Hands-On Quality & Compliance Coordinator

Lawson Williams; Auckland; On-site; NZD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Lawson Williams is seeking a hands-on Quality Assurance professional in New Zealand to support daily QA checks, product release, and regulatory compliance in a busy food manufacturing site.

You will review production records, manage audits, non-conformances and corrective actions, and maintain quality documentation while collaborating with production teams to ensure safe, compliant products meet release criteria.

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience in food manufacturing Quality Assurance or Quality Control.
• Practical understanding of GMP, HACCP and food safety systems.
• Experience reviewing production and quality documentation.
• Exposure to audits, non-conformances, corrective actions or complaint investigation.
• Attention to detail and confidence maintaining quality records.
• Ability to work with production teams and follow issues through to completion.
• Willingness to get involved in broader site compliance activities.

Responsibilities

• Completing daily quality and compliance checks and supporting positive product release.
• Reviewing production records, pasteurisation documentation and traceability information.
• Coordinating product, environmental and microbiological testing.
• Conducting GMP, documentation and other internal audits.
• Managing customer complaints and coordinating non-conformances and corrective actions.
• Maintaining quality records, registers, certificates of analysis and compliance documentation.
• Supporting external audits and coordinating follow-up actions and close-outs.
• Helping maintain compliance with the site's Risk Management Programme, National Programme and relevant food and dairy regulations.
• Supporting export and import compliance requirements.
• Coordinating calibration and verification activities.
• Contributing to quality meetings, reporting and the annual quality programme.

Skills

Quality Assurance

GMP

HACCP

Documentation

Audits

Traceability

Food safety

Job description

Lawson Williams is seeking a hands-on Quality Assurance professional in New Zealand to support daily QA checks, product release, and regulatory compliance in a busy food manufacturing site.

You will review production records, manage audits, non-conformances and corrective actions, and maintain quality documentation while collaborating with production teams to ensure safe, compliant products meet release criteria.