Quality Controller

ANZCO Foods; Ashburton; On-site; NZD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

ANZCO Foods Canterbury is seeking a Quality Controller to join the team, reporting to the Beef Supervisor. You will be responsible for implementing and maintaining the quality systems within the beef department in a full-time permanent role.

Key duties include ensuring quality control procedures are followed, maintaining compliance, and coordinating with Document Control for any procedural amendments. You will also provide feedback to other departments and drive improvements in product quality

Qualifications

• 12 months experience in a beef department.
• Strong knowledge of compliance, health and safety and quality requirements.
• Ability to place product ON HOLD when not meeting requirements and raise non-conformance.

Responsibilities

• Ensure quality control procedures and corrective actions are implemented per company procedures.
• Ensure compliance is met.
• Amend procedures in liaison with Document Control personnel.
• Provide feedback to other departments on quality and compliance.
• Pursue ongoing improvements and innovations of products and service.
• Discuss with Beef Operations Manager and Beef Senior Supervisor issues affecting cost, throughput, yields, waste, personnel and customer satisfaction.

Skills

Quality control

Beef handling

Compliance knowledge

Health & safety

Job description

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ANZCO Foods Canterbury have an opportunity for a Quality Controller to join the team, reporting to the Beef Supervsior you will be responsible for implementing and maintaining the quality systems within the beef department. This is a full time permanent position.

Duties and Responsibilities will include:

• To ensure quality control procedures and corrective actions are implemented in accordance with company documented procedures.
• Ensure compliance is met
• Any procedure amendment to be made in liaison with Document Control personnel
• Provide feedback to other departments in relation to quality and compliance
• Pursue ongoing improvements and innovations of the company’s products and service
• Discuss with the beef operations manager and beef senior supervisor, any issues relating to production costs, throughput, yields, waste, personnel and quality which may affect customer product satisfaction and the profitability of the company

About You:

• At least 12 months experience in a beef department preferable
• Strong knowledge of compliance, health and safety and quality requirements
• Knowledge of product specifications and ability to place product "ON HOLD" should that product not meet the correct mandatory requirements and raise non-conformance
• Understanding of when to stop processing in the event of "critical" defect identification

We deliver taste, nutrition, and wellbeing to the world with products made from New Zealand finest beef and lamb. Our values of atawhaitanga, noho haepapa, kaitiakitanga, auahatanga, and whakawhirinakitanga guide us to work together, follow through on our commitments, make improvements, and do our best to make sustainable decisions for the future.

We are committed to supporting and developing our people and we offer a competitive remuneration package. If you are motivated, have the skills and experience we require and want to be part of the exciting future of our company then we want to hear from you.