Quality Assurance

RGIT Australia; Griffith City; On-site; AUD 35,000 - 48,000; Part time

Job summary

Rombola Family Farms in Griffith, NSW is seeking a Quality Assurance team member to support harvest operations and packing facilities. You will assist with receiving, inspection, labeling, and QA data collection, ensuring product quality and adherence to specifications.

The role involves stock control, FIFO/WIFO rotation, and collaboration with Production and Warehouse teams. Weekend availability and the ability to lift up to 15 kg are desirable attributes.

Qualifications

• Experience in food production/quality control is desirable.
• Ability to lift up to 15 kg and work in a fast-paced environment.
• Flexibility to work weekends and variable hours.

Responsibilities

• Receive incoming goods and verify condition against packing orders.
• Unload, open, and condition goods; label with storage location.
• Operate systems to locate and track stock; assist QA with inspections.
• Support stocktakes and ensure FIFO or WIFO stock rotation.
• Maintain sanitation and assist in warehouse duties as needed.

Skills

Quality Assurance

Attention to detail

Inventory control

Tools

Order pickers

Job description

Griffith, New South Wales 2680, Australia

Casual Temporary Entry Level

Posted 29 Sep 2026

Description

About us:

At Rombola Family Farms, we're not just about farming - we're about crafting a sustainable future. Based in the heart of Australia's agricultural landscape, in Griffith, Rombola Family Farms is a forward-thinking business committed to producing the highest quality fruits, vegetables, and produce for local markets. Our intensive irrigated horticultural production located in Griffith (NSW), Bundaberg (QLD), Douglas-Daly (NT) and Mataranka (NT). Our passion for innovation and sustainability drives everything we do, from our cutting-edge farming techniques to our unwavering dedication to community and the environment.

We're a family-run business, deeply rooted in values that span generations. As we expand, we're looking for few Quality Assurance to join us on this exciting journey and play a pivotal role in the future of Rombola Family Farms team based Nericon, NSW.

About the role:

The Quality Assurance will join either in Production or Harvest team. Reporting to the Production/QA Manager and/or Harvest Manager in Griffith, the Quality Assurance will support harvest operations by carrying out a series of jobs including receiving, handling, despatching, and assisting quality controls with goods in our packing facilities.

Key accountabilities include:

• Receiving incoming goods, checking for damage and for discrepancies between goods and packing orders.
• Unloading vehicles, opening packages, and removing contents.
• Operating Rombola Family Farms systems to obtain details of location and quantity of items in stock.
• Labelling goods with details of storage location.
• Packing and weighing goods and sealing boxes.
• Packing during the off season (i.e., broccoli)
• Operating specialised equipment, such as manually and electronically guided order pickers, and checking goods off picking list.
• Assisting with regular stocktakes.
• Operating machines/equipment to lift, place and remove goods on high levels. May require using materials handling equipment, such as hydraulic pallet lifters and hand trucks, to move goods.
• Responsible for inspecting and documenting all incoming fruit, and vegetables and ensure all product confirms to the product specification provided.
• Flag all non-conformances to the Quality manager as priority.
• Perform routine quality and condition inspections on existing inventory or stock to assist in first-in, first-out (FIFO) or worst-in, first-out (WIFO) stock rotation.
• Ensure all inbound carrier trailers and materials meet company quality and food safety standards.
• Communicate Quality Assurance issues, including defect levels and problem loads to QA manager.
• Work closely with Production and Warehouse departments to ensure effective stock rotation.
• Responsible for daily sanitation of area Post and Pre-start up
• Ensure quality of product meets quality standards and communicate any inconsistency to the Quality Manager.
• Assist in data collection for experimental trial evaluations if necessary.
• Assist in Warehouse duties as needed.
• Quality instruments, records of calibrations, are maintained to meet inspection requirements to ensure that company standards are met.
• Responsible for inspecting and documenting all fruit, vegetables, packaging materials, and ensure all product.
• Confirms to the product specification of supplier before final product dispatched.

To be successful in the role you will possess the following:

• Ability to lift up to 15kg to meet role requirements.
• Capable of working in a fast-paced environment with a can-do attitude.
• Flexibility in hours worked to achieve operational targets, ability to work weekends highly desirable.
• Good written and verbal communication skills.
• High Level of attention to detail.
• Background in food production/quality control highly desirable.

In return we offer you:

• A passionate and energetic team culture.
• Become a part of a progressive, vibrant business.

More information:

For more information, please email [e-mail] To learn more about working with us, we encourage you to visit our website http://www.rombolafamilyfarms.com.au

Company Overview

The Rombola Family has been farming for over fifty years, since they arrived in Australia in the 1950s from Calabria, Italy. They were part of a large group of migrants who helped transform Australia's Riverina and surrounding areas into a dynamic, enterprising agricultural region. Today, the Rombola Family Farm sits on over 4,000 hectares of premium horticultural land in New South Wales and the Northern Territory. The company employs more than 300 seasonal contract employees and supplies produce to all capital cities across Australia. The Rombola Family Farms brand is synonymous with quality, and our commitment to excellence has helped us become one of the leading suppliers of fresh produce in Australia under two flagship brands: Rombola Family Farms and Green Gro. Both brands are dedicated to providing high-quality, fresh produce to Australian consumers.