Quality-Focused Packing Supervisor

Addiction Foods NZ Ltd.; Te Puke; On-site; NZD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Addiction Pet Foods is looking for a Production Supervisor – Packing with a strong Quality Assurance background to lead packing operations on the Te Puke production floor. This role focuses on maintaining food safety, product quality, traceability, hygiene, GMP compliance and process control.

You will supervise Packing Operators and Production Technicians, manage shift execution, monitor performance, and drive continuous improvement with close collaboration across Manufacturing, Quality

Qualifications

• A quality background is essential for this role.
• Three or more years in Quality Assurance/Quality Control within manufacturing.
• Previous supervisory or team‑leadership experience in production.
• Qualification in Food Science, Food Technology, Quality Management or Manufacturing is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Lead daily packing operations to achieve plans and customer requirements.
• Monitor production performance, downtime, waste, and labour usage.
• Ensure packing activities meet specifications and SOPs.
• Respond to issues and coordinate corrective actions.
• Lead root cause analysis, CAPA, and continuous improvement activities.
• Maintain GMP, HACCP, hygiene and traceability compliance.

Skills

Quality Assurance

Quality Control

Team leadership

Food safety

Education

Food Science degree

Quality Management degree

Job description

Addiction Pet Foods is looking for a Production Supervisor – Packing with a strong Quality Assurance background to lead packing operations on the Te Puke production floor. This role focuses on maintaining food safety, product quality, traceability, hygiene, GMP compliance and process control.

You will supervise Packing Operators and Production Technicians, manage shift execution, monitor performance, and drive continuous improvement with close collaboration across Manufacturing, Quality