Food Safety & Quality Technical Specialist
Musgrave is one of Europe’s most successful family-owned businesses with a 140-year heritage in food and brand innovation, supporting communities across the island of Ireland and Spain.
Every day we feed one in three people in Ireland through 15 market leading food and beverage brands that include SuperValu, Centra, Frank and Honest, and Musgrave Market Place.
We support thousands of retail and foodservice family businesses who live and work in the heart of the communities they serve.
We are committed to becoming the most trusted and sustainable business in Ireland and we are making changes across the company to ensure that happens. We want to make a positive impact on the world and we will support our suppliers and customers to make a difference too.
This role is responsible for providing Food Safety & Quality support at each of the stages along the supply chain, including grower/source, supplier, warehouse, product management, retailer, and consumer. The main duties of this role include, but are not limited to:
* Operating to the prescribed protocols as set out under the Standard Operating Protocols, and Food Safety & Quality Procedures and Work Instructions.
* Liaising with Operations regarding the day-to-day adherence to these FS&Q standards.
* Ensuring adherence to HACCP pre-requisite programme e.g. calibration, pest control, Glass & Perspex audits, verifying accuracy and filing of temperature documentation.
* Carrying out scheduled supplier visits to check elements of their FS&Q system.
* Communicating FS&Q issues as they arise to suppliers and following up on responses.
* Carrying out Retailer Visits to check compliance to key food safety criteria.
* Performing product testing/auditing at chill backdoor in accordance with agreed testing schedules, procedures & specifications.
* Assessing packaged Own Brand products against specification.
* The verification of MNI shelf life on fresh produce and meats and comparison testing with competitors (this may also include the purchase of these products).
* Preparation of product samples for benchmarking MNI products.
* Implementation support for auditors regarding gap analysis in product specifications.
* Facilitating measuring & reduction of quality operational KPIs namely rejections, retailer claims & retailer queries.
* Following up, and closing out of relevant Retailer Queries, as per Service Now, ensuring that Retailers SLA is adhered to.
* Reviewing quality performance of products during Supplier and Store visits.
* Effectively dealing with issues as appropriate or escalating to Food Safety Co-ordinator/Auditors in a timely fashion.
* Completion of Project work as directed by the Food Safety and Quality Team to improve Food Safety and Quality initiatives within the business.
The successful candidate will have the following skills and qualifications:
* Science/Food Science Qualification (Essential).
* Technical Quality experience.
* HACCP/Food Safety Management systems knowledge.
* Flexibility, quick learner, problem solver, good communication, and good organisational skills.
* Full Driver’s License and access to own car is required.
Please be advised this is a shift rotation position onsite in our Belfast Depot, working days - Sunday to Thursday for two weeks and then Monday to Friday for two weeks covering daily hours between 9AM - 5.30PM.
Musgrave is an equal opportunities employer. We encourage applications from diverse candidates. If we can make any accommodations to enable you to be the best version of yourself during the interview, please let us know.
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