Quality Assurance Officer

Moorooka, QLD

• Values based company – Our people come first
• Amazing benefits & culture
• QA Food manufacturing

About Sanitarium

We’re Australian owned and we are proud to produce some of this country’s most loved products. Play an instrumental role in maintaining the reliability and continuity of our Moorooka factory that creates one of Australia’s most iconic cereals, Weet-Bix.

If you have a background in FMCG (Fast moving consumer goods) manufacturing or want to learn about FMCG manufacturing, then this role may be right for you. We are looking for a qualified QA officer with the right culture fit, a bright attitude, and the willingness to learn within a team environment.

We are an organisation driven by our mission and values. If you share our passion for what we do and our products, this is a great opportunity.

About The Role

Our Moorooka site manufactures Weet-bix bites, Weet-bix flavours and single serve weet-bix packs – operating five days a week, 24 hours a day.

This role reports into the Technical Manager and is responsible for contributing to developing, implementing and the continuous improvement of quality management system to ensure compliance with food safety standards, customer requirements and other applicable standards.

Key Responsibilities

• HACCP: lead HACCP team in implementation & maintenance of HACCP systems
• Prerequisite Programmes: programmes to be in place and effective.
• GMP: support production in GMP compliance. Identify, control and report on food safety and GMP issues through regular audit.
• Allergen Status Reports: in place and accurate. Effective communication with New product development team with reference to site based cross contamination to support VITAL.
• Supply Chain Standards – ensure compliance with standards. Improve on requirements of supply chain standards where this will add value or further develop quality / safety.
• Assist Technical Manager during audits such as BRC, and retailer standards
• Review of customer and consumer complaints
• Food Safety / GMP / Supply Chain input
• Refresher training
• Production Support
• Manage & conduct equipment calibrations.
• Health and safety
• Manage projects as advised by Technical Manager

About you

• Passionate person with exceptional attention to detail who enjoys taking initiative.
• Collaborative Team Player who easily adapts to change.
• Tertiary qualifications in Food Science/Technology or equivalent
• Minimum 3 years’ experience in the food industry.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Proficient in Microsoft Office essential.
• Internal auditor experience preferred.

Benefits 

• Early finish on Friday afternoons
• Access to discounted Sanitarium products
• Ongoing learning and development opportunities
• Collaborative and approachable culture
• Health and wellbeing subsidy

This is a fantastic opportunity to join our successful team.

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