Quality Leader: Food Safety & Continuous Improvement

Chullora; Sydney; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance discounts

Primo deli discounts

Free onsite parking

Career growth opportunities

Collaborative culture

Job summary

Primo is seeking an experienced Quality Coordinator to lead a team of Quality Partners in our Chullora manufacturing environment. You’ll partner with Operations to embed food safety and regulatory compliance into daily production, coaching teams to perform at their best.

You will drive QA documentation, investigations into deviations, and CAPA effectiveness while supporting audits, new product launches, and continuous improvement initiatives. This is a hands-on, fast-paced FMCG leadership role.

Qualifications

• Tertiary qualification in Food Science, Food Technology, or related discipline.
• Minimum 3 years’ experience in a food manufacturing quality role with leadership or coordination exposure.
• Strong working knowledge of HACCP, VACCP/TACCP, GMPs, food regulations, and customer standards.

Responsibilities

• Lead, mentor, and schedule a team of Quality Partners supporting daily production activities.
• Oversee routine quality checks, line inspections, environmental monitoring, and product testing.
• Coordinate QA documentation including batch records, CCP monitoring, deviations, and audit findings.
• Lead investigations into non-conformances, quality incidents, and customer complaints using structured root cause analysis.
• Drive CAPA and monitor effectiveness; implement corrective actions.
• Partner with Operations, Maintenance, Sanitation, Planning, Laboratory, NPD, and R&D to resolve quality issues.
• Support audits and audit readiness with regulatory, customer, and third-party partners.
• Translate quality metrics into actionable operational and business insights.
• Support new product launches, process changes, validations, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Promote a strong food safety culture across the site through coaching and consistent standards.

Skills

Leadership

Quality coordination

HACCP knowledge

GMPs

Audits experience

CAPA

Root cause analysis

Regulatory knowledge

Quality coaching

Education

Food Science degree

Tools

Batch records review

QA documentation

Job description

Primo is seeking an experienced Quality Coordinator to lead a team of Quality Partners in our Chullora manufacturing environment. You’ll partner with Operations to embed food safety and regulatory compliance into daily production, coaching teams to perform at their best.

You will drive QA documentation, investigations into deviations, and CAPA effectiveness while supporting audits, new product launches, and continuous improvement initiatives. This is a hands-on, fast-paced FMCG leadership role.