Quality Assurance Officer

Kilcoy Global Foods; Caboolture; On-site; AUD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Great culture

Permanent employment

Career progression

Diversity celebrated

Discounted premium meat

Job summary

Kilcoy Global Foods is seeking an experienced Quality Assurance Officer to support the Kilcoy Cuisine Solutions team in delivering safe, high quality meat products from Bells Creek, Sunshine Coast, QLD. You will monitor QA practices, identify corrective actions and assist with training for production staff.

The role requires HACCP/Aus-Meat knowledge, auditing experience and a commitment to food safety, with ongoing career development in a growing global foods business.

Qualifications

• Experience in value add or cooked products essential
• Quality assurance background in a food manufacturing environment
• Internal Audit Qualifications & HACCP
• Operational experience in a meat processing facility
• A strong sense of accountability and responsibility
• Commitment to company values, and food safety culture
• Good computer skills and proficiency in Microsoft Office suite
• Excellent communication skills (both written and verbal)
• Attention to detail, initiative, time management and follow through
• Unlimited working rights within Australia
• Ability to work alongside a diverse workforce

Responsibilities

• Work closely with production supervisors to develop, deliver and review training in work practices and quality assurance procedures and practices.
• Ensure all quality system monitoring is carried out in a meaningful manner and correctly recorded.
• Assist production management to ensure quality practices and procedural consistency, supporting favourable outcomes for KCS commercial performance.
• Ensure that product produced complies with Department of Agriculture, Aus-Meat and customer standards and specifications.
• Conduct investigations into quality issues as they arise, identifying corrective action to minimise impact.

Skills

Quality assurance

Communication

Attention to detail

Microsoft Office

Auditing

Meat processing

Training delivery

Problem solving

Time management

Work rights AUS

Team collaboration

Job description

Kilcoy Global Foods is a multi-award-winning global foods solutions business, renowned for exceptional quality and innovation. Specialising in premium Australian beef, lamb and high-quality protein products, Kilcoy Global Foods products are enjoyed in more than 50 countries.

To learn more about who we are and what we do, visit our website: www.kilcoyglobalfoods.com

ABOUT THE ROLE

To support the business achieve its operational and strategic goals through monitoring effective QA practices, identifying and providing corrective actions as required, as well as performing the Aus-Meat Mandatory Standards Officers duties.

Location: Bells Creek, Sunshine Coast, QLD

We are seeking an experienced Quality Assurance Officer to join the Kilcoy Cuisine Solutions team and ensure the consistent delivery of quality products to KCS customers. The successful candidate will support the operational teams by assisting the business achieve its operational and strategic goals through monitoring effective QA practices identifying and providing corrective and preventative actions as required. Key responsibilities include, but not limited to:

• Work closely with production supervisors to continuously develop, deliver and review training in work practices and quality assurance procedures and practices.
• Ensure all quality system monitoring is carried out in a meaningful manner and correctly recorded.
• Assist production management to ensure quality practices and procedural consistency, supporting favourable outcomes for KCS commercial performance.
• Ensure that product produced complies with Department of Agriculture, Aus-Meat and customer standards and specifications.
• Conduct investigations into quality issues as they arise, identifying corrective action to minimise impact.

ABOUT YOU

• Experience in value add or cooked products essential
• Quality assurance background in a food manufacturing environment, or
• Internal Audit Qualifications & HACCP
• Operational experience in a meat processing facility
• A strong sense of accountability and responsibility
• Commitment to company values, and food safety culture
• Good computer skills and proficiency in Microsoft Office suite
• Excellent communication skills (both written and verbal)
• Attention to detail, initiative, time management and follow through
• Unlimited working rights within Australia
• Ability to work alongside a diverse workforce

BENEFITS

• Working alongside committed quality professionals, with a great culture and team environment
• Secure, stable, and permanent employment
• Genuine opportunities for career progression including Quality Officer in Charge positions
• An organisation where cultural diversity is celebrated
• Access to discounted premium meat

This is a long-term career opportunity, working for an enterprise business with Corporate Offices on the Sunshine Coast in Queensland. We have recorded business growth of 20% year on year with sales in excess of $2 billion. We are committed to building a work environment that fosters an agile plus flexible workplace and where employee wellbeing is paramount.

We are an equal opportunity employer and make every effort to select the best qualified individual for the job based on job related qualifications and experiences. Some of the information we collect via your application form and resume is “personal” information as defined by the Privacy Act. All information provided via your application form and resume is treated as confidential.