Primary Products Quality Assurance Officer

Rainbow Fresh Farming; Lewiston; On-site; AUD 75,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive remuneration

Training & development

Career growth opportunities

Job summary

Rainbow Fresh Farming in Lewiston, SA is seeking a full-time Primary Products Quality Assurance Officer to develop, implement, monitor and support QA procedures across its leafy green operations from paddock to packed product.

You will conduct routine inspections, develop QA procedures, monitor hygiene and food safety, maintain records, and assist audits to ensure compliance with customer, industry and regulatory standards.

Qualifications

• Formal qualifications with at least 1 year of demonstrated work experience OR 3 years of work experience if no formal qualification is held.
• Knowledge of quality control procedures in a food production, packing or primary production environment.
• Ability to inspect and assess fresh produce against quality and customer specifications.
• Understanding of hygiene, food safety and traceability requirements.
• Strong attention to detail and accurate record-keeping skills.
• Ability to communicate quality requirements to farm, production and packing staff.
• Relevant qualifications in agriculture, food science, quality assurance or a related field are desirable.

Responsibilities

• Conduct routine product inspections, including checks for quality, size, freshness, damage and presentation standards.
• Develop, implement, auditing and monitoring quality assurance procedures across growing, harvesting, processing, packing and storage operations.
• Monitor hygiene and food safety standards in packing areas, storage facilities, equipment, work areas and transport vehicles.
• Inspect fresh produce to identify quality issues, defects, contamination risks or non-compliance with product specifications.
• Test and sample fresh produce for quality, size, freshness, purity and regulatory compliance.
• Maintain quality assurance records, inspection reports, non-conformance reports and corrective action documentation.
• Advise production and farm staff on product quality, grading, hygiene, packing and handling requirements.
• Assist with internal and external audits and ensure compliance with applicable standards.
• Investigate quality issues and support corrective actions to reduce waste and improve consistency.

Skills

Quality control

Inspections

Record keeping

Hygiene & food safety

Communication

Education

Food science or Agriculture degree

Other related qualification

Job description

About Rainbow Fresh

Rainbow Fresh Farming PTY LTD (Rainbow Fresh), located in Lewiston, South Australia 5501 is a family-owned business that grows, harvests, processes and packs fresh leafy green salad products. The business supplies locally grown produce to South Australian and surrounding markets and requires strong quality assurance systems across farming, harvesting, processing, packing and dispatch operations.

Position Description

Rainbow Fresh is seeking a full time Primary Products Quality Assurance Officer to develop, implement, monitor and support quality assurance procedures across its fresh produce operations. The role will focus on ensuring that leafy green vegetables and salad products meet required quality, hygiene, food safety and customer standards from paddock to packed product.

Key Duties and Responsibilities

The Primary Products Quality Assurance Officer will be responsible for:

• Conducting routine product inspections, including checks for quality, size, freshness, damage, foreign matter and presentation standards.
• Developing, implementing, auditing and monitoring quality assurance procedures across growing, harvesting, processing, packing and storage operations.
• Monitoring hygiene and food safety standards in packing areas, storage facilities, equipment, work areas and transport vehicles.
• Inspecting fresh produce to identify quality issues, defects, contamination risks or non-compliance with product specifications.
• Testing and sampling fresh produce for quality, size, freshness, purity, contamination risk and compliance with internal, customer, industry and regulatory standards.
• Maintaining quality assurance records, inspection reports, non-conformance reports and corrective action documentation.
• Advising production and farm staff on product quality, grading, hygiene, packing and handling requirements.
• Assisting with internal and external audits and ensuring compliance with applicable food safety, customer, industry, government and regulatory quality standards.
• Investigating quality issues and supporting corrective actions to reduce waste, improve product consistency and maintain customer satisfaction.
• Ensuring harvested and packed produce is handled, stored and dispatched in accordance with quality and food safety requirements.
• Monitoring traceability, batch records and quality assurance documentation to support product recalls, customer audits and regulatory compliance where required.

Required Skills and Experience

Applicants should have:

• Formal qualifications with at least 1 year of demonstrated work experience Or 3 years of work experience if no formal qualification is held.
• Knowledge of quality control procedures in a food production, packing or primary production environment.
• Ability to inspect and assess fresh produce against quality and customer specifications.
• Understanding of hygiene, food safety and traceability requirements.
• Strong attention to detail and accurate record-keeping skills.
• Ability to communicate quality requirements to farm, production and packing staff.
• Relevant qualifications in agriculture, food science, quality assurance or a related field are desirable.

What we offer

At Rainbow Fresh, we pride ourselves on providing a supportive, practical and team-focused working environment. You will have the opportunity to work as part of an experienced team involved in the growing, harvesting, processing and packing of high-quality fresh produce.

We offer competitive remuneration, ongoing training and development opportunities, and the opportunity to build your skills within a growing horticulture and fresh produce operation.

Hours of work will be in accordance with operational requirements, with a required minimum of 38 hours per week. Some weekend, early morning or seasonal work may be required depending on production, harvest and packing schedules.

Applications close on 12th November 2026.

Pay: $75,000.00 – $85,000.00 per year

Work Location: In person