Quality Assurance Coordinator

HOBAN Recruitment; Ipswich City; On-site; AUD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

HOBAN Recruitment is working with a client in Ipswich, QLD, seeking a Quality Assurance Coordinator to support quality, food safety and WHS across production, warehouse and procurement.

You will maintain records, assist with audits, write procedures and drive continuous improvement in a hands-on environment within an established Australian family-owned business.

Qualifications

• Experience in quality assurance, compliance, administration, logistics or WHS within an operational environment.
• Strong attention to detail and confidence maintaining accurate, audit-ready records.
• Excellent organisation and the ability to manage competing deadlines.
• Clear communication and procedure-writing skills.

Responsibilities

• Maintain accurate quality, food-safety, WHS and operational records, registers and controlled documents.
• Coordinate audit evidence, certificates, corrective actions and compliance deadlines.
• Complete hygiene, temperature, traceability, packaging, labelling and product-quality checks.
• Support non-conformances, complaints, mock recalls, investigations and corrective actions.
• Assist with supplier, procurement, contract, WHS and fleet-compliance administration.
• Develop and update SOPs, work instructions, checklists and forms.

Skills

Attention to detail

Organisation

Communication skills

Procedure writing

Quality/audit experience

Education

Quality, Food Science or HACCP qualifications

Job description

Our client is an established Australian family-owned meat wholesaler and processor based in Ipswich QLD. The business supplies quality fresh and frozen products to manufacturers, retailers and commercial customers.

The Opportunity

Working across production, warehouse, logistics and procurement, you will combine hands‐on quality checks with documentation, audit preparation and process improvement. This role suits an organised professional who enjoys being close to operations and seeing issues through to resolution.

Key Responsibilities

• Maintain accurate quality, food‐safety, WHS and operational records, registers and controlled documents.
• Coordinate audit evidence, certificates, corrective actions and compliance deadlines.
• Complete hygiene, temperature, traceability, packaging, labelling and product‐quality checks.
• Support non‐conformances, complaints, mock recalls, investigations and corrective actions.
• Assist with supplier, procurement, contract, WHS and fleet‑compliance administration.
• Develop and update SOPs, work instructions, checklists and forms.

About You

• Experience in quality assurance, compliance, administration, logistics, procurement or WHS within an operational environment.
• Strong attention to detail and confidence maintaining accurate, audit‑ready records.
• Excellent organisation and the ability to manage competing deadlines.
• Clear communication and procedure‑writing skills.

Highly Regarded

• Food manufacturing, meat processing, warehousing, logistics or regulated‑industry experience.
• Quality, Food Science, WHS, HACCP, food‑safety or internal‑auditing qualifications.
• Experience with controlled documents, audits or Chain of Responsibility requirements.

What's on Offer

• A broad role spanning quality, food safety, WHS and operational compliance.
• The opportunity to influence practical systems and process improvements.
• A stable, hands‑on environment within an established Australian family‑owned business.

Work environment

Office, warehouse and processing areas, including refrigerated environments when required.

At HOBAN we encourage applications from people with disability, people from diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds, people of all genders, LGBTI people, and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.

We provide reasonable adjustments; including alternate formats to the recruitment process for individuals with disability. If you require an adjustment to be made during the recruitment process, please email our Adjustments Coordinator at***********@hoban.com.auor visit www.hoban.com.au/adjustmentsfor additional contact details.

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