Quality Manager

Asahi Beverages; City of Brisbane; On-site; AUD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Asahi Beverages is seeking a senior Quality Leader for our Wulkuraka, QLD manufacturing site. You will own the quality and food safety agenda at site level, influencing compliance, product quality and manufacturing performance.

You will partner with site operations, head office, regulators, laboratories and external partners to solve complex quality challenges. You will lead a quality team, shape site-wide change initiatives aligned with the national strategy, and drive continuous improvement

Qualifications

• Quality management experience in FMCG manufacturing.
• Strong problem-solving and audit capabilities.
• Ability to build relationships across manufacturing, regulatory authorities and external partners.

Responsibilities

• Lead the site quality and food safety agenda with ISO 9001 and HACCP alignment.
• Drive compliance with GMP standards and regulatory obligations.
• Resolve product and material non-conformance through testing, data capture and corrective actions.
• Manage internal and external quality audits and corrective actions.
• Develop the quality team and drive site-wide change for productivity and performance.

Skills

Quality management

Problem solving

Audit capability

Stakeholder management

Leadership

Education

Bachelors in Food Technology or Food Science

Experience in Microbiology/Chemistry/Applied Science

Job description

• Own the quality and food safety agenda at site level, with a direct influence on compliance, product quality and manufacturing performance.
• Partner across site operations, head office functions, regulatory authorities, laboratories and external supply partners to solve complex quality challenges.
• Lead a quality team and shape site-wide change initiatives aligned with the national quality strategy.

• Own the quality and food safety agenda at site level, with a direct influence on compliance, product quality and manufacturing performance.
• Partner across site operations, head office functions, regulatory authorities, laboratories and external supply partners to solve complex quality challenges.
• Lead a quality team and shape site-wide change initiatives aligned with the national quality strategy.

Your Impact

Join our Wulkuraka, QLD manufacturing site in a key leadership role and help shape a strong quality culture by translating the national strategy into clear, effective action at site level. You will lead the site’s quality and food safety agenda, maintain critical systems and drive compliance with regulatory, customer and company requirements. Day to day, you will work across manufacturing, quality and external partners to resolve non-conformance, strengthen process capability and keep improvement priorities moving. You will also lead the site quality team and support change that improves productivity and performance.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the site quality and food safety agenda, maintaining quality systems and procedures including ISO 9001, food safety plans and Critical Control Point deviation reporting.
• Drive compliance with national and site GMP standards, regulatory obligations, customer requirements and the Alcohol Management System for Customs and ATO requirements.
• Resolve product and material non-conformance by ensuring testing is completed, data is recorded, corrective action is taken and significant issues are escalated.
• Manage internal and external quality audits, implementing corrective actions that strengthen site operations and ongoing compliance.
• Develop the quality team through performance planning, development plans, talent reviews and succession management while facilitating change and improved organisational effectiveness.

About You

• You bring Quality Management experience within an FMCG manufacturing environment.
• You holdtertiary qualifications in Food Technology, Food Science or a related discipline, supported by qualifications or experience in Microbiology, Chemistry, Applied Science or a related field.
• You can apply strong knowledge of ISO standards, AQIS and HACCP principles, together with quality systems and food safety programmes.
• You demonstrate sound problem-solving and audit capability when working through quality, compliance and process issues.
• You build effective relationships across manufacturing operations, quality teams, regulatory authorities, laboratories, contract packers and other external partners.

Why Asahi Beverages
At Asahi Beverages, we're passionate about crafting more than just drinks – we craft moments of connection, celebration and shared enjoyment. We bring together a diverse portfolio of iconic beverage brands, a commitment to quality and a drive to constantly innovate. Headquartered in Melbourne and with facilities right across Australia and New Zealand, you will find Asahi is a place where talent is nurtured and ambition is rewarded. If you are ready to toast your future, we are ready to meet you.

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