Quality Manager (Christchurch)

Tegel Foods Limited; Christchurch; Hybrid; NZD 120.000 - 150.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Medical insurance

Life insurance

Staff product discounts

KiwiSaver contribution

Zusammenfassung

Tegel Foods Limited in Christchurch is seeking a Quality Manager to lead food safety, quality assurance, regulatory compliance (RMP, GFSI, Export) and a culture of food safety at the Chicken and Turkey Plant. You will report to the Head of Quality and guide internal and external stakeholders to maintain best practices across the site.

In this senior role you will assess situations quickly, influence teams, and ensure outcomes uphold animal welfare and product quality while supporting head office

Qualifikationen

• Tertiary qualification in Food Technology, Food Science, or relevant Science, with 10+ years in QA/compliance or food tech in manufacturing.
• Proven track record of delivering food safety and quality outcomes balanced with commercial awareness.
• Strong auditing, analysis, and reporting skills, with complex risk assessments and clear presentation.
• Knowledge of GFSI standards and food safety culture.
• Experience in poultry/meat processing advantageous.
• GFSI standards are essential.

Aufgaben

• Provide time-sensitive guidance to Manufacturing to uphold animal welfare, food safety, and quality.
• Report on outcomes and assess risks/opportunities.
• Influence and coach stakeholders to maintain mature quality management systems.
• Maintain prerequisite programmes and ensure compliance with RMP and QMS.
• Identify and lead improvement projects.
• Conduct risk assessments for Christchurch operations.
• Lead root cause investigations of non-conformances and customer complaints.
• Provide leadership to direct reports.

Kenntnisse

Quality assurance

Regulatory compliance

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Risk assessment

Root cause analysis

Food safety culture

Communication

Ausbildung

Food Technology degree

Food Science degree

Science degree

Jobbeschreibung

Do you have a passion for quality control, food safety, and regulatory compliance and enjoy working in a fast-paced environment? Why wait until next year when an incredible opportunity is just around the corner!

About the role

Tegel Foods Ltd is an iconic New Zealand brand; we produce a wide variety of chicken products which we proudly deliver daily throughout New Zealand and around the world. We are proud to be helping feed families and customers every day. As a market leader in our industry, it's our challenge that we stay ahead and continue to deliver world class products that our customers and clients love. Prioritising high standards is essential, and we must optimise our technical systems and assurances. Achieving and sustaining this requires a team of skilled professionals.

We are currently looking for a Quality Manager, to lead food safety, quality assurance, regulatory compliance (RMP, GFSI, Export), and food safety culture for our Chicken and Turkey Plant at our Christchurch site.

As a senior position reporting to the Head of Quality, you'll oversee food safety and quality at the Christchurch primary and secondary facility while fostering strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders, particularly verifiers. This role serves as a vital support for the Head of Quality and provides critical assurances to head office that best practice is being followed.

The key to your success in this role will be your ability to assess a situation and make fast, sound decisions, without compromising animal welfare, food safety or quality, your leadership skills, ability to influence and build relationships with people at all levels of our complex business.

Day in the life of the role

• Providing time sensitive guidance, recommendations, and solutions to Manufacturing in order to maintain the highest standards of animal welfare, food safety, and quality.
• Providing assurance through reporting and communication of outcomes. Provide analysis and assessment of opportunities and risks arising from the assessment.
• Influencing and coaching stakeholders to maintain mature quality management systems.
• Ensuring prerequisite programmes are maintained, adhered to, and delivering requirements of the Company's RMP and QMS.
• Proactively identify and lead improvement projects.
• Conduct risk assessments as it relates to Christchurch primary and secondary operations.
• Drive food safety and quality improvements through effective root cause investigations of non-conformances and customer complaints.
• Providing leadership and management to direct reports.

What will you bring to the table?

• Food Technology, Food Science, or relevant Science tertiary qualification, with at least 10 years' experience in quality assurance, compliance, or food technology in a manufacturing environment.
• Proven track record of delivering food safety and quality outcomes balanced with commercial awareness.
• Strong practical knowledge in internal auditing, analysis, and report writing, including in-depth and complex risk assessments with an ability to present in a logical and technically robust manner.
• Strong practical knowledge of the food industry, food safety culture, microbiology, food technology, animal health and welfare and quality management systems.
• Experience in poultry and meat processing will be advantageous.
• Knowledge and practical application of GFSI standards is essential.

What's in it for you?

• Benefits package including Medical and Life insurance
• Staff sales on company products
• Great team environment
• Kiwisaver contribution up to 4%