Quality and Compliance Director Food Testing Ireland

Quality and Compliance Director Food Testing Ireland Full-time Eurofins Scientific is an international life sciences company, providing a unique range of analytical testing services to clients across multiple industries, to make life and our environment safer, healthier and more sustainable. From the food you eat, to the water you drink, to the medicines you rely on, Eurofins laboratories work with the biggest companies in the world to ensure the products they supply are safe, their ingredients are authentic, and labelling is accurate. Eurofins is dedicated to delivering testing services that contribute to the health and safety of society and the planet, and to its corporate responsibility to protect the environment and ensure diversity, equity, and inclusion across the entire network of Eurofins companies. HOW CAN YOU HELP US? In a nutshell : Are you interested in leading the Quality and Compliance functions across four Eurofins Food Testing locations in the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland? The Director of Quality and Compliance is responsible for leading an integrated management system to provide oversight of Quality, Health, Safety and Environment functions. You will work proactively with site-level QHSE resources to establish and maintain safe systems of work, and a safe environment for colleagues and customers. Utilize expertise in ISO 17025 and other similar standards by aligning policies and measuring compliance. Forge relations with local accreditation and regulatory bodies (INAB- Irish National Accreditation Board, UKAS- United Kingdom Accreditation Service, UK and Ireland Health and Safety Authorities) to ensure Eurofins implements systems and processes that meet local compliance expectations. Work with technical, commercial, and operational stakeholders to improve and validate new methods that align with company strategy and optimize both quality and productivity. Utilize technology to modernize an integrated management system and automation of non-compliance trends. Work alongside Eurofins Group compliance leaders to implement best practices across all sites and ensure accurate reporting of key Compliance KPIs. Are you based in or around Cork, Ireland? Then this role might be one for you! What team will I be part of? You will report into the Managing Director and National Business Line Leader of Food and Feed Testing Ireland. Eurofins companies is the world leader in food and feed testing, offering a comprehensive range of state-of-the-art analytical techniques to support our customers' increasingly stringent quality and food safety standards from our Food Analytical Laboratories. As a Quality and Compliance Director You Will: Be responsible for aligning all policies related to QHSE compliance functions into an integrated management system using modern technology. Acts as Department head for EHS. Oversee effective site-level QHSE compliance liaising with senior leaders and on-site QHSE resources. Ensure laboratories are operated in a safe manner in accordance with regulations and Eurofins H&S system requirements. Work with QHSE and Business Leaders to lead effective Root Cause and Corrective Action analysis to ensure effective solutions are implemented. Implement quality system requirements in all areas of work including ensuring amendments to the Quality Manual or other QA documentation are promptly initiated and implemented as instructed. Ensure that quality systems are adhered to, and INAB ISO 17025 accreditation is maintained and expanded by developing and optimising technical capabilities and new techniques / methods. What can we do for you? An attractive compensation package and extra-legal benefits (company car, laptop, pension, and health insurance). Exposure & growth: You will be part of an international and multi-cultural organization and have the opportunity of being in contact with Eurofins leaders to enlarge your knowledge and network. Are you our kind of extraordinary? You are a problem-solver with “can-do” attitude and possess an entrepreneurial spirit? As the Director, Quality and Compliance you will be responsible for the strategic management and oversight of all functions across Eurofins Food Testing Ireland. You will sit as a key member of Ireland’s leadership team providing compliance oversight to senior leaders pertaining to Quality, Health, Safety and Environment. Education: You have a degree in a science field (e.g chemistry, biology) Language: English proficiency is a must, and good command in other languages are highly appreciated. Technical knowledge : You have 8+ year in an ISO 17025 compliance function and a NEBOSH Certificate or 4+ years working in a Health and Safety role. You have the ability to use technology and mathematics to perform data analysis/trending. You have experience using and leading Lean process improvement projects, specifically involving digitization and automation. You are a good team player, organised, accurate and have a strong documentation skillset. You are passionate about QHSE and Compliance. We support your development! Do you feel you don’t match 100% of the requirements? Don’t hesitate to apply anyway! Eurofins companies are committed to supporting your career development. Weembracediversity! Eurofins network of companies believe in strength and innovation through diversity, being an Equal Opportunity Employer . We prohibit discrimination against employees or applications based on gender identity and/or expression, race, nationality, age, religion, sexual orientation, disability, and everything else that makes employees of Eurofins companies unique. Sustainability matters to us! We are well on our way to achieving our objective of carbon neutrality by 2025, through a combination of emission reduction and compensation initiatives. We encourage our laboratory leaders to make sustainable changes at their local level, and in addition to their initiatives we also count on our dedicated carbon reduction team to help us to achieve this goal! Company description: Eurofins Scientific is an international life sciences company, providing a unique range of analytical testing services to clients across multiple industries, to make life and our environment safer, healthier and more sustainable. From the food you eat, to the water you drink, to the medicines you rely on, Eurofins laboratories work with the biggest companies in the world to ensure the products they supply are safe, their ingredients are authentic and labelling is accurate. The Eurofins network of companies is the global leader in food, environment, pharmaceutical and cosmetic product testing and in discovery pharmacology, forensics, advanced material sciences and agroscience contract research services.It is one of the market leaders in certain testing and laboratory services for genomics, discovery pharmacology, forensics, advanced material sciences and in the support of clinical studies, as well as having an emerging global presence in Contract Development and Manufacturing Organisations. It also has a rapidly developing presence in highly specialised and molecular clinical diagnostic testing and in-vitro diagnostic products. In over 35 years, Eurofins has grown from one laboratory in Nantes, France to 62,000 staff across a decentralised and entrepreneurial network of ca. 900 laboratories in 61 countries. Eurofins companies offer a portfolio of over 200,000 analytical methods to evaluate the safety, identity, composition, authenticity, origin, traceability and purity of biological substances and products. In 2022, Eurofins generated total revenues of EUR 6.7 billion, and has been among the best performing stocks in Europe over the past 20 years. #J-18808-Ljbffr