Quality Assurance Officer - Food Safety & Compliance

Green's Biscuits Pty Ltd; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 80,000 - 105,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Iconic products to work with

Retail discounts

LinkedIn Learning access

Additional week of annual leave after

2 'You do You' days per year

Paid parental leave

Job summary

Kinrise is a growing Australian food manufacturer in Melbourne seeking a Quality Assurance Officer to join the Quality team. You will report to the Quality Assurance Manager and help maintain and improve site food safety and quality standards across production.

Key duties include conducting inspections, GMP audits, investigating complaints, managing non-conformances, and supporting continuous improvement with cross-functional teams. A strong analytical mindset and collaboration are essential.

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years' experience in a Quality Assurance role within a food manufacturing or FMCG environment.
• Strong understanding of HACCP, GMP, food safety and quality management systems.
• Experience conducting internal audits and managing non-conformances.
• Knowledge of GFSI standards and food manufacturing compliance requirements.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with root-cause capability.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Strong digital literacy including MS Office and quality management systems.
• A collaborative approach to influence across all levels of the business.
• Experience with SPC, continuous improvement or change management is valued.

Responsibilities

• Support and promote food safety, quality, and compliance standards across the site.
• Conduct product inspections, GMP audits, verification activities, and quality checks.
• Investigate customer and consumer complaints and non-conformances; implement CAPA.
• Maintain and review quality documentation, HACCP plans and records.
• Partner with Operations, Supply Chain and cross-functional teams for improvements.
• Assist with supplier quality management and non-conformance reporting.
• Support new product introductions ensuring safety and quality requirements.
• Deliver quality and food safety training and build a strong quality culture.
• Participate in audits and support calibration, validation, and verification programs.

Skills

QA experience

HACCP & GMP

Internal audits

GFSI standards

Data analysis

Stakeholder mgmt

Microsoft Office

Quality management software

Tools

Microsoft Office

Quality management software

Job description

Kinrise is a growing Australian food manufacturer in Melbourne seeking a Quality Assurance Officer to join the Quality team. You will report to the Quality Assurance Manager and help maintain and improve site food safety and quality standards across production.

Key duties include conducting inspections, GMP audits, investigating complaints, managing non-conformances, and supporting continuous improvement with cross-functional teams. A strong analytical mindset and collaboration are essential.