Quality Assurance Manager
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Manufacturing · Newcastle, NSW, Australia · Full-Time · Discussed at interview · Visa: Employer sponsored
This Quality Assurance Manager job is in Newcastle, New South Wales. It is with an established food processing business. You will lead the team that keeps food safe and the site ready for audits.
You will check quality systems, handle audits and follow up on problems until they are solved. You will also run traceability checks and mock recalls. You will guide a QA team and talk with production managers every day.
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Key Responsibilities
- Be the leader of quality assurance and food safety at the site
- Keep quality and food safety systems working well
- Check and improve the Approved Arrangements and the steps that support them
- Follow Australian food safety rules and legal requirements
- Organise audits by the company, by customers and by regulators
- Be ready for an audit at any time
- Look into quality problems, non-conformances and process failures
- Manage corrective and preventive actions until they are finished
- Practise traceability, run mock recalls and carry out verification programs
- Keep clear, correct quality records and documents
- Watch production to make sure it meets food safety and quality standards
- Lead checks before production starts, plus hygiene and process checks
- Guide the QA team in technical work and daily tasks
- Coach QA staff so quality improves across the site
- Encourage a food safety culture where everyone takes responsibility
- Look for ways to improve systems and controls, work with production and management teams on quality and compliance problems, and support animal welfare requirements and industry standards
Requirements & Eligibility
- Qualification in Food Science, Food Technology, Agricultural Science, Quality Management or a similar field
- Work experience in quality assurance, food safety, compliance or food manufacturing
- Practical knowledge of HACCP principles and food safety management systems
- Experience supporting or leading quality, customer or regulatory audits
- Able to find why non-conformances happen and fix them well
- Experience managing corrective and preventive actions
- Good knowledge of quality documents, verification and traceability steps
- Able to keep high standards in a regulated production place
- Have supervised, coordinated or developed quality staff before
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Confident communication, and able to work well with production and senior management teams
- Food processing or export industry experience is advantageous
- Experience with meat processing, DAFF compliance or Approved Arrangements is highly regarded
- Relevant international qualifications and professional experience will be considered
- Commitment to Australian workplace, food safety and compliance standards
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