We’re seeking a Quality Technician on behalf of a food manufacturing company, based in Kildare. The Quality Technician will join their technical team on a fixed-term basis to support quality and compliance operations within a fast-paced production environment.
Location: Naas, Co. Kildare Salary: €15.50 per hour Hours: Monday to Friday, 6:00am – 2:30pm Contract: Fixed Term – 8 months (Starting November 2025) On-site Role | No Hybrid Option
Key Responsibilities: As a Quality Technician, you will support the Quality Manager and wider technical team in maintaining and improving food safety, quality and compliance standards. Your main duties will include:
Maintaining supplier management systems, including specifications, risk assessments, audits and approvals
Conducting supplier reviews and assisting with supplier audits when required
Managing new supplier approvals and maintaining records
Assisting with product specifications and quality standards using customer systems (Micros, Hamilton Grant, FIND, etc.)
Supporting customer complaint investigations, ensuring timely and accurate reporting
Participating in HACCP reviews and supporting food safety plan maintenance
Managing document control and updates within the quality management system
Supporting internal and external audits (BRC, Department of Agriculture, customer audits, etc.)
Performing product evaluations, microbiological and chemical testing and organoleptic assessments
Reporting and managing non-conformances, driving root cause analysis and corrective actions
Supporting production with quality compliance and KPI monitoring
Assisting in shelf-life analysis and new product introductions
Working closely with the Quality Manager, Senior Technologists and QC Technician to ensure all QA processes run smoothly
Qualifications & Experience:
Suitable for graduates who have completed relevant work experience as part of their academic course
Diploma (minimum) in a food-related discipline and/or equivalent relevant experience
Ideally 1–2 years’ QA/QC experience within a food manufacturing environment
Strong attention to detail and problem-solving skills
Excellent communication (written & verbal) and interpersonal skills
Competent in MS Office applications
Flexible, adaptable and self-motivated
Able to work on own initiative and within a small team
Experience with BRC, HACCP systems or supplier quality management is desirable
Knowledge of customer specification systems (e.g. Hamilton Grant, Micros, FIND) is desirable
For more information, please apply through the link provided for the attention of Nicole Sinnott or email your cv to Nicole to nicole.sinnott@osborne.ie If you are interested in finding out more about the above role and would like to be considered other suitable roles that we may have available for your skill set – please attach your CV via the link provided Please submit your updated CV in Word Format If you are living in Ireland and hold a valid work permit, we would love to hear from you, if however, you do not hold a valid work permit unfortunately we will not be in a position to assist you with your job search. Osborne are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. Please visit www.osborne.ie for more information on all of our roles
