Quality Assurance Administrator

Goodman Fielder; Christchurch; On-site; NZD 60,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent food manufacturing company in Christchurch seeks a Quality Assurance Administrator. This role involves enhancing food safety and quality management systems, supporting compliance processes, and participating in quality audits. Ideal candidates will have a background in quality assurance within food manufacturing, along with a solid understanding of food safety principles. Join a collaborative team that values professional growth and offers competitive remuneration.

Benefits

Competitive remuneration package

Professional growth opportunities

Qualifications

• Experience in the food manufacturing industry with quality compliance.
• Solid understanding of food safety principles and processes.
• Ability to work independently and conduct investigations.

Responsibilities

• Maintain quality related documentation and reports.
• Support quality management system and compliance schedules.
• Conduct internal and external quality audits.

Skills

Quality background

Experience in food manufacturing

Understanding of Food Safety principles

Education

Tertiary qualification in Food Science/Technology

Tools

HACCP

Auditing experience

Job description

Overview

This is Us! At Goodman Fielder our purpose is simple. It\'s about making everyday food better for everyone. We are a leading global food company, and the custodian of a host of iconic Kiwi brands like Meadow Fresh, Puhoi Valley, Molenberg, Natures Fresh and Freya\'s that generations of New Zealand have grown up with and put in their supermarket trolleys every week. We might be biased but we believe our team here at Goodman Fielder is an amazing place to work, and a great team to be part of. We\'re driven by our values - We Grow Together, We Keep Things Simple, We Get Stuff Done.

Opportunity

We are looking for a Quality Assurance Administrator to join our Meadow Fresh dairy manufacturing site in Christchurch. As the QA Administrator you will play an important role in driving continuous improvement of the food safety and quality management systems through improving quality compliance, reduction in quality costs and best in class quality/food safety performance.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and organize quality related documentation including trending, reports, training and records
• Support and administrate site quality management system and standard operating procedure manuals including Compliance Schedules, Factory SOPs, Release and Export Process manual
• Support customer complaint investigations to identify root causes and recommend corrective actions
• Participate in internal and external quality audits
• Document food safety and quality meetings and monitor actions
• Preparation of trending and key performance indicators
• Participate in quality and management systems and continuous improvement projects and activities that support the team and business.

About You

To be a success in this role we are looking for someone with a Quality background, with experience in the food manufacturing industry and with a solid understanding of Food Safety principles.

Skills and Qualifications

• Tertiary qualification in Food Science / Technology (not essential)
• Understanding of Food Safety and Quality principles, and an understanding of food manufacturing processes (preferably Dairy)
• HACCP and Auditing experience would be advantageous
• The ability to work independently to take a hands-on approach to investigations

What We Can Offer

You will be joining a driven team of professionals who genuinely enjoy working together resulting in a highly collaborative and flexible work environment. In return for your passion and success, we will reward you with a competitive remuneration package and help you to achieve personal and professional growth and development. At Goodman Fielder, we aim to be a destination employer in the food industry where we don\'t just offer jobs - we offer long-term careers.

What are you waiting for? Apply now.

At Goodman Fielder, we strongly believe in diversity and inclusion in everything we do. If you require any support throughout your application process, we encourage you to get in touch to let us know. We encourage applications from people of all abilities, cultures and gender identities. If you have any questions, you are welcome to contact us, via [e-mail]