Quality Assurance Technician

About Us..

Donohoe Drinks Company in Waterford are Ireland's oldest independent manufacturer of alcoholic beverages and we have recently joined the portfolio of companies under West Cork Distillers. We are a contract bottling, manufacturing and blending company, with over 125 years in the business and our flexible plant enables us to fulfill small quantities for specialist or premium products and high volume established brands.

We're seeking applications for the role of Quality Assurance Technician, based in our Waterford plant. This is a fantastic opportunity to join an established, energetic company in this growing FMCG sector.

You will have good interpersonal skills and a "can do" approach to your work. You will be highly organised, willing to learn and able to work cross functionally across teams. This is a role where you will genuinely get involved in the day-to-day work and output of a busy client focused environment.

What you'll do..

      Assist with maintenance of Quality Systems Manual to BRC Version 9 standard and help ensuring site achieves certification.

      Assist with site audits or visits from certifications bodies, regulatory/government bodies or customers.

      NCR management - issuing NCRs to suppliers for material, supply chain and quality issues.

      Completion of customer issued Non-Conformance or complaints with full investigations detailing root cause and corrective actions.

      Issuing COAs, outgoing warrants and customs paperwork on dispatches

      Assist with line issues that may arise in liaison with Maintenance & production teams

      Completion of customer requests, questionnaires, specifications as required

      Assist with Pest Control and liaison with Pest Control Contractor

      Internal Auditing- maintenance of Internal Audit schedule and conduct regular audits of all site areas according to schedule.

      Maintenance of GMP audits and schedule and management of WGLL standards

      Receipt of spirit warrants and review of spirit processing

      Ensuring all spirit specifications are available and issuing customer paperwork to Vatting team

      Completion of trace and mock recall exercises

      Maintenance of micro and chemical sampling

      Reconciliation of spirit intakes vs bottling and subsequent input onto customer databases

      Member of site Sensory Panel

      Trending of Quality performances at end of line

      Completion of KPI reports for customers

      Consumables ordering

      QC and Lab cover as required

      Other duties as directed by your manager

You'll have..

• Third level qualification in science, or Food Science
• Minimum of 2 years' experience in a similar role in a food manufacturing facility, required.
• BRC experience and HACCP training is an advantage
• Excellent attention to detail skills in relation to quality, traceability and labeling
• Strong organisational, planning, time management, project management, and problem-solving skills
• Excellent interpersonal, communication and ability to work on own initiative.
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced environment.

We Offer..

• Competitive Salary
• Pension
• Health Insurance
• Educational Support Programme
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Generous Refer a Friend Bonus
• On-site Parking
• On-site Kitchen Facilities
• Bike to Work
• Wellness Events
• Social Events throughout the year