement of Irish and non-Irish dairy products and for the sale of dairy ingredients to food manufactures and foodservice customer across the world.

Our co-operative ethos lies at the heart of how we do business as a purpose and values-led organisation, creating value for Irish dairy farming families.

Our Values lie at the core of everything we do. Our five values encourage us to Seek and Embrace New Ideas, Make It Happen, Be Our True Selves, Show You Care, and Achieve Great Things Together.

We invest in our people and foster a culture of continuous learning and improvement.

Career Progression including Global Mobility opportunities.

Comprehensive Benefits with regional specific offerings.

Why This Role Is Valuable:

The Quality Assurance Technician is responsible for leading on Auditing people, products, systems, procedures, and documentation to identify areas of (possible) non-compliance and ensure the necessary corrective action is taken.

Completing scheduled KPIs on time and in full, including T2 checks, GMP audits, GHP audits and swabbing.

Maintaining calibration of all critical site equipment.

Maintain quality related records in an orderly manner to allow efficient filing, retrieval, and archiving.

Answering the radio and supporting at line side when required.

Identification and isolation of potential non-conforming stock, pending decision based on risk assessment.

Reading laboratory results and escalating as appropriate.

Maintenance of the retained sample database, and organization of saved samples.

Support with key information for shift handover.

Ensure the site meets legal compliance in relation to weight legislation.

What You Bring To The Role:

Previous experience working in a food production environment

Confident in handling numerical information

Must be able to work in an organised manner with minimal supervision

Computer literate with a good working knowledge of Microsoft applications

Have a basic understanding of microbiology/ HACCP/ Weigh Legislation

Good communicator and confident to challenge and share best practise



Our interview process is designed to be thorough yet supportive. This process includes a face-to-face interview that will allow us to get to know you better and gain an understanding for your skills and give you the opportunity to get a feel for Ornua and the environment in which you will be working.

Ornua has ambitious growth plans and we're building a team to help enable and accelerate that growth. We are looking for people who share our values, are curious, forward-looking, take ownership and work together to build a future for themselves and Ornua.

Would you like to make an impact?

To learn more, please visit Ornua at www.ornua.com

Ornua values diversity and inclusion and welcomes applications from candidates with diverse backgrounds. We also strongly encourage women and other underrepresented groups in the manufacturing industry to apply. Your unique perspectives and experiences are highly valued and will be instrumental in driving our company's continued success. Join us in shaping a more innovative, inclusive, and sustainable future.