Quality Controller

Aotearoa New Zealand Association of Social Workers; Maungakiekie-Tāmaki; On-site; NZD 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Aotearoa New Zealand Association of Social Workers is seeking an experienced Quality Controller for a seafood processing environment. The role involves hands-on line work to ensure product quality, food safety, and regulatory compliance, with a potential move from temporary to permanent for the right candidate.

Shifts include early hours on mornings and some weekends; you will conduct quality checks, perform swab tests, and maintain documentation to uphold hygiene standards.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in quality control within food processing
• Hands-on experience working in a production/processing environment
• Experience conducting swab testing
• Strong understanding of food safety and hygiene standards
• Physically fit and comfortable with manual handling tasks
• High attention to detail and confident raising issues when needed
• Reliable and able to commit to early morning shifts

Responsibilities

• Work on the production line conducting real-time quality checks
• Perform environmental and surface swab testing
• Inspect raw and processed fish products for quality and freshness
• Complete accurate documentation and quality records
• Manual handling as required within the production environment

Skills

Quality control

Food processing

Swab testing

Production line

Attention to detail

Job description

We are recruiting on behalf of our client, a well-established seafood processing company, for an experienced Quality Controller to join their team.

This is a hands-on role within a busy fish processing environment, working directly on the production line to ensure product quality, food safety, and regulatory compliance. This opportunity has the potential to transition from ongoing temporary to permanent for the right candidate.

Hours:

Monday to Friday (and the occasional Saturday) | 4:30am – 1:30pm and/or 3:30pm (Morning Shift)

Sunday to Thursday | 7:30pm - 4:30am (Nightshift)

About the Role

You will be actively working on the line, monitoring production processes, conducting quality checks, and performing swab testing to maintain strict hygiene and food safety standards.

Key Responsibilities:

• Work on the production line conducting real-time quality checks
• Perform environmental and surface swab testing
• Inspect raw and processed fish products for quality and freshness
• Complete accurate documentation and quality records
• Manual handling as required within the production environment

About You:

• Proven experience in quality control within food processing
• Hands-on experience working in a production/processing environment
• Experience conducting swab testing
• Strong understanding of food safety and hygiene standards
• Physically fit and comfortable with manual handling tasks
• High attention to detail and confident raising issues when needed
• Reliable and able to commit to early morning shifts

Must be living in and legally entitled to work in New Zealand – NZ / Aust Citizenship, NZ Permanent Residency or Open Work Visa. Please do not apply if you are out of NZ or if seeking visa sponsorship.