About the Role: Responsibilities

• Hands on, standalone role reporting directly to the General Manager.
• Validation and compliance of the Food Safety and Quality Management Systems.
• Facilitate product compliance testing, internal and external.
• Implementation of new policies, procedures and undertaking corrective actions.
• Update the QA manual, HACCP, and documents, to meet company, regulatory and customer requirements.
• Check, collate and file quality control monitoring records.
• Advise Senior Management team on risk management in the kitchen and corrective action.
• Communicating with production employees and senior management of any food safety or quality concerns.
• Training employees on food safety and quality requirements.
• Assist with research and development in relation to product development, production and procedures.
• Conduct HACCP assessment of new products.
• Respond to items related to quality assurance raised by regulators and customers in a timely, and efficient manner.
• WH&S - identify potential safety issues to minimise risks to staff.

About You: Demonstrated Capabilities

• Tertiary qualification in Food Science.
• A minimum of 5 years' experience within the Food or Beverage industry.
• Knowledge and understanding of Australian food regulations.
• Able to work autonomously, and collaborate well in a team.
• Experience in performing quality control testing of fresh and frozen products including packaging assessments.
• Excellent verbal and written skills. With the ability to adapt style for both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Experienced in internal auditing, technical investigations and report writing.
• Demonstrated understanding of ISO standards and HACCP requirements in food processing.