Quality Coordinator

About the Company

Our client is an established Australian food manufacturer, producing and distributing quality food products for retail, foodservice and export customers.

With a strong focus on food safety, product quality and supplier partnerships, the business is committed to maintaining high standards and driving continuous improvement across its operations.

About the Role

The QA Coordinator will manage, maintain and coordinate the site’s food safety, quality and compliance programs. This is a broad, hands-on role covering certification, import compliance, supplier assurance and day-to-day quality operations, working closely with operations, warehouse, procurement and the wider quality team.

Key responsibilities include:

• Managing site certification programs including SQF, HACCP, FICA, regulatory audits and retailer/customer standards
• Coordinating import permits and ensuring imported products meet biosecurity and regulatory requirements
• Managing vendor assurance programs, including SMETA coordination with suppliers
• Coordinating internal audits, verification programs and corrective actions (NCRs)
• Managing customer complaints through to root cause and close-out
• Overseeing allergen management, cleaning and hygiene, GMP and site food security
• Coordinating pest control, calibration and testing programs
• Maintaining document control and management of quality records
• Running traceability programs and mock recalls
• Ensuring receival and dispatch compliance
• Supporting artwork and labelling compliance
• Delivering quality and food safety training across the site
• Reporting and trending quality KPIs to drive continuous improvement

This is an excellent opportunity for a QA professional who enjoys variety, wants genuine ownership of site quality programs, and is looking to make a tangible impact within a growing food manufacturing business.

Skills & Experience

To be successful in this role, you will have:

• Experience in a QA Coordinator or similar food quality role, ideally within food manufacturing
• Strong working knowledge of HACCP and SQF
• Experience managing import permits and import compliance requirements
• Experience coordinating internal and external audits, including certification and customer audits
• Experience managing supplier approval and vendor assurance programs
• Sound knowledge of allergen management, traceability and mock recall processes
• Experience managing complaints and corrective actions through to close-out
• Strong attention to detail and record-keeping
• Confident communicator able to train and influence operational teams
• Organised and proactive, able to juggle multiple programs with minimal supervision

How to Apply

If you’re a hands-on QA professional looking to own a broad range of site quality and compliance programs, please apply below or contact Jack Tillig (Sign in to view email).

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