Quality & Food Safety Improvement Specialist

Huon Aquaculture; Sydney; On-site; AUD 70,000 - 100,000; Part time

Job summary

Huon Aquaculture seeks a Quality Improvement Coordinator in Sydney to lead quality assurance initiatives across our production sites. You will work with QA and Production teams to ensure food safety, HACCP compliance, and continuous improvement.

The role involves factory inspections, audits, CCP monitoring, testing oversight, documentation, and coaching teams on GMP practices. You will help drive corrective actions and foster a proactive quality culture.

Qualifications

• Experience in Quality Assurance, food manufacturing, or a similar environment (preferred).
• Sound knowledge of HACCP, GMP, and food safety management systems.
• Strong attention to detail and excellent record‑keeping skills.
• Confidence conducting inspections, audits, sampling, and testing activities.
• Well‑developed problem‑solving skills and the ability to investigate and resolve quality issues.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to train, coach, and influence others.
• Excellent organisational skills and the ability to follow through on corrective actions.
• The ability to build positive working relationships across Quality Assurance and Production teams.

Responsibilities

• Conduct factory inspections, including temperature checks, documentation reviews, packaging verification, traceability assessments, and hygiene inspections.
• Perform product and water testing, monitor Critical Control Points (CCPs), and accurately record and analyse results.
• Maintain, calibrate, and verify laboratory equipment to ensure testing accuracy.
• Conduct GMP and internal audits, prepare reports, and follow up corrective actions.
• Coordinate hygiene swabbing, water and product testing programs, and facilitate hygiene meetings.
• Investigate non‑conformances and customer complaints, performing root cause analysis and implementing corrective actions.
• Provide training, coaching, and guidance to production teams on quality and food safety requirements.
• Maintain quality records, HACCP documentation, and Quality Management System requirements.
• Support the QA Manager and Production teams through inspections, reviews, troubleshooting, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Champion Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) and a strong food safety culture across the site.

Skills

Quality Assurance

HACCP

GMP

Inspections

Audits

Root cause analysis

Training and coaching

Record keeping

Communication

Organisational skills

Problem solving

Continuous improvement

Safety culture

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Outlook

Microsoft Teams

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Huon Aquaculture seeks a Quality Improvement Coordinator in Sydney to lead quality assurance initiatives across our production sites. You will work with QA and Production teams to ensure food safety, HACCP compliance, and continuous improvement.

The role involves factory inspections, audits, CCP monitoring, testing oversight, documentation, and coaching teams on GMP practices. You will help drive corrective actions and foster a proactive quality culture.