Dairy QA Specialist for Quality & Growth

BODCO; Hamilton; On-site; NZD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary package

Professional development opportunities

Collaborative team environment

Long-term career progression

Job summary

BODCO is seeking a Quality Assurance Specialist for a full-time role based in Pukete, Hamilton. You will ensure product quality across manufacturing, work with production and quality teams, and support continuous improvement.

The ideal candidate has a tertiary qualification in Food Technology and solid QA experience in dairy/food sectors, with strong attention to detail and cross-functional collaboration skills.

Qualifications

• Tertiary qualification in Food Technology.
• Solid QA experience in the dairy or food industry.
• Knowledge of GMP/HACCP.
• Experience with NCR management.
• Attention to detail and problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Release raw materials and finished goods.
• Collect and prepare lab samples.
• Review batch records and lab results.
• Update product specification sheets.
• Participate in quality audits.
• Investigate customer complaints and non-conformances.
• Initiate exception reports.
• Assist in training functions.

Skills

QA experience

Cross-functional teamwork

Communications

Mandarin (nice to have)

Education

Tertiary qualification in Food Technology

Job description

BODCO is seeking a Quality Assurance Specialist for a full-time role based in Pukete, Hamilton. You will ensure product quality across manufacturing, work with production and quality teams, and support continuous improvement.

The ideal candidate has a tertiary qualification in Food Technology and solid QA experience in dairy/food sectors, with strong attention to detail and cross-functional collaboration skills.