QA Coordinator (Weekend Nights)

Overview

Quality Coordinator (Weekend Nights) - Fixed Term

Lir Chocolates, Navan, County Meath, Ireland 

In this role, you will assist the organisation in formulating quality standards and regulations, monitor the quality management system, ensure compliance with the latest quality controls, and help maintain company-wide standards.

Position type: Temporary Full-Time (Contract end date 31/12/2026)

Hours: 40 

Shift Pattern: Friday - Sunday, 18:00 - 06:30

Pay range: Base rate is €15.36 per hour. For all hours worked on this shift (Weekend Nights), You will receive an additional 8% uplift on your total weekly earnings, which includes the Sunday premium.

Breaks: 30 mins paid & 30 mins unpaid 

Closing date: 12/06/2026

Responsibilities

• Maintain site audit and food safety standards, ensuring Food Safety, Quality, Integrity, GMP, hygiene, allergen and CCP controls are effectively implemented and complied with across production.
• Conduct quality, hygiene and line audits, including GMP, glass & brittle plastic, post-clean inspections, ATP/allergen swabbing, traceability and barcode verification, driving corrective actions and continuous improvement.
• Ensure product and process compliance, validating quality against QAS, maintaining accurate batch documentation, managing retained samples, shelf‑life control, calibration of food safety equipment and micro testing.
• Support with quality investigations and non-conformances, raising NCRs, supporting root cause analysis, implementing corrective actions, closing out issues with evidence, and reporting findings to the Quality Manager.
• Support operational quality culture, facilitating taste panels, monitoring hygiene practices, identifying training needs, reporting issues promptly, and working closely with production teams to prevent recurring issues.

Qualifications

• Previous experience with internal quality audits in a Food/FMCG manufacturing environment

• Strong analytical and numerical skills, with the ability to perform gap analysis and interpret quality data accurately.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office and database systems, with confidence in managing and reviewing quality documentation.
• Excellent communication skills and attention to detail, able to report findings clearly and maintain high standards consistently.
• Good understanding of food safety and quality principles, including GMP, allergen awareness, pest awareness, and Food Safety Level 1 or 2.

Rewards Benefits

• 15 days holiday entitlement
• 1.5% company-matched employee pension plan
• Death in service benefit
• Cycle to work scheme (subject to meeting minimum criteria)
• Employee Assistance Programme 

About Us

Lir Chocolates produces a broad range of speciality chocolates under the Lir brand, as well as for major retail customers and other famous chocolate brands, all from our factory in Navan. We have three advanced production lines across two buildings, specialising in high-precision chocolate technologies such as panning, one-shot depositing, spinning, spraying, and decorative transfers. Our factory environment combines automated systems with artisan hand-finishing, creating unique packaging formats that add complexity and challenge to line design and maintenance

Application & Interview Process

Please apply online via our careers portal: create your account, upload your CV, and answer all requested questions. You will then be contacted by our Talent Acquisition team and, if progressed, enter a one stage interview process at our Lir Chocolates site, including a factory tour and the opportunity to meet the team. 

Lir Chocolates is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

Please let us know if you require any special arrangements or adjustments to be made for your interview by speaking with the Talent Acquisition team at application stage.