Quality & Safety Lead: Drive Compliance & Culture

Kilcoy Global Foods; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discounted health insurance

Free onsite parking

Diversity celebrated

Job summary

Kilcoy Global Foods is seeking a Quality & Safety Assistant Manager to support the Operations Manager in driving QA practices and safety across sites. The role emphasizes maintaining a safe environment for workers, contractors, and visitors, while driving corrective actions as needed.

You will collaborate with leaders to sustain a strong safety culture, interpret safety legislation, and lead audits and quality reviews to ensure compliance with product safety and legality standards.

Qualifications

• Strong knowledge of the workplace, health and safety legislation and ability to interpret it.
• Experience in conducting operational risk assessments.
• Experience in managing workers compensation claims and return-to-work programs.
• Experience in partnering with operational leaders to drive a strong safety culture.
• Strong understanding and implementation of safety procedures around product safety, quality and legality.

Responsibilities

• Ensure Epping complies with federal, state and local government acts and requirements regarding Food Safety.
• Undertake statutory checks and audits and lead management reviews of the quality system.
• Provide input into quality control techniques, processes and practices.
• Investigate quality issues and implement corrective actions.
• Determine compliance breaches and escalation needs.
• Monitor and improve safety system effectiveness and incident reporting.
• Build internal relationships to promote best practice in safety.
• Develop and document safe work procedures and JSA.

Skills

OSH legislation

Risk assessments

Injury management

Safety culture

Stakeholder partnering

Education

QA/Safety qualification

Workplace training accreditation

Job description

Kilcoy Global Foods is seeking a Quality & Safety Assistant Manager to support the Operations Manager in driving QA practices and safety across sites. The role emphasizes maintaining a safe environment for workers, contractors, and visitors, while driving corrective actions as needed.

You will collaborate with leaders to sustain a strong safety culture, interpret safety legislation, and lead audits and quality reviews to ensure compliance with product safety and legality standards.