My job Quality Technologist Location: Carrickmacross Are you passionate about food safety and ready to make a real impact in a fast-moving food manufacturing environment? We're looking for a motivated Quality Technologist to help us deliver outstanding product quality and support our drive for technical excellence. What You'll Do Be a key technical partner to operations, ensuring all products meet the highest food safety and customer standards. Champion a strong quality culture across the site through line walks, checks and coaching. Support customer, internal and external audits, ensuring quick, effective follow-up and compliance. Lead and support technical projects such as hygiene and allergen validations. Manage supplier non-conformances and complaints, maintaining accurate records in Foods Connected. Carry out investigations (e.g. micro issues), using root cause analysis to prevent recurrence. Deliver training on core technical skills including HACCP, allergen awareness and food hygiene. Use data and OPEX tools to drive continuous improvement. What You'll Bring Essential: Technical/Quality experience in food manufacturing Strong knowledge of BRC and food industry standards Excellent communication and reporting skills Strong problem-solving capability Good organisation and attention to detail Confident IT skills (Microsoft Office) Desirable: Experience leading 3rd-party audits Additional technical or food industry training The company Pilgrim's Europe produces some of the best-known and most iconic brands in the UK and Ireland, including Fridge Raiders, Rollover, Denny, Richmond, Oakhouse and Moy Park, alongside a diverse range of industry leading own-label products in categories including fresh pork, lamb and chicken, working with all the major retailers and food service outlets. Our portfolio extends to authentic chilled and frozen ready meals, snacking ranges, added value and food service products. Across Pilgrim's Europe we combine 20,000 of the best people in the industry, united by a shared set of core values and a passion for producing the highest quality, most delicious and innovative food, which is enjoyed by millions of people in the UK, Ireland and Europe every day. Our Pilgrim's Europe team are based in our Pilgrim's UK, Moy Park, Pilgrim's Food Masters and Pilgrim's Shared Services businesses. What we'll bring to the table Competitive Salary Competitive Holiday Entitlement Pension Contribution Family Friendly Policies Learning and Development Opportunities Life Assurance People matter Previous Next Our values Determination Simplicity Availability Humility Discipline Sincerity Ownership