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SalaryOur FS&Q Coordinator will be a key influencer across departments in driving a positive Food Safety culture. They will play a pivotal role in maintaining the highest standards in our berry production.
What we offer:
A permanent, full-time position with a competitive base salary + superannuation. This position is based in Corindi, NSW.
- Leadership Development: We offer opportunities for continuous learning, development, and advancement in your safety career.
- Work-Life Balance: We value your well-being and prioritize work-life balance, providing you with the support you need to thrive in your personal and professional life.
- Travel: We offer meaningful opportunities for travel to other regions for learning and development.
- Resources: A full IT kit is provided, ensuring you have the tools necessary for success in an evolving safety landscape.
- Performance Recognition: Benefit from an annual performance review process that recognizes and celebrates your achievements.
- Free Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
Quality Leadership:
- Lead and inspire quality initiatives with the team in daily operations.
- Oversee the efficient management of quality documentation in our SharePoint system.
- Stay updated on food standards and regulatory requirements, implementing necessary changes.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure compliance with industry standards.
- Utilize your analytical skills to retrieve and analyze data, identifying trends for continuous improvement.
- Manage incident reporting using our Costa Aware system, ensuring swift and effective resolution.
- Monitor and investigate incidents and hazards to uphold our commitment to safety.
- Develop a solid understanding of certified GSFI standards (e.g., Global GAP, Freshcare, HARPS) and implement necessary changes.
- Gain expertise in berry product defects and their impact on quality scores.
- Integrate retail customer specifications into our domestic and export programs.
- Conduct regular internal audits, including GMP, chemical, and buckets audits.
- Assist in annual 3rd party audits to ensure compliance with industry standards.
- Tech Savvy: Comfortable with relevant technologies - understanding of quality systems, MS Office & SharePoint
- Leadership Skills: Demonstrates the ability to lead and inspire a quality assurance team.
- Cultural Competence: Effectively engages with people from diverse cultural backgrounds.
- Planning and Organizing: Organizes and plans quality assurance activities.
- Values Centric: Showcase values-based behavior in your approach to safety, emphasizing integrity, collaboration, and commitment. Learn more about Costa Values here:
- 13 months-3 years as a quality practitioner with the ability to work unsupervised
- 0-3 months leadership experience
- Experience in Microbial and Chemical testing requirements for food products
- Experience with internal auditing
- Knowledge of Root Cause Analysis, Food Labelling and Legislation
- Bachelor's Degree OR equivalent experience and relevant training in Quality, HACCP production role
About Costa
Costa is Australia's leading grower, packer and marketer of premium quality fresh fruit and vegetables. We nurture our people, cultivate our growing sites and invest in ongoing research and development.
All of the products we grow and sell are fresh, nutritious, unprocessed and grown on our very own farms or those of our partner growers.
The Costa Berry Category is at the forefront of genetic growing and innovation. We export to some of the most demanding markets in the world, so Food Safety is paramount. In all that we grow, we are committed to sustainable production and growing.
People are at the heart of the Costa business and across our regions we are a major employer with more than 6,000 workers during our peak seasons.
Interested in learning more about Costa? Visit our website to find out more
