Senior Site QA & Compliance Lead

seek.com.au; Parramatta; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Unknown Food Manufacturer is seeking a senior site Quality Lead to champion quality on the production floor and contribute to the audit room. You will lead a small quality team and partner with site operations daily with support from the national technical function.

Responsibilities include chairing the HACCP team, coordinating audits, delivering on-site food safety training, and driving corrective actions.

Qualifications

• A tertiary qualification in food science, food technology or a related discipline.
• At least three years in a quality role in food manufacturing. Experience with protein or meat products is highly regarded.
• Sound knowledge of HACCP and GFSI-benchmarked certification standards.
• Confidence interpreting data and explaining it to people at all levels.
• The ability to lead a team and influence production staff without direct authority.
• Sound judgement, good organisation and clear written communication.

Responsibilities

• Leading, coaching and developing the site quality team.
• Chairing the site HACCP team and running the monthly quality meeting.
• Delivering food safety training on site and keeping training records up to date.
• Working closely with production leaders to resolve quality issues quickly and put effective corrective actions in place.
• Audits and compliance
• Preparing for and hosting certification and customer audits.
• Running the internal audit program to schedule.
• Making sure calibration, verification and monitoring activities are completed on time.
• Reviewing product and environmental testing results and acting on any trends or non-conformances.
• Specifications, suppliers and complaints
• Keeping product specifications and recipe documentation accurate and current.
• Managing the site's approved supplier program.
• Investigating customer and consumer complaints and product rejections through to close-out.

Skills

Quality leadership

HACCP knowledge

Data interpretation

Communication

Influencing skills

Education

Food science degree

Job description

Our client is a well-established national food manufacturer producing fresh products for leading retail and foodservice customers. They are looking for an experienced quality professional to take ownership of food safety and quality at one of their production sites.

This is a senior site role for someone who is comfortable on the production floor and in the audit room. You will lead a small quality team and work alongside site operations every day, with support from the national technical function.

What You'll Be Doing

Leading, coaching and developing the site quality team.

Chairing the site HACCP team and running the monthly quality meeting.

Delivering food safety training on site and keeping training records up to date.

Working closely with production leaders to resolve quality issues quickly and put effective corrective actions in place.

Audits and compliance

Preparing for and hosting certification and customer audits.

Running the internal audit program to schedule.

Making sure calibration, verification and monitoring activities are completed on time.

Reviewing product and environmental testing results and acting on any trends or non-conformances.

Specifications, suppliers and complaints

Keeping product specifications and recipe documentation accurate and current.

Managing the site's approved supplier program.

Investigating customer and consumer complaints and product rejections through to close-out.

What You'll Bring

A tertiary qualification in food science, food technology or a related discipline.

At least three years in a quality role in food manufacturing. Experience with protein or meat products is highly regarded.

Sound knowledge of HACCP and GFSI-benchmarked certification standards.

Confidence interpreting data and explaining it to people at all levels.

The ability to lead a team and influence production staff without direct authority.

Sound judgement, good organisation and clear written communication.

Hours

Monday to Friday, with occasional extra hours around audits.

Apply

To apply, submit your resume and a short cover letter through Seek. All applications are treated in confidence.

Our client welcomes applications from people of all backgrounds.

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