Quality Assurance Facilitator

Skilled Jobs Australia; Adelaide; On-site; AUD 74,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Skilled Jobs Australia in Adelaide, SA, is seeking an experienced Quality Assurance Lead to guide the QA team and packing operations. You will strengthen product quality, drive system efficiencies, and ensure ongoing HACCP-based compliance across the quality management system.

Responsibilities include planning and directing quality processes, supporting audits, root cause analysis, and implementing corrective actions to protect customer satisfaction and organisational performance.

Qualifications

• QA leadership and guidance
• Familiar with HACCP principles and SQF system management
• Auditing and corrective action implementation

Responsibilities

• Conduct routine inspections, verification, and testing as required by the FSQ system.
• Support internal and external audits and provide robust corrective actions to close non-conformances.
• Collate quality testing results and ensure root cause analysis, corrective actions and preventative measures are implemented.
• Identify and address food safety and quality issues in a timely manner.
• Supervise the quality control team, coaching and development.
• Assist in developing objectives, strategies, and plans for customer satisfaction and efficient resource use.
• Liaise with suppliers and customers to monitor quality and timeliness.
• Assist in implementing statistical methods and quality tools to monitor and control quality.
• Provide input into reports on the effectiveness of the management system and deliver training on quality programs.

Skills

Quality Assurance

HACCP

SQF

Internal Auditor

Job description

Virginia, SA

Our client is looking for an individual to provide practical, hands on Quality Assurance Systems support and leadership to quality control team and packing operations in order to improve product quality, improve system efficiencies and to ensure ongoing compliance to the HACCP based Quality Management System.

You are to be responsible for planning, organising, directing and controlling quality systems and processes within the organization

Some of the tasks involved are -

• Conduct routine inspections, verification and testing activities as required by the FSQ system.
• Support internal and external audits as per schedule and provide robust corrective actions which will sustain the closure of non-conformances.
• Collate quality testing results and ensure root cause analysis, corrective actions and preventative measures are implemented.
• Identify and escape food safety and quality issues in a timely manner.
• Supervise the quality control team including coaching, developing and providing recognition to team members.
• Assisting and encouraging the development of objectives, strategies and plans aimed at achieving customer satisfaction and the efficient use of an organisation’s resources
• Liaising with suppliers within manufacturing environments to assist them in supplying goods to particular specifications and liaising with customers to monitor perceptions regarding the organisation’s quality and timeliness.
• Assisting in the implementation of statistical methodologies and quality tools to monitor and control quality.
• Providing input into reports on the effectiveness and suitability of the management system .
• Advising on and may deliver training relating to quality programs and objective.

The following experience will be highly regarded -

• trained in HACCP principles and application
• Internal Auditor qualified or willing to undertake training
• experience in SQF system management

The successful applicant will be able to have the -

• ability to accept responsibility
• lead a positive food safety and quality culture
• the physical stamina, drive, and perseverance to manage change and cope with pressure
• ability to evaluate information quickly, identify key issues and formulate conclusions Perform inspections of production sheds and farming operations and equipment and report key findings and support in root cause analysis and corrective actions

Salary Range: $73,500-$80,000 pa + superannuation.

Please note that only successful candidates will be contacted for interviews.