Quality Assurance Officer (Full Time)

Eastcoast Beverages; Central Coast Council; On-site; AUD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Eastcoast Beverages in New South Wales is seeking a proactive Quality Assurance and WHS Officer to ensure product quality, safety and compliance across the site.

You will conduct quality tests, review labels, support audits, investigate complaints, implement CAPAs, coordinate training, and prepare reports to drive continuous improvement in SQF, HACCP and WHS practices.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of HACCP and SQF standards essential.
• Technical understanding of Quality and Food Safety.
• Excellent attention to detail.
• Experience in FMCG preferred.
• Studying related Food/Science fields or equivalent.

Responsibilities

• Conduct routine and non-routine product quality tests to ensure ongoing compliance to SQF, HACCP and WHS.
• Interpret and implement quality assurance standards and procedures.
• Conduct label reviews for product and raw materials, packaging and promotional materials.
• Support with internal and external food safety audits for the site.
• Assist with investigations of customer complaints and non-conformance issues.
• Implement and monitor corrective and preventative action.
• Coordinate training activities to drive quality, food safety, work health and safety, environmental and quality assurance standards.
• Preparation of routine and non-routine reports to communicate outcomes of quality system.
• Collect and sample statistical quality data and identify areas for improvement in the quality system.

Skills

Quality Assurance

WHS

Quality testing

Audits

CAPA

Training coordination

Data collection

Root cause investigation

Attention to detail

Education

Food/Science/Microbiology/Chemistry/Nutrition studies in progress

Job description

This dynamic, expansive and growing business is currently seeking a proactive, professional and dedicated Quality Assurance and WHS Officer.

To be successful in this role you will be required to:

Conduct routine and non-routine product quality tests to ensure ongoing compliance to SQF, HACCP and WHS;

Interpret and implement quality assurance standards and procedures;

Conducting label reviews for product and raw materials, packaging and promotional materials

Support with internal and external food safety audits for the site

Assist with investigations of customer complaints and non-conformance issues

Implement and monitor corrective and preventative action

Coordinate training activities to drive quality, food safety, work health and safety, environmental and quality assurance standards

Preparation of routine and non-routine reports to communicate outcomes of quality system

Collect and sample statistical quality data and identify areas for improvement in the quality system

The ideal candidate will have the following skills, knowledge and experience:

Knowledge of HACCP and SQF standards essential

Technical understanding of Quality and Food Safety

Excellent attention to detail

Experience working within the fast moving consumer goods industry preferred

Candidate can be in progress studying a Food/Science/Microbiology/Chemistry/Nutrition or Laboratory qualifications or equivalent