Food Quality Assurance Technician – Lab & Production

George Weston Foods (NZ) Limited; Māngere-Ōtāhuhu; On-site; NZD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Short-term incentive scheme (7.5%)

Parental leave benefits

Discounted hotel rates NZ-wide

Discounted health insurance premiums

Study assistance after 12 months

Volunteer leave each year

Free company products

Job summary

Mauri is a division of George Weston Foods (NZ) Limited. This Auckland-based role combines laboratory quality control with on-floor quality assurance to support right-first-time production and product release.

You will work with the Quality and Laboratory team, Operations and Sales to ensure food safety, quality, packaging and labeling controls are effective, while developing practical QA skills for a future quality assurance role.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Food Science, Chemistry, Microbiology or related field.
• About one year of experience in quality control or lab testing.
• Experience using laboratory equipment and maintaining testing records.
• Attention to detail and accurate documentation.
• Good communication and collaboration across Production and Quality teams.

Responsibilities

• Conduct flour testing, including NIR analysis, moisture, protein, ash and other quality parameters.
• Collect production samples and maintain accurate test records.
• Maintain laboratory equipment and testing standards.
• Issue certificates of analysis and communicate quality results and exceptions.
• Complete routine production and packing-line quality checks, including pre-start, line-clearance, packaging and label verification.
• Review production, packaging and quality records to support product release.
• Conduct GMP inspections, line observations and internal audit activities.
• Verify food safety programmes, including allergen control, hygiene, traceability and environmental monitoring.
• Identify and support the investigation and resolution of quality non-conformances.
• Assist with traceability exercises, customer complaints, audit preparation and document control.
• Work closely with Production and Packing teams to communicate findings, manage quality risks and verify corrective actions.

Skills

Attention to detail

Communication skills

Team collaboration

Excel skills

Quality documentation

Education

Bachelor's degree in Food Science/Chemistry/Microbiology

Tools

Quality management systems

Job description

Mauri is a division of George Weston Foods (NZ) Limited. This Auckland-based role combines laboratory quality control with on-floor quality assurance to support right-first-time production and product release.

You will work with the Quality and Laboratory team, Operations and Sales to ensure food safety, quality, packaging and labeling controls are effective, while developing practical QA skills for a future quality assurance role.