QA Technician - Food Quality & Micro Testing (Contract)

Real Pet Food Company; Gold Coast City; On-site; AUD 34,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Anniversary day off

Product discounts

Volunteering days

Novated leases

Rewards program

Parental leave

Job summary

Real Pet Food Company is seeking a QA Technician for our busy Yatala manufacturing site on a 4-month fixed-term contract, Monday to Friday, 6am–2pm, to cover staff holidays. You will ensure QC processes align with GMP/HACCP standards and support product quality tests across raw materials, in-process, and finished goods.

As part of our wet meat processing environment, you will calibrate lab equipment, monitor micro programs, and assist with audits and investigations to uphold our award-winning

Qualifications

• Requires food/science/microbiology/chemistry or lab qualifications.
• Knowledge of GMP/HACCP principles.
• 2+ years in a food or FMCG manufacturing environment is preferred.
• Intermediate computer literacy with MS Office.

Responsibilities

• Conduct routine and non-routine product quality tests in line with GFSI & HACCP.
• Perform visual inspections of colour, consistency and aesthetics; monitor finishes.
• Manage micro-monitoring program for finished products.
• Sample, test, approve and label raw materials, packaging and promotional materials.
• Conduct in-process and finished goods sampling and testing.
• Coordinate sending samples to external labs as required.
• Calibrate and maintain lab equipment; maintain data trends.

Skills

Root Cause Analysis

Quality Assurance

Attention to detail

Education

Food/Science/Microbiology/Chemistry or Laboratory qualifications

Tools

Excel

Word

Outlook

GMP/HACCP

Job description

Real Pet Food Company is seeking a QA Technician for our busy Yatala manufacturing site on a 4-month fixed-term contract, Monday to Friday, 6am–2pm, to cover staff holidays. You will ensure QC processes align with GMP/HACCP standards and support product quality tests across raw materials, in-process, and finished goods.

As part of our wet meat processing environment, you will calibrate lab equipment, monitor micro programs, and assist with audits and investigations to uphold our award-winning