Stephen O'Brien

Stephen O'Brien is a seasoned professional in quality assurance and grading within the food industry, currently serving as a Commercial Grader and Cheese Grader at Ornua since February 2013. Responsibilities include managing cheese stock quality across multiple production sites, ensuring compliance with customer standards, participating in audits, and conducting training workshops. Prior experience includes roles as Technical Officer and QA Supervisor at ARYZTA, focusing on maintaining food safety standards and managing quality assurance teams. Early career experience as a QA Technician at Liffey Meats Ltd. involved operational quality checks and compliance audits. Stephen O'Brien holds a Bachelor of Science in Food/Pharmaceutical Technology from Technological University Dublin.