Food Quality Technologist

Allied Pinnacle is a leading milling, manufacturing and distributor of flour-based food products including bakery products, flour premixes and food ingredients supplied to our retail, foodservice and commercial customers. Our heritage encompasses more than 100 years of flour milling and food ingredient expertise.

We have a reputation for excellence in customer service, product supply, technical expertise, quality, and we focus on the safety and engagement of our employees. We are committed to building a great future by enhancing individual and team success, encouraging diversity, and supporting innovative thinking.

An exciting opportunity currently exists for Food Quality Technologist to join our team at our Cowra site on a full time, permanent basis. As an integral member of the Cowra site Quality Team, you will research and develop new product specifications and improve existing food products’ Quality Attribute Sheets as well as maintain, implement and ensure compliance with the site Quality Management System, and set standards for producing, packaging and storing food. 

Key accountabilities include:

Reporting to the Quality Manager, the responsibilities of the Food Quality Technologist include but are not limited to:

• Assist with new product research and development, production processes and packaging trials.
• Develop product specification standards (Quality Attribute Sheets) for new food products and prepare first production reports for customer approval.
• Participate in pre-trial and post launch management review meetings. Provide inputs on allergen management, sanitation, QC sampling and traceability.
• Setup and monitor production line for metal detection, X-Ray scanning, weight checking, traceability, labelling and coding. Document data for reporting, research, and quality control.
• Conduct sensory evaluation (appearance, taste, texture, aroma) and organise laboratory testing (chemical, microbiological) of new and existing food products.
• Develop, review, and maintain site food safety plan with the Site Quality Manager and relevant stakeholders, ensuring compliance with FSANZ and local regulations during production of food products.
• Document procedures and/or work instructions that ensure production of consistently safe and legal products of desired quality in full compliance with the HACCP food safety plan.
• Manage investigation of customer complaints and food safety incidents raised on site, identifying root cause, corrective and preventative actions, and timely close out.
• Assist with maintaining HACCP, ISO, BRC and other required certifications for Allied Pinnacle and complete internal audits and verification activities as per schedule and organise corrective action and preventative action as appropriate in a timely manner.

The successful applicant will possess:

•  Tertiary qualifications in Chemistry, Food Technology/Science, Cereal Chemistry, Microbiology or Biochemistry or other quality assurance related discipline.
• 2 - 3 years’ experience in a Food Technology/Quality profession.
• Experienced working in a food manufacturing environment.
• Experience with HACCP, GMP, ISO and other certifications such as BRC.
• Experience in quality and food safety standards such as Coles, BRC and HACCP.

What is in it for you:

• Our culture is warm, friendly, and inclusive, and we encourage each other to bring our authentic selves to work.
• Work/Life balance.
• Access to EAP.
• Free Onsite Parking.

If this role seems like the next step in your career, then we would love to hear from you. 

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Only successful applicants will be contacted.