Food Safety & Quality Retail Co-OrdinatorMusgrave 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 make sure 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.
Our people are the heart of our business. As our greatest asset, they make Musgrave a great place to work and in return we aim to be the very best place to work, grow and thrive. We have an opportunity for a Food Safety and Quality Retail Coordinator to join our team in Dublin. The role will be a blend of operational/retail and office work, based in Lucan.
As Food Safety and Quality Retail Coordinator, you will ensure that Food Safety & Quality activities within Company Owned stores are effectively managed and co-ordinated across the business, thereby ensuring that Retail Food Safety standards are best in class at all times. The role includes specific operational activities as well as long-term strategic development projects.
You will be responsible for aligning the Musgrave technical policy requirements to food safety legislative requirements and ensuring that the customer and industry food safety standards are met.
Key areas of responsibility (not limited to): Tracking ongoing Retail Food Safety Audit performance across a nationwide network of company owned SuperValu sites.Resolving 3rd party audit issues & queries.Liaison with the audit provider on scheduling matters.Reporting performance against targets to Stakeholders.Internal audits of stores twice per annum.Conduct store support visits to maintain and improve operational Food Safety standards and to ensure brand standards are upheld.In-store colleague training and group training of colleagues in the area of food safety and best practice.Conduct risk assessments on any new initiatives being introduced to the retail environment.Provide head office support to stores in the form of local supplier reviews, documentation updates, training sessions, trend evaluation and identification.Work collaboratively with the wider Food Safety and Quality team on key strategic projects.Execute local product recalls if required.Respond to customer requests for product and operational compliance information.Represent the Food Safety & Quality Department on teams across the business, to influence FS&Q issues.The successful candidate will have the following skills and qualifications: 5 years' experience in Food Technical Role.Proven track record in managing food safety and compliance in a retail/manufacturing environment.Strong technical food functionality knowledge, practical knowledge of food microbiology.Working knowledge of HACCP planning and its application.Competent with multiple software platforms including Teams, PowerPoint, Power BI platforms, auditing software.Flexible approach.Train the Trainer qualification and experience in training operational colleagues.Ability to manage a busy workload, prioritise effectively and deliver high-quality results.Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.Ability to build relationships.Strong problem-solving skills.Food Science/Food Technology degree or higher, or similar qualification.Own transport and full clean driver's licence.Auditing experience in food manufacturing or retail context.Delivering and design of training modules.
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