Experience

AllinAll Ingredients Ltd

• Ireland
• Food and Beverage Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Technical Manager

  • Dec 2020 - Present



Rosie & Jim

• Technical & Operations Manager

  • Mar 2020 - Dec 2020



Aveo Foods

• Tallaght, Dublin

• Technical Manager

  • Mar 2018 - Mar 2020

  Manage the Technical Function throughout the business to include food safety standards in compliance with current Food Safety Legislation & Customer Requirements Manage & maintain all accreditation - BRC, Organic Trust, RSPO Work in collaboration with Sales, Operations & NPD Responsibility for the management of the supplier and customer base Responsibility for the management of all internal & external audits Member of the Senior Leadership Team - reporting directly to the CEO, collaboration with all departments to support business growth, promotion of culture and values throughout the business Show less



Kepak Group- Frozen Division

• Blanchardstown, Dublin 15

• Technical Manager

  • Sep 2016 - Feb 2018

  • Led continuous improvement in supplier approval and management to include initial approval audits and approval parameters for both in house and external auditors • Review of supplier appraisal criteria to ensure accurate assessment of supplier performance • Evaluation of all finished product labeling, managing and communicating all changes required in compliance with current legislation- (EU) No. 1169/2011 • Preparation of technical reports to senior management team e.g supplier approval, non-conformances, appraisal reviews, internal audits, customer complaints • Review of Quality Management System- internal auditing schedule and procedure, supplier appraisal criteria and procedures, customer complaints, finished product testing- micro, allergen, nutritional & species identification • Mentoring of Technical, Customer Care & NPD staff to enable competency of role proficiency Show less



Fusco Foods Ld

• Stillorgan Park Industrial Estate, Blackrock, Dublin

• Quality Consultant

  • Mar 2007 - Sep 2016

  • Led improvement & development of the quality management to achieve BRC accreditation in December 2011- Issue 5, Grade B to BRC Issue 7, Grade A in 2016. • Development of HACCP in compliance with Codex Alimentarius, set up and training of HACCP team • Design and maintenance of internal auditing programme to include all BRC clauses and product recall • Staff Training & mentoring - training of Managers and operatives in HACCP, hygiene, allergen management, high risk transfer procedures. Mentoring of QA Staff in quality management system. • Established myself as go to person for technical resources within the company, for customers and regulatory authorities. • Informing customers of emerging legislation relevant to their business. Implementation of legislation to ensure compliance for all raw materials handled on site. • Working as a member of senior management team reporting to General Manager and Managing Director. • Facilitation of all second & third party audits & visits Show less



Irish Egg Products

• Kilcoole, Co. Wicklow

• Quality Assurance Manager

  • Apr 2001 - Mar 2007

  • Managing quality management system to ensure compliance to external Quality Standards • Training and managing internal auditing and HACCP teams • Liaising with customers on quality queries, complaints and requests • Induction training of new staff members and assessing training needs of existing staff • Facilitating on site audits from customers, ISO, Q Mark & BRC Auditors, Department of Agriculture and European Veterinary Officers • Managing quality management system to ensure compliance to external Quality Standards • Training and managing internal auditing and HACCP teams • Liaising with customers on quality queries, complaints and requests • Induction training of new staff members and assessing training needs of existing staff • Facilitating on site audits from customers, ISO, Q Mark & BRC Auditors, Department of Agriculture and European Veterinary Officers



Glenbrook Foods

• Portadown, Co Armagh

• Quality Control Technician/ Product Development Officer

  • Apr 1985 - Oct 1988

  • Routine laboratory testing of raw materials, processing and final product analysis • Responsible for development of new products for existing customers. • Producing trial samples requested by multi-nationals • Sourcing new raw materials including packaging • Researching and establishing process requirements • Routine laboratory testing of raw materials, processing and final product analysis • Responsible for development of new products for existing customers. • Producing trial samples requested by multi-nationals • Sourcing new raw materials including packaging • Researching and establishing process requirements