Food Quality & Compliance Coordinator

Essential Flavours; Melbourne; Hybrid; AUD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Essential Flavours, a family-owned food ingredients company based in Carrum Downs, Victoria, is seeking a QA Coordinator to support and maintain its high standards of food safety and quality. The role focuses on quality systems documentation, audits, and continuous improvement across production and engineering teams.

The ideal candidate has 2–3 years in QA, experience with GMP/HACCP, and SQF audits, with strong problem-solving and communication skills.

Qualifications

• 2–3 years proven QA experience.
• Experience in flavour/ingredients industry or food lab preferred but not mandatory.
• Strong understanding of GMP and HACCP required.
• Previous SQF audits experience essential.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Good time management and organisational abilities.

Responsibilities

• Maintain quality systems documentation and drive continuous improvements to quality processes.
• Coordinate customer complaint investigations and collaborate with engineering and production to identify root causes and implement corrective actions.
• Implement preventative measures to avoid recurring quality issues.
• Support certification, customer and regulatory audits, including preparation and addressing corrective actions.
• Monitor internal audit schedules and ensure findings are addressed within agreed timelines.
• Deliver and support GMP, HACCP, and food safety training programs.

Skills

QA Coordinator

SQF audits

GMP

HACCP

Food safety

Communication

Job description

Essential Flavours, a family-owned food ingredients company based in Carrum Downs, Victoria, is seeking a QA Coordinator to support and maintain its high standards of food safety and quality. The role focuses on quality systems documentation, audits, and continuous improvement across production and engineering teams.

The ideal candidate has 2–3 years in QA, experience with GMP/HACCP, and SQF audits, with strong problem-solving and communication skills.