We are partnering with a well-established and growing food business seeking an experienced Food Safety & Quality Manager to lead and develop their food safety and quality function on a 12-month contract basis.
This is a key leadership role responsible for ensuring that all products meet the highest standards of safety, legality, and quality, while embedding a strong quality culture across the organisation.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead, implement, and continuously improve the Food Safety & Quality Management System
- Ensure full compliance with HACCP, GMP, BRC (or equivalent) standards and all relevant legislation
- Manage internal and external audits, ensuring the site is always audit-ready
- Drive continuous improvement initiatives across quality, food safety, and operational processes
- Investigate customer complaints, non-conformances, and incidents, implementing corrective and preventative actions
- Develop and deliver food safety training programmes across the business
- Oversee supplier approvals and ensure raw materials meet required standards
- Monitor quality KPIs, analyse data trends, and report on performance to senior leadership
- Lead, coach, and develop the Quality team to ensure high performance and engagement
- Collaborate cross-functionally with operations, production, and technical teams to drive best practices
About You
- Proven experience in a Food Safety / Quality Manager or senior QA role within food manufacturing, retail, or hospitality
- Strong working knowledge of HACCP, food safety legislation, and quality systems
- Experience managing audits (e.g., BRC, customer, regulatory)
- Demonstrated leadership skills with the ability to influence and engage teams
- Excellent problem-solving and analytical capabilities
- Strong communication skills with the ability to engage stakeholders at all levels
- Relevant qualification in Food Science, Food Technology, or related discipline
What’s On Offer
- Salary range of €52,000 – €57,000 per annum
- Opportunity to play a strategic leadership role in a growing business
- A collaborative and fast-paced environment
- Strong focus on continuous improvement and innovation
- Exposure to a high-impact role within a defined 12-month period
Apply Now
If you’re a proactive Quality professional looking to take ownership of a critical function and make a real impact, we’d love to hear from you.
If you have questions regarding this position, please contact Daire 087 0972382
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Assistant Product Technologist – Electricals & Accessories
My client, a leading international fashion retailer, is seeking an Assistant Product Technologist – Electricals & Accessories to join their Quality Assurance team. This role supports the development of safe, compliant, and commercially sound products in line with Primark Quality Assurance Standards. Dublin-based, permanent position.
Package
- Generous Salary DOE
- Bonus
- Pension
- Health
- Career Progression
Responsibilities of this Assistant Product Technologist – Electricals & Accessories include:
- Support product development and ensure samples follow best practice processes and timelines.
- Assess commercial quality standards and testing requirements across electrical and accessories categories.
- Investigate sample rejections and quality issues, ensuring clear communication with Buying teams and suppliers.
- Review and approve product specification sheets and instruction manuals, providing feedback where necessary.
- Manage testing submissions and reporting by supplier, product area, and product type.
- Compile and analyse tech packs and scorecards to support delivery of key line programmes and cost efficiencies.
- Monitor returns reports and customer feedback to identify recurring issues and support corrective action plans.
- Support risk assessment for pre-shipment and CFS inspections with guidance from the Product Technologist.
- Build competitor awareness to benchmark product quality and performance against key retailers.
- Partner with Compliance teams to ensure quality standards and labelling requirements align with legal and industry standards, particularly for electrical products.
- Liaise with suppliers on technical development, testing queries, and improvement plans.
Requirements of this Assistant Product Technologist – Electricals & Accessories include:
- Minimum 5 years’ experience within Product Technology, QA, Compliance, or Product Testing in a retail environment.
- Knowledge of electrical product standards, labelling requirements, and compliance processes.
- Commercial awareness with the ability to balance quality, cost, and speed to market in a volume retail environment.
- Highly organised with strong attention to detail and experience working with reports, testing submissions, and tech packs.
Aoife Clarke is handling the recruitment for this role in complete confidentiality. Please upload your CV below and she will be in touch should you have the correct experience for the position. For more jobs like this, please visit the Excel Recruitment website. Unfortunately, due to volume only suitable applicants can be contacted.
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